讨好 tǎohǎo▶ complacer a alguien

Stroke order

讨好 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.

• 讨 — 5 strokes
• 好 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. to get the desired outcome
2. to win favor by fawning on sb
3. to curry favor with
4. a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor

Related words

• 探讨discutir; investigar
• 检讨Una reseña
• 恰到好处perfecto; justo
• 好奇Ser curioso
• 好客Hospitalario
• 良好bueno

讨好 is pronounced tǎohǎo and means “complacer a alguien”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 讨好 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.