套磁
tào​cí

to curry favor

  • created reference approved 套磁 → 套近乎 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    套磁 tào​cí

    套近乎 tào​jìn​hu

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 套磁 · tào​cí · to curry favor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    套磁

    tào​cí

    to curry favor

    (colloquial) to try to gain favor with someone or build a relationship for personal benefit; to try to get on someone's good side

    套, 磁

    套 (literal) → 套 · tào · to curry favor 磁 (literal) → 磁 · cí · close

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense