connected party; person/entity with special ties
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
person or organization with special connections; someone who gets preferential treatment
neutralOften implies a relationship based on mutual benefit (guanxi) that bypasses normal procedures or fairness. Can have a neutral meaning but often carries a negative connotation of cronyism or favoritism.
Zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
bèi被
yōu优
xiān先
pī批
gěi给
le了
jǐ几
ge个
guān关
xì系
hù户
。
This project was preferentially approved for a few connected parties.
Tā他
shì是
gōng公
sī司
de的
zhòng重
yào要
guān关
xì系
hù户
，
wǒ我
men们
děi得
hǎo好
hǎo好
zhāo招
dài待
。
He is an important client/contact with special ties to the company; we must entertain him well.
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Zhāo招
biāo标
yào要
gōng公
píng平
，
bù不
néng能
zhǐ只
kǎo考
lǜ虑
guān关
xì系
hù户
。
Bidding must be fair; we cannot only consider those with connections.
Nà那
ge个
gōng供
yīng应
shāng商
shì是
lǎo老
bǎn板
de的
guān关
xì系
hù户
，
shēng生
yì意
yī一
zhí直
hěn很
hǎo好
。
That supplier has special ties with the boss, so their business has always been good.