please; seek to please; flatter
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to please; to seek to please; to curry favor with
Often used with '于' to indicate the target of pleasing (取悦于人). Can carry a slight connotation of insincerity or excessive effort to win approval, though it can also be neutral.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
xiǎng想
fāng方
shè设
fǎ法
qǔ取
yuè悦
shàng上
sī司
。
He always tries every means to please his superiors.
Bù不
yào要
wèi为
le了
qǔ取
yuè悦
bié别
rén人
ér而
gǎi改
biàn变
zì自
jǐ己
。
Don't change yourself just to please others.
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Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
zhǐ旨
zài在
qǔ取
yuè悦
nián年
qīng轻
guān观
zhòng众
。
This movie aims to please young audiences.