买通

買通

mǎitōng

verb #15,883

Meanings

1 to bribe

Characters

through; to pass

Examples

HSK 5

有人试图买通法官。

Yǒurén shìtú mǎitōng fǎguān.

Someone tried to bribe the judge.

HSK 7-9

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.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

买 mǎi

通 tōng