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讨好卖乖

tǎo hǎo mài guāi

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Definitions

  1. 1. to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)

Child Words of 讨好卖乖

乖
guāi

(of a child) obedient, well-behaved

好
hǎo

good

好
hào

to be fond of; to have a tendency to; to be prone to

讨
tǎo

to invite

讨好
tǎo hǎo

to get the desired outcome

卖
mài

to sell

卖乖
mài guāi

to show off one's cleverness