讨巧 (tǎo qiǎo) — to seek an easy way out; to get something by cutting corners or using clever but not entirely honest means
Definition
讨巧 means taking a shortcut or doing something the clever-but-not-quite-honest way to save effort. It is also used as an adjective (讨巧的做法 'a shortcut method') to describe such an approach.
verb
to seek an easy way outto get something by cutting corners or using clever but not entirely honest means
Examples
- 讨巧，。Tā zǒng xiǎng tǎo qiǎo, jié guǒ bǎ shì qing gǎo zá le.He always wants to take the easy way out, and in the end he messes things up.
- ，。Zhè jiàn shì bù néng tǎo qiǎo, bì xū yí bù yí bù lái.You can't cut corners on this — you have to do it step by step.
- ，。Tā tǎo le gè qiǎo, yòng jiù cái liào wán chéng le rèn wu.He pulled a clever shortcut by using old materials to finish the task.
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