塞红包 - Chinese Idiom

Collocation

1

要先塞红包

2

怎么能不塞红包

3

塞红包的现象……

4

给……塞红包

Definition

塞红包

Literally means:

stuffing red packet

Actually means:

give somebody money as bribe

塞 means squeezing or stuffing something into a place; 红包, red packet, refers to the red packet in which gift money is enclosed.

This phrase means giving somebody money as a bribe in order to achieve some ulterior purpose, usually to get favorable treatment or to do things more conveniently. Derogatory.

塞，把东西胡乱地放进某个地方。红包，包着钱的红纸包（喜庆时送人的礼金）。

塞红包，指为了达到某种不正当的目的，悄悄地给人送钱。多指为了得到特殊照顾或办事方便而送钱。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate, object or attributive. (作谓语、宾语、定语)

1

Tīngshuō

听说

yǒuxiē

有些

yǎnyuán

演员

wèile

为了

néng

能

cānjiā

参加

zhècì

这次

yǎnchū

演出

,

gěi

给

fùzé

负责

ānpái

安排

jiémù

节目

de

的

rén

人

sāi

塞

hóngbāo

红包

。

I heard that some actors stuffed red envelopes for the people in charge of arranging the show in order to be able to attend the show.

2

Wèile

为了

diàodòng

调动

gōngzuò

工作

,

yīxiàng

一向

zhèngzhí

正直

de

的

bàba

爸爸

yě

也

xiǎng

想

gěi

给

lǐngdǎo

领导

sāi

塞

hóngbāo

红包

,

kànlai

看来

,

bù

不

sāi

塞

hóngbāo

红包

shìqing

事情

jiù

就

zuò

做

bù

不

le

了

。

In order to mobilize the work, has always been the father of integrity also want to give the leadership to plug the red envelope, it seems, do not plug the red envelope thing can not do.

3

Bìngrén

病人

gěi

给

yīshēng

医生

sāi

塞

hóngbāo

红包

de

的

xiànxiàng

现象

yǐjīng

已经

yǐnqǐ

引起

le

了

shèhuì

社会

guǎngfàn

广泛

guānzhù

关注

,

gègè

各个

yīyuàn

医院

yǐjīng

已经

bānbù

颁布

guīdìng

规定

,

yánlì

严厉

dùjué

杜绝

zhèzhǒng

这种

xiànxiàng

现象

。

The phenomenon of patients stuffing red envelopes for doctors has aroused widespread concern in the community, and various hospitals have promulgated regulations to strictly put an end to this phenomenon.