péi
xiǎo
xīn

common
verb

Meaning of 赔小心

赔小心 means to act with excessive caution and deference; to try to ingratiate oneself. Pronounced péi xiǎo xīn.

  • to act with excessive caution and deference; to try to ingratiate oneself

Definitions & Examples

chí
dào
le
 
gǎn
jǐn
xiàng
jīng
péi
xiǎo
xīn
 

He was late and quickly tried to ingratiate himself with the manager.

Lǎo
po
shēng
le
 
shēng
xià
de
péi
xiǎo
xīn
 

His wife was angry, so he had to be submissive and try to appease her.

Duì
děi
péi
xiǎo
xīn
 
néng
zuì
rén
 

You have to be ingratiating with clients; you can't afford to offend them.

zhī
dào
kuī
 
zhǐ
hǎo
péi
zhe
xiǎo
xiǎo
xīn
xīn
de
shuō
huà
 

Knowing he was in the wrong, he had no choice but to speak with great deference.