zuān​yíng

to curry favor

  • created sense approved 钻营/鑽營 · zuān​yíng · to curry favor — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    钻营 / 鑽營

    zuān​yíng

    to curry favor

    to curry favor or intrigue for personal gain by using connections and flattering influential people; toadying

    钻 (literal) → 钻/鑽 · zuān · to curry favor 营 (literal) → 营/營 · yíng · to seek

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 钻营/鑽營 · zuān​yíng · to study in depth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    钻营 / 鑽營

    zuān​yíng

    to study in depth

    to study or research into something with great thoroughness and depth

    钻 (literal) → 钻/鑽 · zuān · to study intensively 营 (literal) → 营/營 · yíng · to seek

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

    created sense