讨好
Old HSK 6
讨好 (tǎohǎo) · to please
讨好 (tǎohǎo) means “to please; to flatter”. It is written with 2 characters: 讨 (to haggle) + 好 (good). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 讨好 is built
The characters
讨 tǎo · to haggle
What 讨 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 寸cùn — inch
Origin hint: To ask 讠 for something 寸 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
好 hǎo · good
What 好 is made of
- 女nǚ — woman
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 了liǎo / le — finish
Origin hint: A woman 女 with a son 子 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他总是想讨好老板。Tā zǒngshì xiǎng tǎohǎo lǎobǎn.He's always trying to please the boss.
你不必讨好每一个人。Nǐ bù bì tǎohǎo měiyígè rén.You don't need to please everyone.
Questions about 讨好
What does 讨好 mean?
讨好 (tǎohǎo) means “to please; to flatter”.
How do you pronounce 讨好?
讨好 is pronounced tǎohǎo.
Which HSK level is 讨好?
讨好 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 讨论tǎolùnto discuss
- 讨厌tǎoyànto dislike
- 讨价还价tǎojiàhuánjiàto bargain
- 检讨jiǎntǎoself-criticism
- 探讨tàntǎoto discuss
- 爱好àihàohobby
- 好吃hǎochīdelicious
- 好看hǎokàngood-looking
- 好听hǎotīngpleasant to hear
- 好玩儿hǎowánrfun
Learn 讨好 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 176: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.