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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.pay tribute (to a sovereign); pay tribute (to a suzerain or emperor)
明朝时期，高句丽要向我国进贡。
During the Ming Dynasty, Koguryo paid tribute to China.
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- 2
v.give a gift in exchange for a favour; grease/oil somebody's palm (with)
不进贡就办不成事的歪风必须刹住。
The unhealthy trend that nothing can be done without paying tribute must be stopped.
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Word usage
- Separable word"进" and "贡" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
他们都向皇帝进过贡。
They all paid tribute to the emperor.
给他进了贡，事还是没办成。
I grease his palm, but things didn’t get done.