讨
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tǎo · to haggle, to discuss

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #4393
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5Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

讠Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 讨

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tǎoWords pronounced tǎo
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Example sentences

Notice where 讨 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ xiǎng hé nǐ tǎo lùn yì xiē shì qíng.我想和你讨论一些事情。

I'd like to discuss something with you.

Source: Tatoeba #1363311 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ tǎo yàn bié rén ràng wǒ děng hěn jiǔ.我讨厌别人让我等很久。

I hate when other people make me wait a long time.

Source: Tatoeba #476213 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men zài tǎo lùn wǒ men ma?他们在讨论我们吗?

Are they talking about us?

Source: Tatoeba #9922155 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ mā zài de shí hòu bié tǎo lùn zhè jiàn shì.我妈在的时候别讨论这件事。

Don't talk about it in my mother's presence.

Source: Tatoeba #1417552 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men hái yǒu xǔ duō bié de shì qíng yào tǎo lùn.我们还有许多别的事情要讨论。

We still have many other things to discuss.

Source: Tatoeba #5715121 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ràng wǒ men hé tā men tǎo lùn zhège wèn tí ba.让我们和他们讨论这个问题吧。

Let's discuss the problem with them.

Source: Tatoeba #335621 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 讨 in context

  1. Say tǎo, then recall the core meaning: to haggle, to discuss.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 讨论 (tǎo lùn), meaning “to discuss”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 讨 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.