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趋炎附势

qū yán fù shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to curry favor (idiom) / playing up to those in power / social climbing
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-9870c7e472873e00. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

趨炎附勢 趋炎附势 [qu1 yan2 fu4 shi4] /to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power/social climbing/

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Other forms in these source records: 趨炎附勢

  • 趋
    qū

    to hasten / to hurry / to walk fast / to approach / to tend towards / to converge

  • 炎
    yán

    flame / inflammation / -itis

  • 附
    fù

    to add / to attach / to be close to / to be attached

  • 势
    shì

    power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.