讨 好

tǎohǎo

“To get the desired outcome” in Chinese is 讨好 (tǎohǎo).

Meaning

to get the desired outcome
to win favor by fawning on sb
to curry favor with

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a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor

Example

他竭尽全力地讨好他老婆。

He bent over backward to please his wife.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

tǎoHSK 25 strokesto invite hǎoHSK 16 strokesgood

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