Chinese–EnglishWith examples
讨好
tǎo hǎo · tao hao
Traditional 討好
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- to get the desired outcome
- to win favor by fawning on sb
- to curry favor with
- a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor
In a sentence
2 examples01
他竭尽全力地讨好他老婆。
He bent over backward to please his wife.
Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
02
那人很会讨好老板。
That man knows how to get on the boss's good side.
Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.
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