讨 (討)
tǎo
Pinyin

Definition

讨 (討)
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tǎo
  1. to invite
  2. to provoke
  3. to demand or ask for
  4. to send armed forces to suppress
  5. to denounce or condemn
  6. to marry (a woman)
  7. to discuss or study

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

讨厌
tǎo yàn
  1. 1 to dislike
  2. 2 to loathe
  3. 3 disagreeable
  4. 4 troublesome
  5. 5 annoying
乞讨
qǐ tǎo
  1. 1 to beg
  2. 2 to go begging
探讨
tàn tǎo
  1. 1 to investigate
  2. 2 to probe
检讨
jiǎn tǎo
  1. 1 to examine or inspect
  2. 2 self-criticism
  3. 3 review
讨
tǎo
  1. 1 to invite
  2. 2 to provoke
  3. 3 to demand or ask for
  4. 4 to send armed forces to suppress
  5. 5 to denounce or condemn
  6. 6 to marry (a woman)
  7. 7 to discuss or study

Idioms (7)

南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
  1. 1 arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
东征西讨
dōng zhēng xī tǎo
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东讨西征
dōng tǎo xī zhēng
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
自讨苦吃
zì tǎo kǔ chī
  1. 1 to ask for trouble (idiom)
  2. 2 to make a rod for one's own back

Sample Sentences

我可以不问感觉继续为爱讨好，冷眼地看着你的骄傲。
wǒ kěyǐ bùwèn gǎnjué jìxù wèi ài tǎohǎo ，lěngyǎn de kàn zhe nǐ de jiāoào 。
I could please you in the name of love, neglecting my feelings and looking at your cold-eyed arrogance .
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我们为了写作业而进行的讨价还价，简直就是黑色幽默
wǒmen wèile xiě zuòyè ér jìnxíng de tǎojiàhuánjià ，jiǎnzhí jiùshì hēisè yōumò
The way we would get out of doing homework is to bargain, it's almost ironic.
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将探讨在“互联网 ”背景下，绿色技术如何在城市垃圾资源化发挥创新性效应等主题。
jiāng tàntǎo zài “Hùliánwǎng ”bèijǐng xià ，lǜsè jìshù rúhé zài chéngshì lājī zīyuánhuà fāhuī chuàngxīnxìng xiàoyìng děng zhǔtí 。
We will explore in the context of internet, how green technologies can play an innovative role in urban waste recycling
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这一点我的朋友G画家做到了极致，有客官去找他买画，他却一直不给对方询问价钱乃至讨价还价的机会
zhè yīdiǎn wǒ de péngyou G huàjiā zuòdào le jízhì ，yǒu kèguān qù zhǎo tā mǎi huà ，tā què yīzhí bù gěi duìfāng xúnwèn jiàqian nǎizhì tǎojiàhuánjià de jīhuì
For this, my friend, the Artist G, is the best example. An honored guest went to him to buy a painting. He never gave the customer the opportunity to talk about price or even to bargain.
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她根本在我头上点火。这么多人上班开小差，她都睁一只眼闭一只眼。我只不过迟到三分钟，就让我写检讨书。
tā gēnběn zài wǒ tóushàng diǎnhuǒ 。zhème duō rén shàngbān kāixiǎochāi ，tā dōu zhēngyīzhīyǎnbìyīzhīyǎn 。wǒ zhǐbuguò chídào sān fēnzhōng ，jiù ràng wǒ xiě jiǎntǎo shū 。
She's basically sweeping me away. She turns a blind eye to every other employee that is absent-minded all day. I was only late for three minutes and she made me write a feedback report.
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我的同学七嘴八舌地讨论作业。
wǒ de tóngxué qīzuǐbāshé de tǎolùn zuòyè 。
My classmates discussed the homework eagerly.
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今天要讨论通信展的推广方案。请大家多发言。
jīntiān yào tǎolùn tōngxìn zhǎn de tuīguǎng fāngàn 。qǐng dàjiā duō fāyán 。
Today we will discuss the promotion plans for the Information & Communication Exhibition. Feel free to speak.
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第八：美国佛罗里达枪击案造成多人死亡，引起枪枝管制问题讨论。
dìbā ：Měiguó Fúluólǐdá qiāngjīàn zàochéng duōrén sǐwáng ，yǐnqǐ qiāngzhī guǎnzhì wèntí tǎolùn 。
8. High school shooting in Florida resulted in many deaths, provoking the discussion of gun control related issues.
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这件事不是上次就讨论过了？是你说要去南半球避暑的。
zhè jiàn shì bùshì shàngcì jiù tǎolùn guò le ？shì nǐ shuō yào qù nánbànqiú bìshǔ de 。
Didn't we discuss this last time? It was you that said you wanted to go to the southern hemisphere to escape the heat.
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太好了，等你看完我们来讨论。
tài hǎole ，děng nǐ kàn wán wǒmen lái tǎolùn 。
That's great. Let's discuss it when you've finished reading it.
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