討
tǎo
to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 言
- HSK
- —
- Tone
- 3
Simplified form: 讨
Stroke order
Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 讨, the simplified form of 討. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.
Example sentences
我们不要讨论它。
Wǒ men bù yào tǎo lùn tā
Let's not discuss it.
Shadow他们在讨论谁？
Tā men zài tǎo lùn shéi
Who were they talking about?
Shadow不许讨论。
Bù xǔ tǎo lùn
No discussion.
Shadow他们在讨论我们吗？
Tā men zài tǎo lùn wǒ men ma
Are they talking about us?
Shadow
Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.
Words containing 讨
- 讨论tǎo lùn 3–4 to discuss; to talk over
- 讨厌tǎo yàn 3–4 to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying
- 探讨tàn tǎo 4–3 to investigate; to probe
- 讨价还价tǎo jià huán jià 3–4–2–4to haggle over price; to bargain
- 检讨jiǎn tǎo 3–3 → 2–3to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review
- 讨tǎo 3to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study
- 讨好tǎo hǎo 3–3 → 2–3to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor
- 商讨shāng tǎo 1–3 to discuss; to deliberate
- 乞讨qǐ tǎo 3–3 → 2–3to beg; to go begging
- 研讨yán tǎo 2–3 discussion
- 讨人喜欢tǎo rén xǐ huan 3–2–3–5to attract people's affection; charming; delightful