裙帶關係 qún dài guān xi

nepotism; using family ties for favors

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. (by extension) favoritism towards relatives, friends or associates
  2. 2. favoritism shown to sb because of the influence of the person's wife or other female relative

Characters

Character Meaning
裙 qún HSK 3
skirt; old variant of 裙qún
帶 dài
to carry; to take along; to bring
關 guān
to close; to shut; to turn off
係 xi
department; faculty; system