讨好 meaning and pronunciation

讨好
Simplified word
討好
Traditional word

讨好 English definition

tǎo hǎo

  • to get the desired outcome
  • to win favor by fawning on sb
  • to curry favor with
  • a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor

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  • (tǎo): to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study;
  • (hǎo): good; well; proper; good to; easy to; very; so; (suffix indicating completion or readiness); (of an unmarried couple) to be close; to be keen on each other;