讨人喜欢討人喜歡 tǎo rén xǐ huan — to attract people's affection
tǎo (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising) xǐ (third tone, dipping) huan (neutral tone)tao3 ren2 xi3 huan5
Traditional: 討人喜歡
to attract people's affection
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standard
Meanings
to attract people's affection
to attract people's affection; charming; delightful
Character breakdown
Words containing 人
- 人rén (second tone, rising)person, people
- 有人yǒu (third tone, dipping) rén (second tone, rising)someone
- 人们人們rén (second tone, rising) men (neutral tone)people
- 别人別人biérén (second tone, rising)other people, others; somebody else
- 女人nǚrén (third tone, dipping)woman, adult female
- 人员人員rén (second tone, rising) yuán (second tone, rising)staff
- 男人nánrén (second tone, rising)man, adult male
- 人生rén (second tone, rising) shēng (first tone, high and level)life (one's time on earth)
- 人民rén (second tone, rising) mín (second tone, rising)the people
- 人类人類rén (second tone, rising) lèi (fourth tone, falling)humanity
- 个人個人gèrén (fourth tone, falling)individual, oneself (as opposed to the group); personal
- 病人bìng (fourth tone, falling) rén (second tone, rising)sick person
- 人物rén (second tone, rising) wù (fourth tone, falling)person
- 家人jiā (first tone, high and level) rén (second tone, rising)family member
- 敌人敵人dí (second tone, rising) rén (second tone, rising)enemy
- 人家rén (second tone, rising) jia (neutral tone)other people
- 人士rén (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling)person
- 客人kèrén (fourth tone, falling)guest, visitor; customer
Words containing 喜
- 喜欢喜歡xǐhuan (third tone, dipping)to like, to be fond of
- 惊喜驚喜jīng (first tone, high and level) xǐ (third tone, dipping)nice surprise
- 恭喜gōng (first tone, high and level) xǐ (third tone, dipping)to congratulate
- 喜爱喜愛xǐ (third tone, dipping) ài (fourth tone, falling)to like
- 喜剧喜劇xǐ (third tone, dipping) jù (fourth tone, falling)comedy
- 喜悦喜悅xǐ (third tone, dipping) yuè (fourth tone, falling)happy
- 喜好xǐ (third tone, dipping) hào (fourth tone, falling)to like
- 欣喜xīn (first tone, high and level) xǐ (third tone, dipping)happy
- 喜庆喜慶xǐ (third tone, dipping) qìng (fourth tone, falling)jubilation
- 喜事xǐ (third tone, dipping) shì (fourth tone, falling)happy occasion
- 喜怒哀乐喜怒哀樂xǐ (third tone, dipping) nù (fourth tone, falling) āi (first tone, high and level) lè (fourth tone, falling)four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 欢喜, anger 愤怒, sorrow 哀 and joy 快乐
- 喜出望外xǐ (third tone, dipping) chū (first tone, high and level) wàng (fourth tone, falling) wài (fourth tone, falling)to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
- 喜糖xǐ (third tone, dipping) táng (second tone, rising)sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding)
- 喜洋洋xǐ (third tone, dipping) yáng (second tone, rising) yáng (second tone, rising)radiant with joy
- 喜酒xǐ (third tone, dipping) jiǔ (third tone, dipping)wedding feast
- 喜闻乐见喜聞樂見xǐ (third tone, dipping) wén (second tone, rising) lè (fourth tone, falling) jiàn (fourth tone, falling)a delight to see (idiom); an attractive spectacle
Words containing 欢
- 喜欢喜歡xǐhuan (third tone, dipping)to like, to be fond of
- 欢迎歡迎huānyíng (first tone, high and level)to welcome
- 欢乐歡樂huān (first tone, high and level) lè (fourth tone, falling)gaiety
- 狂欢狂歡kuáng (second tone, rising) huān (first tone, high and level)party
- 欢呼歡呼huān (first tone, high and level) hū (first tone, high and level)to cheer for
- 欢快歡快huān (first tone, high and level) kuài (fourth tone, falling)cheerful and lighthearted
- 狂欢节狂歡節kuáng (second tone, rising) huān (first tone, high and level) jié (second tone, rising)carnival
- 欢声笑语歡聲笑語huān (first tone, high and level) shēng (first tone, high and level) xiào (fourth tone, falling) yǔ (third tone, dipping)cheers and laughter
- 欢聚歡聚huān (first tone, high and level) jù (fourth tone, falling)to get together socially
- 联欢聯歡lián (second tone, rising) huān (first tone, high and level)have a get-together
- 悲欢离合悲歡離合bēi (first tone, high and level) huān (first tone, high and level) lí (second tone, rising) hé (second tone, rising)joys and sorrows