讨好
讨好討好 HSK 7-9
- to get the desired outcome
- to win favor by fawning on sb
- to curry favor with
- a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor
Stroke order
Practice writing
Draw 讨 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.
Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.
Character breakdown
Example sentences
- 那人很會討好老闆。 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.
- 翻译其实是一件吃力不讨好的事，因为一种语言在另一种语言中的对应物藏在往往隐藏在深不可测之处，翻译者需要百般寻觅，而且，挑剔的读者很难糊弄。 In reality, translation is akin to working for peanuts, since the corresponding meaning of something in one language is often hidden in some deep and impenetrable recesses of the other. As a result, the translator is forced to search all over... Never mind that the picky reader is very difficult to fool.
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