Correct
卖人情
/ mài rén qíng /
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Collocation
1
卖个顺水人情
2
卖个人情
3
不肯卖人情
4
很会卖人情
5
何不卖人情给他
Definition
卖人情
Literally means:
sell human relations
Actually means:
do someone favor for some gains
It means offering some help or benefit to satisfy someone's demand, by means of which one may win the other's gratitude or leave a good impression.
故意或顺应别人的需要给别人一点小好处，以使对方感激自己或对自己有个好印象。
Example
Used as predicate, object or adverbial. It can have other words in between. (作谓语、宾语、状语，中间可以插入别的词语)
1
Tīngshuō
听说
xiǎowáng
小王
xiǎng
想
mǎi
买
gè
个
èrshǒu
二手
diànnǎo
电脑
,
wǒmen
我们
hébù
何不
mài
卖
gè
个
shùnshuǐrénqíng
顺水人情
,
bǎ
把
zhèbù
这部
bùyòng
不用
de
的
diànnǎo
电脑
sònggěi
送给
tā
他
ne
呢
?
I heard that Xiao Wang wants to buy a second-hand computer, why don't we sell a smooth water person, this unused computer to him?
2
Wǒmen
我们
fù
副
zǒngjīnglǐ
总经理
hěn
很
huì
会
mài
卖
rénqíng
人情
,
yī
一
tīngshuō
听说
lǎolǐ
老李
shēngzhí
升职
de
的
xiāoxi
消息
,
lìjí
立即
gàosù
告诉
le
了
lǎolǐ
老李
,
lǎolǐ
老李
duì
对
tā
他
gǎnxiè
感谢
bùjìn
不尽
。
Our deputy general manager is very good at selling people, as soon as we heard the news of old Li's promotion, immediately told old Li, old Li thanked him endlessly.
3
Lǎo
老
tóngxué
同学
qiú
求
nǐ
你
de
的
shì
事
,
nǐ
你
bàn
办
qǐlai
起来
yòu
又
bùnán
不难
,
nǐ
你
jiù
就
mài
卖
gèrén
个人
qíng
情
gěi
给
tā
他
,
yǒu
有
shénme
什么
bùhǎo
不好
?
Old classmates beg you for things, you do not difficult, you sell personal feelings to him, what is wrong?