套近乎 - Chinese Idiom

Collocation

1

套一套近乎

2

套套近乎

3

会套近乎

4

想套近乎

5

和/跟（某人）套近乎

Definition

套近乎

Literally means:

try to be friendly with

Actually means:

cotton up to

It means trying to be friendly with and close to those unfamiliar people in order to meet one's own convenience. Derogatory.

和不熟悉或不太熟悉的人拉近关系，以方便自己办事。多含贬义。

Example

Used as predicate. (作谓语)

1

Bù

不

chī

吃

tā

他

shì

是

ruǎnyìng

软硬

bù

不

chī

吃

de

的

rén

人

,

xiǎng

想

hé

和

tā

他

tàojìnhū

套近乎

bù

不

nàme

那么

róngyì

容易

。

Don't eat he is hard and soft don't eat people, want to set with him is almost not so easy.

2

Chīfàn

吃饭

de

的

shíhou

时候

,

tā

他

zǒngshì

总是

bùtíng

不停

dì

地

hé

和

pángbiān

旁边

de

的

lǎowáng

老王

tàojìnhū

套近乎

,

yīnwèi

因为

lǎowáng

老王

shì

是

shàngmiàn

上面

pài

派

lái

来

shìchá

视察

de

的

guānyuán

官员

。

At dinner, he always keeps getting close to the old king next to him, because the old king is the official sent above to inspect.

3

Shāngdiàn

商店

de

的

shòuhuòyuán

售货员

hěn

很

huì

会

hé

和

gùkè

顾客

tàojìnhū

套近乎

,

yǐbiàn

以便

tāmen

他们

néng

能

mǎi

买

gēng

更

duō

多

de

的

shāngpǐn

商品

。

The shop assistants are very close to the customers so that they can buy more goods.