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通关节
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Collocation
1
通关节的事儿
2
打通方方面面的关节
3
通了关节
4
买通关节
5
打通关节
6
暗通关节
Definition
通关节
Literally means:
circumvent rules or laws by bribery
Actually means:
bribe someone into doing something
It means getting connected with an important official by means of intercession or bribery to make him do something for oneself.
指暗中通过说情、送礼、行贿等不正常手段疏通与官员的关系，让官员为自己办事。具有贬义色彩。
Example
Used as predicate, object or attributive, and it can have other words in between. (作谓语、宾语、定语，中间可以插入别的词语)
1
Tā
他
huā
花
le
了
bùshǎo
不少
qián
钱
dǎtōng
打通
fāngfāngmiànmiàn
方方面面
dī
的
guānjié
关节
,
zhōngyú
终于
huòdé
获得
jiǎnxíng
减刑
,
tízǎo
提早
chū
出
le
了
jiānyù
监狱
。
He spent a lot of money to get through all aspects of the joint, finally got a commutation of his sentence, out of prison early.
2
Qíshí
其实
,
zhǐyào
只要
yǒu
有
tānguān
贪官
de
的
dìfāng
地方
,
jiù
就
yǒu
有
tōngguānjiē
通关节
de
的
shì
事
,
zhōngguó
中国
rúcǐ
如此
,
wàiguó
外国
yě
也
shì
是
rúcǐ
如此
。
In fact, as long as there are corrupt officials, there is a joint thing, China is the same, foreign countries are the same.
3
Lǎobǎn
老板
de
的
érzi
儿子
dúshū
读书
bù
不
yònggōng
用功
,
gāozhōng
高中
méi
没
kǎoshàng
考上
,
lǎobǎn
老板
zhǐnéng
只能
qīnzì
亲自
zǒu
走
tōngguānjiē
通关节
,
hái
还
fù
付
le
了
yī
一
bǐ
笔
bù
不
xiǎo
小
de
的
zànzhùfèi
赞助费
。
The boss's son read no work, high school did not test, the boss can only personally walk through the joint, but also paid a small "sponsorship fee."