讨好 meaning in English
to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb
Meaning of 讨好
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
tǎohǎo
- to get the desired outcome
- to win favor by fawning on sb
- to curry favor with
- a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor
讨好 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
那人很会讨好老板。
That man knows how to get on the president's good side.
他竭尽全力地讨好他老婆。
He bent over backward to please his wife.
Stroke order for each character
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讨 tǎo · to invite · 5 strokes
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好 hǎo · good · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 讨好.
| 最好 | zuìhǎo | best; had better ...; it would be best to ... |
| 好吃 | hǎochī | tasty; delicious |
| 好看 | hǎokàn | good-looking; nice-looking; (of a movie, book, TV show etc) good |
| 好听 | hǎotīng | pleasant to hear |
| 爱好 | àihào | to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby |
| 好玩儿 | hǎowánr | erhua variant of 好玩[hao3 wan2] |
| 好像 | hǎoxiàng | as if; to seem like |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | to feel embarrassed; to find it embarrassing |
| 好多 | hǎoduō | many; quite a lot |
| 好人 | hǎorén | good person; healthy person |
| 讨论 | tǎolùn | to discuss; to talk over |
| 正好 | zhènghǎo | just (in time); just right |
Questions about 讨好
What does 讨好 mean?
讨好 (tǎohǎo) means "to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb".
How do you write 讨好?
讨好 is made of 2 characters: 讨 (5 strokes), 好 (6 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 讨好 an HSK word?
Yes. 讨好 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 讨好 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 讨好 is written 討好.