讨好卖乖 tǎo hǎo mài guāi

to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
讨 tǎo HSK 4
to demand or ask for; to provoke; to discuss or study
好 hǎo HSK 1
good; well; very
卖 mài HSK 2
to sell; to show off or flaunt; to betray
乖 guāi HSK 5
(of a child) obedient, well-behaved; clever; shrewd