Meaning of 讨
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
tǎo
- 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
讨 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我们明天讨论这个问题。
We're going to discuss the problem tomorrow.
他们正在讨论这个问题。
They are discussing the problem.
今天让我们不要讨论这件事。
Let's not discuss the matter today.
多讨人喜欢的一对儿！
What a charming couple!
让我们和他们讨论这个问题吧。
Let's discuss the problem with them.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
讨 tǎo · to invite · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 讨.
| 讨论 | tǎolùn | to discuss; to talk over |
| 讨厌 | tǎoyàn | to dislike; to loathe; annoying; troublesome |
| 探讨 | tàntǎo | to investigate; to probe |
| 讨好 | tǎohǎo | to get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb |
| 讨价还价 | tǎojià-huánjià | to haggle over price; to bargain |
| 讨人喜欢 | tǎo rén xǐhuan | to attract people's affection; charming |
| 商讨 | shāngtǎo | to discuss; to deliberate |
| 乞讨 | qǐtǎo | to beg; to go begging |
| 检讨 | jiǎntǎo | to examine or inspect; self-criticism |
| 研讨 | yántǎo | discussion |
| 讨厌鬼 | tǎoyànguǐ | disgusting person; slob |
| 研讨会 | yántǎohuì | discussion forum; seminar |
Questions about 讨
What does 讨 mean?
讨 (tǎo) means "to invite; to provoke" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 讨?
讨 is made of 1 character: 讨 (5 strokes). That is 5 strokes in total.
Is 讨 an HSK word?
Yes. 讨 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 讨 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 讨 is written 討.