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Meaning of 讨

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讨 (Trad.: 討)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: 5; Radical: 言
Ideographic:To ask 讠 for something 寸
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
    • 寸 [ cùn ] inch; small, tiny
Similar Characters: 付 衬 村
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Example Words
讨论HSK 4 tǎo lùn to discuss; to talk over; Classifiers: 个
探讨HSK 6 tàn tǎo to investigate; to probe
研讨会 yán tǎo huì discussion forum; seminar
研讨 yán tǎo discussion
讨厌HSK 4 tǎo yàn to dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying
More:讨* | *讨 | *讨*
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.
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