讨好
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

讨好

tǎohǎo

to get the desired outcome

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to get the desired outcome

02

to win favor by fawning on sb

03

to curry favor with

04

a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 讨好

What does 讨好 mean in Chinese?

讨好 (tǎohǎo) means to get the desired outcome.

How do you pronounce 讨好?

讨好 is pronounced tǎohǎo.

Is 讨好 an HSK word?

讨好 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 讨好?

讨好 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.

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