| Lekcja | 5 |
|---|---|
| Simplified | 讨好 |
| Traditional | 討好 |
| Pinyin | tǎohǎo |
| Jyutping | tou2 hou2 |
| Część mowy | verb |
| Meaning | 1 ingratiate oneself with; fawn on; toady to; curry favour with 讨好领导 Tǎohǎo lǐngdǎo curry favour with the leadership 他想讨好经理。 Tā xiǎng tǎohǎo jīnglǐ. He tried to ingratiate himself with the manager. 2 [usu. in the negative be rewarded with a good result; have one's labour rewarded 这个工作怎么干也讨不了好儿。 Zhège gōngzuò zěnme gàn yě tǎobuliǎo hǎor. No matter how hard you work, this job is always thankless. See 20940288费力不讨好fei4li4bu4tao3hao3费力不讨好 |
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