攀附 pān fù

fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 43238th word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful)
  2. 2. social climbing
  3. 3. to cling on to
  4. 4. to climb (of climbing plants)
  5. 5. to creep

Characters

Character Meaning
攀 pān HSK 6
to climb (by pulling oneself up)
附 fù HSK 3
to attach; to be attached; to be close to