阿谀

阿諛

ēyú

verb

Meanings

1 to flatter
2 to fawn on; to toady to

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

他的文章里满是阿谀之词。

Tā de wénzhāng lǐ mǎn shì ēyú zhī cí.

His article is full of fawning words.

HSK 7-9

他为人正直，从不阿谀权贵。

Tā wéirén zhèngzhí, cóngbù ēyú quánguì.

He is upright and never fawns on the powerful.

Tips

mistakes

阿 is read ē here, not ā as in 阿姨. The usual phrase is 阿谀奉承 ‘to fawn and flatter’.

Stroke Order

阿 ā

谀 yú