讨好

tǎohǎo

to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 討好

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他总想讨好老板。

He always tries to curry favor with the boss.

讨好有用吗?

Does flattery work?