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讨好 (tǎo hǎo): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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讨好 (tǎo hǎo): To win favor by fawning on somebody (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

讨好 consists of 2 characters.

to demand, to discuss, to condemn

Word Info

Pinyintǎo hǎo

Meaningto win favor by fawning on somebody

Characters2

HSK 2.0Level 6

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 讨好.

Words with 讨

讨厌tǎo yànHSK 4
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检讨jiǎn tǎoHSK 6
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乞讨

qǐ tǎo

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Words with 好

你好nǐ hǎoHSK 1
好听hǎo tīngHSK 1
好看hǎo kànHSK 1
好玩儿hǎo wán rHSK 1
好吃hǎo chīHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
好久hǎo jiǔHSK 3
好多hǎo duōHSK 3

3.

How to Use 讨好 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 讨好 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith笑容

tǎo讨

hǎo好

de的

xiào笑

róng容

neutral

ingratiating smile

Verb + Object

tǎo讨

hǎo好

shàng上

si司

neutral

curry favor with the boss

Adverb + Verbwith刻意

kè刻

yì意

tǎo讨

hǎo好

Idiomwith费力

fèi费

lì力

bù不

tǎo讨

hǎo好

4.

Example Sentences with 讨好

tā他

gěi给

mā妈

mā妈

sòng送

huā花

，

xiǎng想

tǎo讨

hǎo好

bié别

rén人

neutral

please others

neutral

deliberately curry favor

informal

Spoken

work hard but get no appreciation

tǎo讨

hǎo好

tā她

。

He gave flowers to his mother to please her.

tā他

zǒng总

xiǎng想

tǎo讨

hǎo好

shàng上

si司

，

què却

wàng忘

le了

tí提

shēng升

zì自

jǐ己

de的

néng能

lì力

。

He always tries to curry favor with his boss but forgets to improve his own abilities.

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.