讨

To invite in Chinese: 讨 (tǎo)

tǎo

to invite

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 討1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to invite
  2. 2to provoke
  3. 3to demand or ask for
  4. 4to send armed forces to suppress
  5. 5to denounce or condemn
  6. 6to marry (a woman)
  7. 7to discuss or study

Stroke order

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讨

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄠˇ

tǎo

ㄊ/ tㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

讨

Simplified

討

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他到处向人讨债。

    tā dào chù xiàng rén tǎo zhài。

    He goes around demanding people repay their debts.

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Related words

讨论

tǎo lùn

to discuss

讨厌

tǎo yàn

to dislike

探讨

tàn tǎo

to investigate

检讨

jiǎn tǎo

to examine or inspect

乞讨

qǐ tǎo

to beg

商讨

shāng tǎo

to discuss

讨好

tǎo hǎo

to get the desired outcome

研讨

yán tǎo

discussion

讨价还价

tǎo jià huán jià

to haggle over price

讨人喜欢

tǎo rén xǐ huan

to attract people's affection

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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