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讨 - tǎo

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

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

How to read 讨

Click 讨 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyintǎo
Englishto discuss; ask for, beg; demand; dun; marry
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

讨乞 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 讨伐. Please read 讨俏 one more time.

Common words with this character

to go begging; to ask for alms
to suppress by armed force; to send a punitive expedition against; to crusade against
deliberately provocative; saucy
to ask for bail money

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 讨 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 讨乞 and 讨伐 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 讨.