讨

tǎo

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

How to write 讨, 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

Ideographic: To ask 讠 for something 寸

Made of 讠 + 寸

讨厌tǎo yànto dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome; annoying
讨论tǎo lùnto discuss; to talk over
讨好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
讨厌鬼tǎo yàn guǐdisgusting person; slob
探讨tàn tǎoto investigate; to probe
研讨会yán tǎo huìdiscussion forum; seminar
讨人厌tǎo rén yànhorrid
商讨shāng tǎoto discuss; to deliberate
乞讨qǐ tǎoto beg; to go begging
检讨jiǎn tǎoto examine or inspect; self-criticism; review
讨价还价tǎo jià huán jiàto haggle over price; to bargain
讨人喜欢tǎo rén xǐ huanto attract people's affection; charming; delightful

学生们在探讨语言和文化。
xué shēng men zài tàn tǎo yǔ yán hé wén huà 。
The students are talking about language and culture.
我讨厌厌烦的感觉。
wǒ tǎo yàn yàn fán de gǎn jué 。
I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired.
讨论最后变成了打架。
tǎo lùn zuì hòu biàn chéng le dǎ jià 。
The argument ended in a fight.
他竭尽全力地讨好他老婆。
tā jié jìn quán lì dì tǎo hǎo tā lǎo pó 。
He bent over backward to please his wife.
做个讨人喜欢的小朋友。
zuò gè tǎo rén xǐ huan de xiǎo péng yǒu 。
Be a good boy.