gang up; form a clique; band together for selfish ends
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to gang up; to form a faction; to build a clique
derogatoryUsed to describe forming a group for selfish or exclusive purposes, often with negative connotations of scheming or causing discord. A variant form is '拉帮结伙' (lā bāng jié huǒ).
Tā他
zài在
gōng公
sī司
lǐ里
lā拉
bāng帮
jié结
pài派
，
gǎo搞
xiǎo小
tuán团
tǐ体
。
He gangs up and forms cliques within the company.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
lā拉
bāng帮
jié结
pài派
de的
xíng行
wéi为
pò破
huài坏
le了
tuán团
duì队
de的
tuán团
jié结
。
This kind of factional behavior undermines team unity.
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Wǒ我
men们
yào要
fǎn反
duì对
rèn任
hé何
lā拉
bāng帮
jié结
pài派
de的
zuò作
fēng风
。
We must oppose any practice of forming cliques.
Xué学
sheng生
men们
bù不
yīng应
gāi该
lā拉
bāng帮
jié结
pài派
qī欺
fu负
bié别
rén人
。
Students shouldn't form cliques to bully others.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
de的
xǔ许
duō多
zhēng争
dòu斗
dōu都
yuán源
yú于
lā拉
bāng帮
jié结
pài派
。
Many conflicts in history originated from the formation of factions.