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套近乎
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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.