"play politics" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 玩弄政治手段
• 玩政治

Definition

指為了自身利益，利用或操控規則、人或情勢，通常帶有自私或不誠實的動機。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

語氣帶負面，常用於非正式場合；強調在公司或團體中為私利進行操作，不是真正的政治行動，而是小圈子裡的權謀。

Examples

He likes to play politics at work to get promotions.

他喜歡在工作中**玩弄政治手段**來升職。

You shouldn't play politics with people's feelings.

你不應該用別人的感情**玩政治**。

Some people play politics to get what they want.

有些人為了得到想要的東西會**玩弄政治手段**。

I can't stand it when coworkers start to play politics instead of just doing their jobs.

我受不了同事們不專心做事，卻去**玩弄政治手段**。

She refused to play politics and always spoke honestly, even if it upset people.

她拒絕**玩政治**，總是誠實說話，即使有人不高興。

If you want to survive in this company, sometimes you have to play politics, like it or not.

如果你想在這家公司生存，有時候不得不**玩弄政治手段**，不管你喜不喜歡。