百般奉承 — “To flatter someone in every conceivable way”
百般奉承 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to flatter someone in every conceivable way”. To go out of one's way to curry favor with someone. Literally, “flatter in every way”.
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百般奉承 Pronunciation and Pinyin
百般奉承 Character Breakdown
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为了得到那个职位，他向老板百般奉承，最终还是没能如愿。
In order to get that position, he flattered his boss in every way possible, but ultimately failed to get what he wanted.
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Antonyms of 百般奉承
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- bǎi百wàn万xióng雄bīng兵a vast and mighty army
- bǎi百wàn万xióng雄shī师a vast and mighty army
- bǎi百zhàng丈gān竿tóu头pinnacle of achievement, strive for more
- bǎi百xià下bǎi百quán全perfectly accurate and unfailingly successful
- bǎi百xià下bǎi百zháo着unfailingly successful
- bǎi百bù不yī一cún存not one in a hundred remains
- bǎi百bù不yī一shuǎng爽always accurate and reliable
- bǎi百bù不yī一dài贷make no exceptions
- bǎi百bù不yī一yù遇extremely rare
- bǎi百bù不wèi为duō多，，yī一bù不wèi为shǎo少Excellent things are always valuable
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What does 百般奉承 mean?
百般奉承 (bǎi bān fèng chéng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to flatter someone in every conceivable way”.
How do you pronounce 百般奉承?
百般奉承 is pronounced bǎi bān fèng chéng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 百般奉承 literally mean?
Literally, 百般奉承 means “flatter in every way”. It is used to mean “to flatter someone in every conceivable way”.
What is the Chinese definition of 百般奉承?
用各种方式来恭维讨好人。