Meaning of 拉关系
拉关系 means to try to establish a connection; to butter up; to cozy up. Pronounced lā guān xi.
- to try to establish a connection; to butter up; to cozy up
Definitions & Examples
Wèi为
le了
ná拿
dào到
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
，
tā他
dào到
chù处
qǐng请
kè客
sòng送
lǐ礼
lā拉
guān关
xi系
。
To secure this project, he buttered up people everywhere by treating them to meals and giving gifts.
Wǒ我
bù不
xǐ喜
huān欢
nà那
zhǒng种
kào靠
lā拉
guān关
xi系
shàng上
wèi位
de的
tóng同
shì事
。
I don't like colleagues who rely on currying favor to get promoted.
Tā他
méi没
shén什
me么
zhēn真
běn本
shi事
，
jiù就
huì会
lā拉
guān关
xi系
zǒu走
hòu后
mén门
。
He has no real skills, he just knows how to butter people up and use backdoors.
Zài在
nà那
zhǒng种
huán环
jìng境
lǐ里
，
bù不
dǒng懂
de得
lā拉
guān关
xi系
jiù就
hěn很
nán难
shēng生
cún存
。
In that kind of environment, it's hard to survive if you don't know how to cozy up to people.
Lǎo老
bǎn板
tí提
xǐng醒
wǒ我
men们
，
zuò做
shēng生
yì意
yào要
píng凭
shí实
lì力
，
bù不
yào要
zǒng总
xiǎng想
zhe着
lā拉
guān关
xi系
。
The boss reminded us that in business we should rely on actual ability, not always think about pulling strings.