# 讨好 (tǎohǎo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 讨好 (tǎohǎo) means “to curry favor with; to please”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to curry favor with; to please
- Pinyin: tǎohǎo (tao3 hao3)
- Traditional: 討好
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他从来不刻意讨好上级。
  Tā cónglái bù kèyì tǎohǎo shàngjí.
  He never deliberately tries to curry favor with his superiors.

## Characters

- [讨](https://hanziro.com/word/tao-ask/) (tǎo): to ask for; to demand
- [好](https://hanziro.com/word/hao-good/) (hǎo): good; well

https://hanziro.com/word/tao-hao-curry-favor-with/

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