Character

討 tǎo

to discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry

乞討 qǐ tǎo	to beg; to go begging
催討 cuī tǎo	to demand repayment of debt
公開討論會 gōng kāi tǎo lùn huì	open forum
南征北討 nán zhēng běi tǎo	war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
吃力不討好 chī lì bù tǎo hǎo	arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
商討 shāng tǎo	to discuss; to deliberate
奉承討好 fèng cheng tǎo hǎo	to curry favor; to get the desired outcome by flattery
征討 zhēng tǎo	to go on a punitive expedition
拼命討好 pīn mìng tǎo hǎo	to throw oneself at sb or sth; to bend over backwards to help
探討 tàn tǎo	to investigate; to probe
東征西討 dōng zhēng xī tǎo	war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
東討西征 dōng tǎo xī zhēng	war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
檢討 jiǎn tǎo	to examine or inspect; self-criticism; review
申討 shēn tǎo	to denounce
研討 yán tǎo	discussion
研討會 yán tǎo huì	discussion forum; seminar
索討 suǒ tǎo	to demand; to claim
聲討 shēng tǎo	to denounce; to condemn
自討沒趣 zì tǎo méi qù	to invite a snub; to court a rebuff
自討苦吃 zì tǎo kǔ chī	to ask for trouble (idiom); to make a rod for one's own back
討乞 tǎo qǐ	to go begging; to ask for alms
討人 tǎo rén	(old) girl trafficked into a brothel to work as prostitute
討人厭 tǎo rén yàn	horrid
討人喜歡 tǎo rén xǐ huan	to attract people's affection; charming; delightful
討人嫌 tǎo rén xián	unpleasant; disagreeable

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