to curry favor; to get the desired outcome by flattery
trad. 奉承討好
Also written 奉承討好【fèng cheng tǎo hǎo】
Characters in this word
4奉
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to offer (tribute), to present respectfully (to superior, ancestor, deity etc), to esteem, to revere, to believe in (a religion), to wait upon, to accept orders (from superior)
- Pinyin
- fèng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 10182 of 2500
承
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surname Cheng, Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
- Pinyin
- Chéng
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 17891 of 2500
讨
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to invite, to provoke, to demand or ask for, to send armed forces to suppress, to denounce or condemn, to marry (a woman), to discuss or study
- Pinyin
- tǎo
- Traditional
- 討
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 16727 of 2500
好
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good, appropriate; proper, all right!, (before a verb) easy to, (before a verb) good to, (before an adjective for exclamatory effect) so, (verb complement indicating completion), (of two people) close; on intimate terms, (after a form of address) hello
- Pinyin
- hǎo
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 11 of 2500