讨好型人格

討好型人格

tǎohǎoxíngréngé

noun

Meanings

1 people-pleaser personality
2 the 'fawning' personality type, compulsively prioritizing others' approval over one's own needs

Characters

character, pattern

Examples

她是典型的讨好型人格，从来不敢拒绝别人。

Tā shì diǎnxíng de tǎohǎoxíngréngé, cónglái bù gǎn jùjué biérén.

She's a classic people-pleaser and never dares to say no to anyone.

讨好型人格的人往往很累。

Tǎohǎoxíngréngé de rén wǎngwǎng hěn lèi.

People-pleasers tend to be really exhausted.

走出讨好型人格的第一步是学会说不。

Zǒuchū tǎohǎoxíngréngé de dì-yī bù shì xuéhuì shuō bù.

The first step out of the people-pleaser mindset is learning to say no.

Tips

culture

Massively popularized on Weibo and Xiaohongshu around 2020-2022 in therapy-influenced self-help content. Maps to the Western concept of 'fawning' as a trauma response, often tied to criticisms of strict Chinese family dynamics and 原生家庭 (family of origin) discourse.

Stroke Order

讨 tǎo

好 hǎo

型 xíng

人 rén

格 gé