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拉关系

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Collocation

1
拉不上关系
2
拉上了关系
3
拉关系的现象
4
学会拉关系
5
不会拉关系
6
乱拉关系
7
到处拉关系
8
与/跟某人拉关系

Definition

拉关系

Literally means:

try to establish relationship with somebody

Actually means:

establish certain connections for some purpose

It means drawing someone to one's side and establishing close connections with him in order to attain certain goal. Derogatory.

为了某种目的,联络或拉有关人员,并和他们建立某种关系。具有贬义色彩。

Example

Used as predicate, object or attributive and it can have other words in between. (作谓语、定语、宾语,中间可插入别的词语)
1
lái
gōng
公司
de
shíjiān
时间
bìng
cháng
  
,
jīng
已经
ge
mén
部门
de
zhǔguǎn
主管
shàng
le
guānxi
关系
  
,
zài
fāngmiàn
方面
dōu
dào
得到
men
他们
de
bāngzhù
帮助
  

He didn't come to the company for long, but he had been in a relationship with the heads of several departments and had their help in every way.

2
Xiànzài
现在
zuòshì
做事
yào
kào
guānxi
关系
  
,
yīnwèi
因为
huì
不会
guān
拉关系
huò
dǒngde
懂得
guān
拉关系
jiù
zuò
leshì
了事
  

Doing things now depends on relationships, because you can't pull relationships or you can't do things without knowing how to pull relationships.

3
Zài
wàiguó
外国
cúnzài
存在
guān
拉关系
de
xiànxiàng
现象
  
,
yóu
尤其
shì
dōng
东亚
de
ge
guójiā
国家
  

There is also a phenomenon of pull-up relations in foreign countries, especially in several countries in East Asia.

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