curry favor; ingratiate oneself; suck up
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to curry favor with; to ingratiate oneself with; to suck up to
Often used with 向 or 在……面前. Can take the erhua suffix as 卖好儿 (mài hǎo r). Carries a slightly negative connotation of insincerity.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
lǐng领
dǎo导
miàn面
qián前
mài卖
hǎo好
。
He always loves to curry favor with the leadership.
Wèi为
le了
dé得
dào到
nà那
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
，
tā他
bù不
xī惜
xiàng向
kè客
hù户
mài卖
hǎo好
。
To get that project, he didn't hesitate to ingratiate himself with the client.
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Zhè这
ge个
rén人
hěn很
huì会
mài卖
hǎo好
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
rén人
yuán缘
bù不
cuò错
。
This person is very good at sucking up, so he's quite popular.