mǎi​zhàng

to defer to

  • created sense approved 买帐/買帳 · mǎi​zhàng · to defer to — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    买帐 / 買帳

    mǎi​zhàng

    to defer to

    To acknowledge someone as superior or show respect for their authority; to curry favor (often used in the negative)

    买, 帐

    买 (literal) → 买/買 · mǎi · to bribe 帐 (literal) → 帐/帳 · zhàng · account

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 买帐/買帳 · mǎi​zhàng · to buy it — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    买帐 / 買帳

    mǎi​zhàng

    to buy it

    To accept a version of events or an explanation as true or valid

    买, 帐

    买 (literal) → 买/買 · mǎi · to buy 帐 (literal) → 帐/帳 · zhàng · account

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

    created sense