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Tǎohǎo Ingratiate Curry Favour Rewarded 讨好 искать расположения

Front 讨好
tǎohǎo
Back искать расположения, заискивать

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. used in the negative) be rewarded with a fruitful 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 on this job, it's always a thankless task.
See also 费力不讨好 fèilì bù tǎohǎo

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