甜头 (tián tóu) — pleasant flavor, sweet taste (literal); benefit, advantage, enticement (figurative)
Definition
Literally 'sweet taste' (literal sense), but 甜头 is used almost entirely in its figurative sense: a small benefit or lure dangled to tempt someone — e.g. 给点甜头 ('dangle a carrot').
noun
pleasant flavorsweet taste (literal)benefitadvantageenticement (figurative)
Examples
- 甜头。Zhè ge píng guǒ yǒu tián tóu.This apple has a sweet taste.
- 甜头，。Tā gěi le wǒ men yì diǎn tián tóu, ràng wǒ men bāng tā bàn shì.He gave us a little benefit to get us to help him.
- 甜头，。Bié bèi nà xiē xiǎo tián tóu piàn le, xiǎo xīn shàng gōu.Don't be fooled by those small inducements; be careful not to take the bait.
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