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趨炎附勢 (ceoi1 jim4 fu6 sai3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

趨炎附勢 (ceoi1 jim4 fu6 sai3, qū yán fù shì) — to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power; social climbing

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 趨 (ceoi1) — to hasten; to hurry; to walk fast; to approach; to tend towards; to converge; t…
• 趨 (cuk1) — an alternative form for 促, to hurry
• 趨之若鶩 (ceoi1 zi1 joek6 mou6) — to rush like ducks (idiom); the mob scrabbles madly for sth unobtainable; an un…
• 趨冷 (ceoi1 laang5) — (of economic activity, international relations etc) to cool
• 趨力 (ceoi1 lik6) — driving force
• 趨勢 (ceoi1 sai3) — trend; tendency

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