1 to attract (interest, investment etc)

2 classifier: 个 gè

1 attractive force (such as gravitation)

2 sex appeal

3 attractiveness

1 to absorb

2 to assimilate

3 to ingest

4 to recruit

1 to breathe

1 (in the) vicinity

2 nearby

3 neighboring

4 next to

1 to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor

2 social climbing

1 lit. like maggots feeding on a corpse (idiom)

2 fig. fixed on sth

3 to cling on without letting go

4 to pester obstinately

1 like ants pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful

2 the crowd runs after trash

1 hitching a ride to the sky on the dragon and phoenix (idiom); fig. currying favor with the rich and powerful in the hope of advancement

1 to cling to the powerful and rich (idiom); social climbing