讨 tǎo

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

HSK 4 #833

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

南征北讨 nán zhēng běi tǎo war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
吃力不讨好 chī lì bù tǎo hǎo arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
奉承讨好 fèng cheng tǎo hǎo to curry favor; to get the desired outcome by flattery
征讨 zhēng tǎo to go on a punitive expedition
拼命讨好 pīn mìng tǎo hǎo to throw oneself at sb or sth; to bend over backwards to help
东征西讨 dōng zhēng xī tǎo war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东讨西征 dōng tǎo xī zhēng war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
索讨 suǒ tǎo to demand; to claim
讨乞 tǎo qǐ to go begging; to ask for alms
讨人 tǎo rén (old) girl trafficked into a brothel to work as prostitute
讨人厌 tǎo rén yàn horrid
讨人喜欢 tǎo rén xǐ huan to attract people's affection; charming; delightful
讨人嫌 tǎo rén xián unpleasant; disagreeable
讨便宜 tǎo pián yi to look for a bargain; to seek advantage; to try to gain at expense of others
讨俏 tǎo qiào deliberately provocative; saucy
讨保 tǎo bǎo to ask for bail money
讨厌鬼 tǎo yàn guǐ disgusting person; slob
讨取 tǎo qǔ to ask for; to demand
讨吃 tǎo chī to beg for food
讨好卖乖 tǎo hǎo mài guāi to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
讨小 tǎo xiǎo (coll.) to take a concubine
讨平 tǎo píng to put down (an uprising); to pacify
讨底 tǎo dǐ to enquire; to demand details
讨底儿 tǎo dǐ r erhua variant of 討底|讨底[tao3 di3]
讨拍 tǎo pāi (Tw) (coll.) to seek sympathy
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