| 1 | 讨论 | 討論 | tǎo lùn | tao3 lun4 | to discuss; to talk over; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 2 | 探讨 | 探討 | tàn tǎo | tan4 tao3 | to investigate; to probe | | |
| 3 | 讨 | 討 | tǎo | tao3 | to 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 | | |
| 4 | 讨厌 | 討厭 | tǎo yàn | tao3 yan4 | to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying | | |
| 5 | 检讨 | 檢討 | jiǎn tǎo | jian3 tao3 | to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review | | |
| 6 | 讨论会 | 討論會 | tǎo lùn huì | tao3 lun4 hui4 | symposium; discussion forum | | |
| 7 | 讨好 | 討好 | tǎo hǎo | tao3 hao3 | to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor | | |
| 8 | 研讨 | 研討 | yán tǎo | yan2 tao3 | discussion | | |
| 9 | 追讨 | 追討 | zhuī tǎo | zhui1 tao3 | to demand payment of money owing | | |
| 10 | 乞讨 | 乞討 | qǐ tǎo | qi3 tao3 | to beg; to go begging | | |
| 11 | 讨保 | 討保 | tǎo bǎo | tao3 bao3 | to ask for bail money | | |
| 12 | 索讨 | 索討 | suǒ tǎo | suo3 tao3 | to demand; to claim | | |
| 13 | 声讨 | 聲討 | shēng tǎo | sheng1 tao3 | to denounce; to condemn | | |
| 14 | 申讨 | 申討 | shēn tǎo | shen1 tao3 | to denounce | | |
| 15 | 商讨 | 商討 | shāng tǎo | shang1 tao3 | to discuss; to deliberate | | |
| 16 | 自讨没趣 | 自討沒趣 | zì tǎo méi qù | zi4 tao3 mei2 qu4 | to invite a snub; to court a rebuff | | |
| 17 | 强索硬讨 | 強索硬討 | qiáng suǒ yìng tǎo | qiang2 suo3 ying4 tao3 | to insist on getting sth. (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 拼命讨好 | 拼命討好 | pīn mìng tǎo hǎo | pin1 ming4 tao3 hao3 | to throw oneself at sb or sth; to bend over backwards to help | | |
| 19 | 南征北讨 | 南征北討 | nán zhēng běi tǎo | nan2 zheng1 bei3 tao3 | war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters | | |
| 20 | 漫天讨价 | 漫天討價 | màn tiān tǎo jià | man4 tian1 tao3 jia4 | to ask an exorbitant price (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 公开讨论会 | 公開討論會 | gōng kāi tǎo lùn huì | gong1 kai1 tao3 lun4 hui4 | open forum | | |
| 22 | 奉承讨好 | 奉承討好 | fèng cheng tǎo hǎo | feng4 cheng5 tao3 hao3 | to curry favor; to get the desired outcome by flattery | | |
| 23 | 费力不讨好 | 費力不討好 | fèi lì bù tǎo hǎo | fei4 li4 bu4 tao3 hao3 | arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding | | |
| 24 | 东征西讨 | 東征西討 | dōng zhēng xī tǎo | dong1 zheng1 xi1 tao3 | war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters | | |
| 25 | 催讨 | 催討 | cuī tǎo | cui1 tao3 | to demand repayment of debt | | |