讨人情
tǎo​rén​qíng

to ask for a favor back

  • created sense approved 讨人情/討人情 · tǎo​rén​qíng · to ask for a favor back — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    讨人情 / 討人情

    tǎo​rén​qíng

    to ask for a favor back

    To ask someone you previously helped to return the favor; to remind someone of a kindness you did for them in order to get help now

    讨, 人情

    讨 (literal) → 讨/討 · tǎo · to ask for 人情 (literal) → 人情 · rén​qíng · favor

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  • created sense approved 讨人情/討人情 · tǎo​rén​qíng · to use connections — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    讨人情 / 討人情

    tǎo​rén​qíng

    to use connections

    To use one's personal relationships, influence, or status to ask someone for a favor or to settle a matter

    讨, 人情

    讨 (literal) → 讨/討 · tǎo · to ask for 人情 (literal) → 人情 · rén​qíng · social relationship

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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