趋炎附势
qū yán fù shì
Pinyin

Definition

趋炎附势
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qū yán fù shì
  1. to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power
  2. social climbing

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

发炎
fā yán
  1. 1 to become inflamed
  2. 2 inflammation
附近
fù jìn
  1. 1 (in the) vicinity
  2. 2 nearby
  3. 3 neighboring
  4. 4 next to
依附
yī fù
  1. 1 to adhere
  2. 2 to attach oneself to
  3. 3 to append
吸附
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
咽炎
yān yán
  1. 1 pharyngitis
附
fù
  1. 1 variant of 附[fù]
支气管炎
zhī qì guǎn yán
  1. 1 bronchitis
气管炎
qì guǎn yán
  1. 1 bacterial tracheitis (inflammation of the windpipe, often caused by Staphylococcus aureus)
  2. 2 henpecked (a pun on 妻子管得严 used in comic theater)
消炎
xiāo yán
  1. 1 to reduce fever
  2. 2 antipyretic
  3. 3 to decrease inflammation
消炎药
xiāo yán yào
  1. 1 anti-inflammatory medicine
炎亚纶
Yán Yà lún
  1. 1 Aaron Yan (1986-), Taiwanese singer
炎夏
yán xià
  1. 1 hot summer
  2. 2 scorching summer
炎帝
Yán dì
  1. 1 Flame Emperors (c. 2000 BC), legendary dynasty descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God
炎炎
yán yán
  1. 1 scorching
炎热
yán rè
  1. 1 blistering hot
  2. 2 sizzling hot (weather)
炎症
yán zhèng
  1. 1 inflammation
炎黄子孙
Yán Huáng zǐ sūn
  1. 1 descendants of the Fiery Emperor and the Yellow Emperor (i.e. Han Chinese people)
皮炎
pí yán
  1. 1 dermatitis
结膜炎
jié mó yán
  1. 1 conjunctivitis
肝炎
gān yán
  1. 1 hepatitis

Idioms (12)

世态炎凉
shì tài yán liáng
  1. 1 the hypocrisy of the world (idiom)
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
攀附权贵
pān fù quán guì
  1. 1 to cling to the powerful and rich (idiom); 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
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
黄炎贵胄
huáng yán guì zhòu
  1. 1 honorable Chinese nationals (idiom)

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