套近乎 tào jìn hū

to cozy up to someone for advantage

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to worm one's way into being friends with sb (usually derogatory)

Characters

Character Meaning
套 tào HSK 5
classifier for sets, collections; to cover; to encase
近 jìn HSK 2
near; close to; approximately
乎 hū HSK 3
than; at; (classical particle similar to 于yú) in