ask someone to intercede; solicit help through connections
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to ask someone to intercede on one's behalf; to solicit help through personal connections
Also called 托情 (tuō qíng). Implies asking someone with influence to speak on one's behalf to achieve a goal, often in bureaucratic or official contexts.
Tā他
xiǎng想
jìn进
nà那
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
，
zhǐ只
hǎo好
tuō托
rén人
qíng情
zhǎo找
guān关
xì系
。
He wanted to get into that company, so he had to ask people to put in a good word for him through connections.
Zhè这
shì事
bù不
yòng用
tuō托
rén人
qíng情
，
àn按
guī规
dìng定
bàn办
jiù就
xíng行
。
You don't need to solicit favors for this matter; just follow the regulations.
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Tā他
tuō托
rén人
qíng情
cái才
miǎn免
yú于
chǔ处
fá罚
。
He avoided punishment only because someone interceded on his behalf.