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巴结 (bā jie): Curry favour with (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

巴结 consists of 2 characters.
bā
巴
to hope for; to cling to; to stick to
jié
结
to tie, knot, or form a connection

How to Use 巴结 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 巴结 with other words naturally.
Verb + Objectwith领导
bā巴
jie结
lǐng领
dǎo导
neutral
curry favor with the boss
Verb + Complementwith不上
bā巴
jie结
bú不
shàng上
Verb + Verbwith阿谀
ē阿
yú谀
bā巴
jie结
Adverb + Verbwith极力
jí极
lì力
bā巴
jie结

Example Sentences with 巴结

tā他
bā巴
jié结
lǎo老
shī师
，
xiǎng想
informal
Spoken
unable to curry favor
formal
Written
flatter and fawn
formal
assiduously curry favor
de得
dào到
hǎo好
chéng成
jì绩
。
He flatters the teacher, hoping to get good grades.
tā他
wèi为
le了
shēng升
zhí职
，
zǒng总
shì是
bā巴
jie结
zì自
jǐ己
de的
shàng上
si司
。
In order to get promoted, he is always currying favour with his boss.
tā他
zǒng总
xiǎng想
bā巴
jie结
nà那
xiē些
fù富
shāng商
，
què却
bù不
zhī知
zhēn真
chéng诚
gèng更
kě可
guì贵
。
He always wants to curry favor with those wealthy merchants, not realizing that sincerity is more valuable.
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zài在
zhí职
chǎng场
zhōng中
，
kè刻
yì意
bā巴
jie结
lǐng领
dǎo导
fǎn反
ér而
kě可
néng能
sǔn损
hài害
gè个
rén人
xìn信
yù誉
。
In the workplace, deliberately flattering leaders may instead damage one's personal credibility.
wèi为
le了
shēng升
zhí职
，
tā他
jīng经
cháng常
bā巴
nán难
dào道
nǐ你
yǐ以
wéi为
bā巴
jie结
tā他
，
tā他
cóng从
bù不
bā巴
jie结
rèn任
hé何
rén人
，
yǒu有
xiē些
rén人
xǐ喜
huān欢
bā巴
jié结
yǒu有
quán权
jǐn尽
guǎn管
tā他
shì试
tú图
bā巴
jie结
píng评
wěi委
jié
结
shàng上
sī司
。
To get promoted, he often flatters his boss.
jiù
就
néng能
shùn顺
lì利
tōng通
guò过
zhè这
cì次
kǎo考
hé核
ma吗
？
Do you really think currying favor with him will ensure you pass this assessment smoothly?
zhī
只
kào靠
shí实
lì力
yíng赢
dé得
zūn尊
zhòng重
。
He never fawns on anyone, relying solely on his abilities to earn respect.
shì势
de的
rén人
，
yǐ以
huò获
qǔ取
gèng更
duō多
jī机
huì会
。
Some people like to flatter those in power to gain more opportunities.
，
dàn但
zuò作
pǐn品
zhì质
liàng量
bù不
jiā佳
réng仍
dǎo导
zhì致
luò落
xuǎn选
。
Although he tried to flatter the judges, the poor quality of his work still led to his elimination.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 巴结.

Words with 巴
  • 嘴巴zuǐ ba
  • 大巴dà bā
  • 尾巴wěi ba
  • 巴士bā shì
  • 巴掌bā zhǎng
  • 巴不得bā bù dé
Words with 结
  • 结婚jié hūnHSK 3
  • 结束jié shùHSK 3
  • 总结zǒng jiéHSK 4
  • 结果jié guǒHSK 4
  • 了结liǎo jié
  • 冻结dòng jié
  • 凝结níng jié
  • 勾结gōu jié