Chinese Word: 討 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

討 (Simplified: 讨)HSK 4

Pinyin: tǎo

English Definition: 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

Chinese Definition:
①查究，处治：检讨。
②征伐，发动攻击：讨伐。声讨(宣布罪行而加以抨击)。
③研究，推求：研讨。探讨。
④索取：讨还(huán)。
⑤求，请求：讨教(jiào)。讨饶。
⑥惹：讨厌。讨人喜欢。
⑦娶：讨老婆。

Antonyms: 还

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 言

Ideographic:To ask 言 for something 寸

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 言 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 寸 [ cùn ] inch; small, tiny

Similar Characters: 訅

Example Words

	討論HSK 4	tǎo lùn	to discuss; to talk over; Classifiers: 个
	討厭HSK 4	tǎo yàn	to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying

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Example Sentences

1		wǒ 我 tǎo yàn 讨厌 rén men 人们 mà rén 骂人。 I hate it when people curse.
2		wǒ 我 tǎo yàn 讨厌 kàn dào 看到 bié ren 别人 chōu yān 抽烟。 I hate seeing other people smoking.
3		wǒ men 我们 cóng bù 从不 tǎo lùn 讨论 zhèng zhì 政治 huà tí 话题。 We never discuss political issues.
4		zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 xū yào 需要 gèng duō 更多 de 的 tǎo lùn 讨论。 This issue requires further discussion.
5		wǒ 我 tǎo yàn 讨厌 nà ge 那个 chǎo nào 吵闹 de 的 tóng shì 同事。 I loathe that noisy colleague.

More Sentences

1		wǒ 我 tǎo yàn 讨厌 rén men 人们 mà rén 骂人。 I hate it when people curse.
2		wǒ 我 tǎo yàn 讨厌 kàn dào 看到 bié ren 别人 chōu yān 抽烟。 I hate seeing other people smoking.
3		wǒ men 我们 cóng bù 从不 tǎo lùn 讨论 zhèng zhì 政治 huà tí 话题。 We never discuss political issues.
4		zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 xū yào 需要 gèng duō 更多 de 的 tǎo lùn 讨论。 This issue requires further discussion.
5		wǒ 我 tǎo yàn 讨厌 nà ge 那个 chǎo nào 吵闹 de 的 tóng shì 同事。 I loathe that noisy colleague.

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