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串通一气 (chuàn tōng) — to collude, to conspire (secretly and for dishonest purposes)

Definition

Negative idiom meaning multiple parties secretly coordinate for dishonest ends (fraud, price-fixing, wrongdoing). Stronger and more formal than the plain verb 串通.

idiom
to colludeto conspire (secretly and for dishonest purposes)

Examples

  • 串通一气，。
    Tā men liǎng gè rén jīng cháng chuàn tōng, zuò yì xiē jiàn bu de rén de shì.
    Those two often collude to do some shady things.
  • 串通一气，。
    Jǐng chá huái yí zhè jiā gōng sī yǔ qí tā qǐ yè chuàn tōng, tái gāo jià gé.
    The police suspect this company colludes with other enterprises to raise prices.
  • ，串通一气。
    Zài shāng yè jìng zhēng zhōng, chuàn tōng de xíng wéi shì wéi fǎ de.
    In business competition, collusive behavior is illegal.

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