讨

討

tǎoㄊㄠˇ

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HSK 7 TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

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

Examples

See it in context

貓大多數都討厭狗。

Cats usually hate dogs.

大多數的作家都討厭被批評。

Most writers hate being criticized.

我們別再討論了吧。

Let's put a stop to this discussion.

我們一直討論到很晚。

We carried on the discussion till late at night.

她很討厭這樣的想法。

Such an idea is abhorrent to her.

Characters

Character breakdown

寸

cùn

a unit of length

Related: 讨

商讨

shāng tǎo

to discuss

探讨

tàn tǎo

to investigate

检讨

jiǎn tǎo

to examine or inspect

讨厌

tǎo yàn

to dislike

讨好

tǎo hǎo

to get the desired outcome

讨论

tǎo lùn

to discuss; to talk over

Stroke practice

Practice writing 讨

Characters

simplified script

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