討

tǎo

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

How to write 討, stroke by stroke

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

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討厭tǎo yànto dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying
討論tǎo lùnto discuss; to talk over
討好tǎo hǎoto get the desired outcome; to win favor by fawning on sb; to curry favor with; a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor
討厭鬼tǎo yàn guǐdisgusting person; slob
探討tàn tǎoto investigate; to probe
研討會yán tǎo huìdiscussion forum; seminar
討人厭tǎo rén yànhorrid
商討shāng tǎoto discuss; to deliberate
乞討qǐ tǎoto beg; to go begging
檢討jiǎn tǎoto examine or inspect; self-criticism; review
討價還價tǎo jià huán jiàto haggle over price; to bargain
討人喜歡tǎo rén xǐ huanto attract people's affection; charming; delightful

他是個很討人煩的男人。
tā shì gè hěn tǎo rén fán de nán rén 。
He's a very disagreeable man.
我們一直討論到很晚。
wǒ mén yì zhí tǎo lùn dào hěn wǎn 。
We carried on the discussion till late at night.
那人很會討好老闆。
nà rén hěn huì tǎo hǎo lǎo bǎn 。
That man knows how to get on the president's good side.
小孩一般都討厭菠菜。
xiǎo hái yì bān dōu tǎo yàn bō cài 。
Children often hate spinach.
這是值得探討的話題。
zhè shì zhí dé tàn tǎo de huà tí 。
The topic is worth discussing.