Chinese word dictionary

夤缘攀附

yín yuán pān fù · to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor; social climbing

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Word information

Simplified夤缘攀附

Traditional夤緣攀附

Pinyinyín yuán pān fù

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

夤yín

late at night; distant, remote; deep

缘yuán

reason, cause; fate; margin, hem

攀pān

to climb, to hang on, to pull up

附fù

nearby; to adhere to, to attach; to rely on

How to learn 夤缘攀附

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附近fùjìn

nearby; neighboring; (in the) vicinity (of); neighborhood

附件fùjiàn

appendix (in a document); enclosure (accompanying a document); (email) attachment; accessory (for a car, computer etc); (anatomy) adnexa

边缘biānyuán

edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline

附fù

to add; to attach; to be close to; to be attached; variant of 附[fu4]

附带fùdài

supplementary; incidentally; in parentheses; by chance; in passing; additionally; secondary; subsidiary; to attach

附和fùhè

to agree; to go along with; to echo (what sb says)