favor; liking; goodwill
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
favor; liking; affection; goodwill
formalOften refers to a feeling of fondness or approval that one person has for another. It is something that can be gained or lost. Common collocations include 得欢心 (to gain favor), 讨欢心 (to curry favor), and 失欢心 (to lose favor).
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
rén人
xiǎo小
zuǐ嘴
tián甜
，
zuì最
dé得
yé爷
ye爷
nǎi奶
nai奶
de的
huān欢
xīn心
。
This child, young and sweet-tongued, has won the greatest favor from his grandparents.
Tā他
nǔ努
lì力
gōng工
zuò作
，
xī希
wàng望
néng能
tǎo讨
shàng上
sī司
de的
huān欢
xīn心
。
He works hard, hoping to curry favor with his boss.
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Chǒng宠
wù物
gǒu狗
hěn很
kuài快
yíng赢
dé得
le了
quán全
jiā家
rén人
de的
huān欢
xīn心
。
The pet dog quickly won the affection of the whole family.
Zhè这
xiàng项
xīn新
zhèng政
cè策
sì似
hū乎
yíng赢
dé得
le了
gōng公
zhòng众
de的
huān欢
xīn心
。
This new policy seems to have gained public favor.
Tā她
de的
zhí直
shuài率
zuì最
zhōng终
ràng让
tā她
shī失
qù去
le了
lǎo老
bǎn板
de的
huān欢
xīn心
。
Her bluntness eventually caused her to lose her boss's goodwill.