Definition & Meaning

1.make friends or claim ties of kinship with someone of a higher social position; associate with someone of a higher social position

2.(of prices) climb; go up; rise

gāo pān

高 攀

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1
v.make friends or claim ties of kinship with someone of a higher social position; associate with someone of a higher social position
- wǒ de nǚ ér bù huì gāo pān shì zhǎng de ér zi
  我的女儿不会高攀市长的儿子。
  My daughter won't marry above herself into the Mayor's family.
- gāo pān jié hūn bù huì yǒu hǎo jié guǒ de
  高攀结婚，不会有好结果的！
  No good can come of your marrying above your station!
synonym
pān fù攀附
antonym
dī jiù低就
2
v.meta(of prices) climb; go up; rise
- guó jì yóu jià gāo pān
  国际油价高攀。
  International oil price keeps climbing.
synonym
pān yuán攀援

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