to say something positive about someone in order to help them
为某人说一些积极的话来帮助他 (wèi mǒu rén shuō yīxiē jījí de huà lái bāngzhù tā)
"I will put in a good word for you with the manager."
"我会为你向经理说几句好话。" (Wǒ huì wèi nǐ xiàng jīnglǐ shuō jǐ jù hǎo huà.)
later than planned or expected
to listen carefully to someone’s problems or feelings
to acknowledge someone's contribution or effort
to support or defend someone
to create innovations that shape future technology
to not meet expectations or complete a task successfully
