討 tǎo

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

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

WORDS

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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