讨
Character
to talk about something with other people; to discuss (as in 讨论 tǎo lùn)
Meaning
tǎo
tao3- to talk about something with other people; to discuss (as in 讨论 tǎo lùn)
- to not like someone or something; annoying (as in 讨厌 tǎo yàn)
- to ask someone to give you money or food (as in 讨钱 tǎo qián)
Examples
我们讨论一下这个问题吧。
wǒ men tǎo lùn yí xià zhè ge wèn tí ba
Let's talk about this question.
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我很讨厌下雨天。
wǒ hěn tǎo yàn xià yǔ tiān
I really don't like rainy days.
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他在门口讨钱。
tā zài mén kǒu tǎo qián
He is asking for money at the door.
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Stroke order
All 5 strokes
Speed
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Words with 讨
See all 64 →讨论tǎo lùnto talk about something with other peopleWordHSK 2讨厌tǎo yànto not like someone or somethingWordHSK 5讨好tǎo hǎoto try hard to make someone like youWordHSK 7–9讨人喜欢tǎo rén xǐ huaneasy to like; making people feel goodWordHSK 7–9讨价还价tǎo jià huán jiàto talk about a price and try to make it lowerWordHSK 7–9讨乞tǎo qǐto go beggingWord讨人tǎo rén(old) girl trafficked into a brothel to work as prostituteWord讨伐tǎo fáto suppress by armed forceWord讨俏tǎo qiàodeliberately provocativeWord讨保tǎo bǎoto ask for bail moneyWord讨债tǎo zhàito demand repaymentWord讨取tǎo qǔto ask forWord