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Meaning

ask for; send punitive expedition; to demand; to marry

Chinese: 需求、要求。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “tao” becomes a different word in each tone. 讨 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 讨论tǎo lùnto discuss; to talk over
  • 讨厌tǎo yànto dislike; to loathe; disagreeable; troublesome
  • 探讨tàn tǎoto investigate; to probe
  • 讨价还价tǎo jià huán jiàto haggle over price; to bargain
  • 检讨jiǎn tǎoto examine or inspect; self-criticism; review

Example Sentence

这个小姑娘很讨人喜欢。Zhè ge xiǎo gū niang hěn tǎo rén xǐ huan.This little girl is very likable.

这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this小姑xiǎo gūfather's youngest sisterniangmotherhěnvery讨人喜欢tǎo rén xǐ huanto attract people's affect