奔走钻营 — “To hustle for personal gain”
奔走钻营 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hustle for personal gain”. To maneuver actively and often unscrupulously for selfish advantage or favors. Literally, “Rush around and scheme for gain”.
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奔走钻营 Pronunciation and Pinyin
奔走钻营 Character Breakdown
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为了争取到那个重要客户，他四处奔走钻营，希望能赢得合作机会。
To secure that important client, he was busy hustling and maneuvering everywhere, hoping to win the cooperation opportunity.
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More idioms starting with 奔
- bēn奔téng腾péng澎pài湃surging forward with immense power
- bēn奔zǒu走zhī之yǒu友a devoted and helpful friend
- bēn奔zǒu走hū呼háo号run around crying for help
- bēn奔zǒu走rú如shì市bustling about like a marketplace
- bēn奔zǒu走xiāng相gào告run around spreading news
- bēn奔chē车xiǔ朽suǒ索extremely dangerous with inadequate means
- bēn奔yì轶jué绝chén尘run at incredible speed
- bēn奔yì逸jué绝chén尘run exceptionally fast, far surpassing others
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What does 奔走钻营 mean?
奔走钻营 (bēn zǒu zuān yíng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to hustle for personal gain”.
How do you pronounce 奔走钻营?
奔走钻营 is pronounced bēn zǒu zuān yíng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 奔走钻营 literally mean?
Literally, 奔走钻营 means “Rush around and scheme for gain”. It is used to mean “to hustle for personal gain”.
What is the Chinese definition of 奔走钻营?
到处奔波，削尖脑袋谋求私利。