买通

買通

mǎitōng

verb #15,883

Meanings

他买通了看守逃出了监狱。

Tā mǎitōng le kānshǒu táo chū le jiānyù.

He bribed the guard and escaped from prison.

有人试图买通法官。

Yǒurén shìtú mǎitōng fǎguān.

Someone tried to bribe the judge.

memory

买 (buy) + 通 (through) = buy your way through. You're literally 'buying a passage' through someone's integrity.

买 mǎi

通 tōng