讨

tǎo

“To invite” in Chinese is 讨 (tǎo).

Other characters with the syllable tao: see all 10 →

Meaning

to invite
to provoke
to demand or ask for

Show 4 more meanings

to send armed forces to suppress
to denounce or condemn
to marry (a woman)
to discuss or study

Example

他们在讨论谁？

Who were they talking about?

From 讨论 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 讨

讨论tǎolùnto discuss; to talk overHSK 2 讨厌tǎoyànto dislikeHSK 5 探讨tàntǎoto investigateHSK 6 检讨jiǎntǎoto examine or inspectHSK 7-9 乞讨qǐtǎoto begHSK 7-9 商讨shāngtǎoto discussHSK 7-9 讨好tǎohǎoto get the desired outcomeHSK 7-9 研讨yántǎodiscussionHSK 7-9

More HSK 2 characters

啊ainterjection of surpriseHSK 2 安āncalm; peacefulHSK 2 般bānsortHSK 2 板bǎnboardHSK 2 办bànto take care of (a matter); to deal with (a task, procedure etc); to organize (an event)HSK 2 饱bǎoto eat till fullHSK 2 报bàoto report; to inform; to announceHSK 2 背bèito carry on one's backHSK 2 笔bǐwriting brush; writing implement (pen, pencil etc)HSK 2 必bìcertainlyHSK 2

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