pān fù

攀附 (pān fù) is a Chinese word meaning “to climb (of climbing plants); to creep; to cling on to”.

Meanings

  1. 1to climb (of climbing plants)
  2. 2to creep
  3. 3to cling on to
  4. 4fig. to seek connection (with the rich and powerful)
  5. 5social climbing

Characters in 攀附

攀pān · to climb (by pulling oneself up)附fù · to add; to attach

Related words

附近nearby; neighboring附to add; to attach附variant of 附[fu4]攀to climb (by pulling oneself up)附加additional附带supplementary攀登to climb附属subsidiary附件appendix (in a document)附着to adhere攀升to clamber up依附to adhere

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