讨

讨 tǎo in a sentence

Demand (beg - ask for - denounce - to marry - provoke)

Full dictionary entry 32 sentences

讨 (tǎo) means Demand (beg - ask for - denounce - to marry - provoke). Below are 24 of the 32 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

这个习惯真 讨 厌。

Zhège xíguàn zhēn tǎoyàn.

This habit is really annoying.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 讨厌

讨 论很快展开了。

Tǎolùn hěn kuài zhǎn kāi le.

The discussion soon got under way.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 展开

他只想 讨 个公道。

Tā zhǐ xiǎng tǎo ge gōngdao.

All he wants is a fair deal.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 公道

我 讨 厌下雨的天气。

Wǒ tǎoyàn xià yǔ de tiānqì.

I hate rainy weather.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 讨厌

欢迎大家参与 讨 论。

Huānyíng dàjiā cānyù tǎolùn.

Everyone is welcome to join the discussion.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 参与

讨 论进行得很热烈。

Tǎolùn jìnxíng de hěn rèliè.

The discussion was lively.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 热烈

他不喜欢 讨 价还价。

Tā bù xǐhuan tǎo jià huán jià.

He does not like bargaining.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 讨价还价

他从不 讨 好任何人。

Tā cóng bù tǎohǎo rènhé rén.

He never tries to curry favour with anyone.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 讨好

他提议明天再 讨 论。

Tā tíyì míngtiān zài tǎolùn.

He proposed discussing it again tomorrow.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 提议

他 讨 厌虚伪的客套。

Tā tǎoyàn xūwěi de kètào.

He detests hypocritical politeness.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 虚伪

我们 讨 论了这个问题。

Wǒmen tǎolùn le zhège wèntí.

We discussed this question.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 讨论

讨 论进行了两个小时。

Tǎolùn jìnxíng le liǎng ge xiǎoshí.

The discussion lasted two hours.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 讨论

我们 讨 论了两个方案。

Wǒmen tǎolùn le liǎng ge fāng'àn.

We discussed two plans.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 方案

这件事做了也不 讨 好。

Zhè jiàn shì zuò le yě bù tǎohǎo.

Doing this earns no thanks either.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 讨好

他们进行了激烈的 讨 论。

Tāmen jìnxíng le jīliè de tǎolùn.

They had a heated discussion.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 激烈

讨 论围绕这个问题进行。

Tǎolùn wéirào zhège wèntí jìnxíng.

The discussion centred on this question.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 围绕

会上 讨 论了计划以及费用。

Huì shàng tǎolùn le jìhuà yǐjí fèiyòng.

The meeting discussed the plan and the costs.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 以及

他在会上做了深刻的检 讨 。

Tā zài huì shang zuò le shēnkè de jiǎntǎo.

He made a searching self-criticism at the meeting.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 检讨

这个问题成了 讨 论的焦点。

Zhège wèntí chéng le tǎolùn de jiāodiǎn.

This question became the focus of the discussion.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 焦点

会议 讨 论了几个重要事项。

Huìyì tǎolùn le jǐ ge zhòngyào shìxiàng.

The meeting discussed several important items.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 事项

会上大家探 讨 了这个问题。

Huì shang dàjiā tàntǎo le zhège wèntí.

Everyone examined this question at the meeting.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 探讨

这本书探 讨 了教育的本质。

Zhè běn shū tàntǎo le jiàoyù de běnzhì.

This book explores the nature of education.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 探讨

这件事在网上掀起了 讨 论。

Zhè jiàn shì zài wǎng shang xiānqǐ le tǎolùn.

This affair set off a discussion online.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 掀起

这次会议 讨 论了一个专题。

Zhè cì huìyì tǎolùn le yí ge zhuāntí.

This meeting discussed one special topic.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 专题

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讨 appears in 32 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.

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This page shows 32 sentences using 讨 (tǎo, "Demand (beg - ask for - denounce - to marry - provoke)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

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