攀附

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

CEDICT

  1. to cling (to something like a vine); to climb
  2. to play up to (people of power and influence)

Wiktionary

  1. 攀拉附着。
  2. 趋附权贵，以求仕进。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 攀 pān
  1. to climb (by pulling oneself up)
  2. to implicate
  3. to claim connections of higher status
=2 附 fù variant of 附 fù
=2 附 fù
  1. to add; to attach
  2. to be close to; to be attached

Containing this entry

夤缘攀附 yínyuánpānfù
  1. to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor
  2. social climbing
攀附权贵 pānfùquánguì to cling to the powerful and rich (idiom); social climbing

Related entries

攀 pān
  1. to climb (by pulling oneself up)
  2. to implicate
  3. to claim connections of higher status
攀爬 pānpá to climb
松鼠有很好的攀爬能力。

Squirrels are very good climbers.

Source: Tatoeba

攀登 pāndēng
  1. to climb
  2. to pull oneself up
  3. to clamber
  4. to scale
  5. fig. to forge ahead in the face of hardships and danger
我們想攀登富士山。

We want to climb Mt. Fuji.

Source: Tatoeba

跂 qǐ
  1. to climb
  2. to hope
搲 wǎ
  1. to crawl
  2. to climb
  3. to scoop up
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