討好

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See also: 讨好

Chinese

ask for; send punitive expedition; to demand
ask for; send punitive expedition; to demand; to marry
 
good; well; be fond of
trad. (討好)
simp. (讨好)

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Verb

討好

  1. to ingratiate oneself with; to please; to court; to curry favour with
  2. (chiefly in the negative) to be rewarded with a good result; to have one's labour rewarded

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