讨 tǎo — to send a punitive expedition against; to attack; to denounce
讨
Level 1 · Common HSK 4 #315
Traditional:
討
tǎo tao3
Basic definition
Detailed explanation
- verb (会意。从言，从寸。言，言论。寸，法度。用言论和法度进行处治。本义:声讨)
- verb denounce;condemn
- verb send armed forces to suppress;kill e.g 征讨 讨掩 · 讨贰 · 讨贼 · 讨乱 · 讨荡
- verb make a thorough inquiry;probe into e.g 讨实 · 讨究 · 讨索
- verb ask for e.g 讨针线 · 讨彩头 · 讨春
- verb beg for e.g 乞讨 讨分上 · 讨火
- verb get e.g 讨彩 · 讨乖 · 讨野火
- verb kill
- verb marry a woman e.g 讨亲 · 讨老婆
- verb incur e.g 讨厌 讨口牙 · 讨气 · 讨人怜 · 讨人厌
Related words
- 讨论 to discuss; discussion
- 探讨 to explore; to probe into
- 研讨会 seminar; symposium; workshop
- 研讨 to study and discuss; to seminar
- 讨厌 to dislike; annoying; troublesome
- 检讨 to examine oneself; to write a self-criticism
- 商讨 to discuss; to confer about
- 讨好 to get the desired outcome/to win favor by fawning on sb/to curry favor with/a f
- 乞讨 to beg; to go begging
- 讨价还价 to bargain; to haggle
- 研讨班 seminar workshop
- 声讨 to denounce; to condemn publicly
- 讨饭 to ask for food/to beg
- 讨薪 to demand/recover unpaid wages
- 讨伐 to send a punitive expedition against
- 讨债 to demand repayment
- 讨教 to ask for advice
- 征讨 to send an expedition against; to campaign against
- 自讨苦吃 to ask for trouble; to bring hardship on oneself
- 追讨 to pursue and demand repayment; to dun