curry favour with; fawn on; flatter (v.)
HSK 6
Traditional
巴結
Radicals
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Examples
他总是巴结上司以获取晋升机会。 tā zǒng shì bā jié shàng sī yǐ huò qǔ jìn shēng jī huì. - He always flatters his boss to get promotion opportunities.
他不停地巴结老板希望得到加薪。 tā bù tíng de bā jié lǎo bǎn xī wàng dé dào jiā xīn. - He keeps flattering the boss hoping for a raise.
他巴结邻居以便能够借用他们的工具。 tā bā jié lín jū yǐ biàn néng gòu jiè yòng tā men de gōng jù. - He flatters his neighbors so he can borrow their tools.
他不得不巴结上司以保住工作。 tā bù dé bù bā jié shàng sī yǐ bǎo zhù gōng zuò. - He had to flatter his boss to keep his job.
她一直巴结老师希望得到好成绩。 tā yī zhí bā jié lǎo shī xī wàng dé dào hǎo chéng jī. - She always flatters the teacher hoping for good grades.
Characters
结 jié - to form; to knot; to form a relationship with; to conclude, to settle; (Anatomy) node |
巴 bā - hope anxiously, wait earnestly for |