讨好 (討好) tǎohǎo

tǎohǎo verb to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on somebody; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '討好')

Contained in

• 讨好卖乖(討好賣乖) to curry favor by showing obeisance
• 奉承讨好(奉承討好) to curry favor; to get the desired outcome by flattery
• 费力不讨好(費力不討好) arduous and thankless task; strenuous and unrewarding
• 吃力不讨好(吃力不討好) arduous and thankless task; strenuous and unrewarding
• 拼命讨好(拼命討好) to throw oneself at somebody or something; to bend over backwards to help

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 第二回 Chapter 71 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
• 第二回 Chapter 9 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
• 第二回 Chapter 42 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
• 第二回 Chapter 87 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
• 第二回 Chapter 19 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1
• 第二回 Chapter 65 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 1

Collocations

• 讨好儿 (討好兒) 反助紂為虐討好兒 — Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢, 第二回 Chapter 9 — count: 4