# 巴结 (bājie)

In Mandarin Chinese, 巴结 (bājie) means “to curry favor with”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: to curry favor with
- Pinyin: bājie (ba1 jie5)
- Traditional: 巴結
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他从来不会去巴结上级领导。
  Tā cónglái bù huì qù bājie shàngjí lǐngdǎo.
  He never tries to curry favor with his superiors.

## Characters

- 巴 (bā): to long for; to wish
- [结](https://hanziro.com/word/jie-tie/) (jiē): to tie; knot

https://hanziro.com/word/ba-jie-curry-favor-with/

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