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Character Breakdown
讨好 consists of 2 characters.
How to Use 讨好 in Sentences
Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 讨好 with other words naturally.
tǎo讨
hǎo好
de的
xiào笑
róng容
neutral
ingratiating smile
Verb + Object
tǎo讨
hǎo好
shàng上
sī司
neutral
curry favor with the boss
tǎo讨
hǎo好
bié别
rén人
neutral
please others
kè刻
yì意
tǎo讨
hǎo好
neutral
deliberately curry favor
fèi费
lì力
bù不
tǎo讨
hǎo好
informalSpoken
work hard but get no appreciation
Example Sentences with 讨好
tā他
gěi给
mā妈
mā妈
sòng送
huā花
，
xiǎng想
tǎo讨
hǎo好
tā她
。
He gave flowers to his mother to please her.
tā他
shì试
tú图
tōng通
guò过
fèng奉
chéng承
lái来
tǎo讨
hǎo好
xīn新
shàng上
sī司
，
què却
xiǎn显
de得
bú不
gòu够
zhēn真
chéng诚
。
He tried to win favor with the new boss by flattering, but it seemed insincere.
nán难
dào道
nǐ你
rèn认
wéi为
dān单
kào靠
sòng送
lǐ礼
jiù就
néng能
qīng轻
yì易
tǎo讨
hào好
kè客
hù户
ma吗
？
Do you really think you can easily win over clients just by giving gifts?
wèi为
le了
tǎo讨
hǎo好
lǎo老
bǎn板
，
tā他
jīng经
cháng常
jiā加
bān班
gōng工
zuò作
。
To curry favor with his boss, he often works overtime.
tā他
cóng从
bú不
kè刻
yì意
tǎo讨
hǎo好
rèn任
hé何
rén人
，
zhī只
zhuān专
zhù注
yú于
zuò做
hǎo好
běn本
zhí职
gōng工
zuò作
。
He never deliberately tries to please anyone, focusing only on doing his job well.
wèi为
le了
tǎo讨
hǎo好
tiāo挑
tī剔
de的
píng评
wěi委
，
tā她
jīng精
xīn心
zhǔn准
bèi备
le了
zhè这
chǎng场
yǎn演
jiǎng讲
。
To win favor with the critical judges, she meticulously prepared this speech.
tā她
zǒng总
shì是
shuō说
xiē些
fèng奉
chéng承
huà话
lái来
tǎo讨
hǎo好
tóng同
shì事
，
dàn但
xiào效
guǒ果
bìng并
bù不
hǎo好
。
She always flatters her colleagues to ingratiate herself, but it doesn't work well.
yǔ与
qí其
fèi费
xīn心
tǎo讨
hǎo好
bié别
rén人
，
bù不
rú如
xiān先
tí提
shēng升
zì自
jǐ己
de的
zhuān专
yè业
néng能
lì力
。
Rather than trying hard to please others, it's better to first improve your own professional skills.