攀附
pān fù
Pinyin

Definition

攀附
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pān fù
  1. to climb (of climbing plants)
  2. to creep
  3. to cling on to
  4. fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful)
  5. social climbing

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

fù jìn
  1. 1 (in the) vicinity
  2. 2 nearby
  3. 3 neighboring
  4. 4 next to
yī fù
  1. 1 to adhere
  2. 2 to attach oneself to
  3. 3 to append
xī fù
  1. 1 to adhere to a surface
  2. 2 to absorb
  3. 3 to draw in
  4. 4 (fig.) to attract
  5. 5 (chemistry) adsorption
  1. 1 variant of 附[fù]
pān
  1. 1 to climb (by pulling oneself up)
  2. 2 to implicate
  3. 3 to claim connections of higher status
pān shēng
  1. 1 to clamber up
  2. 2 (of prices etc) to rise
pān yán
  1. 1 rock climbing
  2. 2 to climb a rockface
pān bǐ
  1. 1 to make invidious comparisons
  2. 2 to compete with
  3. 3 to emulate
pān pá
  1. 1 to climb
pān dēng
  1. 1 to climb
  2. 2 to pull oneself up
  3. 3 to clamber
  4. 4 to scale
  5. 5 fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger
fù shàng
  1. 1 attached
  2. 2 included herewith
fù zhōng
  1. 1 attached (or affiliated) secondary (or middle) school
  2. 2 abbr. for 附屬中學|附属中学[fù shǔ zhōng xué]
fù jiàn
  1. 1 enclosure
  2. 2 attachment (email)
  3. 3 appendix
fù jiā
  1. 1 additional
  2. 2 annex
fù hè
  1. 1 to agree
  2. 2 to go along with
  3. 3 to echo (what sb says)
fù shǔ
  1. 1 subsidiary
  2. 2 auxiliary
  3. 3 attached
  4. 4 affiliated
  5. 5 subordinate
  6. 6 subordinating
fù dài
  1. 1 supplementary
  2. 2 incidentally
  3. 3 in parentheses
  4. 4 by chance
  5. 5 in passing
  6. 6 additionally
  7. 7 secondary
  8. 8 subsidiary
  9. 9 to attach
fù zhuó
  1. 1 to adhere
  2. 2 attachment
fù shēn
  1. 1 to enter a body
  2. 2 to possess
fù sòng
  1. 1 to include (as a free gift, when buying sth)
  2. 2 to come with

Idioms (13)

夤缘攀附
yín yuán pān fù
  1. 1 to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor
  2. 2 social climbing
如蛆附骨
rú qū fù gǔ
  1. 1 lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. fixed on sth
  3. 3 to cling on without letting go
  4. 4 to pester obstinately
如蚁附膻
rú yǐ fù shān
  1. 1 like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful
  2. 2 the crowd runs after trash
扳龙附凤
bān lóng fù fèng
  1. 1 hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement
攀亲道故
pān qīn dào gù
  1. 1 to use claims to kinship or friendship to climb socially (idiom)
攀附权贵
pān fù quán guì
  1. 1 to cling to the powerful and rich (idiom); social climbing
攀高结贵
pān gāo jié guì
  1. 1 lit. to cling to the high, connect to the rich (idiom); to try to attach oneself to the rich and powerful
  2. 2 social climbing
牵强附会
qiān qiǎng fù huì
  1. 1 to make an irrelevant comparison or interpretation (idiom)
穿凿附会
chuān záo fù huì
  1. 1 to make far-fetched claims (idiom)
  2. 2 to offer outlandish explanations
趋炎附势
qū yán fù shì
  1. 1 to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power
  2. 2 social climbing
随声附和
suí shēng fù hè
  1. 1 to parrot other people's words (idiom); to chime in with others
高不可攀
gāo bù kě pān
  1. 1 too high to reach (idiom); eminent and unapproachable
魂不附体
hún bù fù tǐ
  1. 1 lit. body and soul separated (idiom); fig. scared out of one's wits
  2. 2 beside oneself

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