討 (tou2 | tao3) : quell; ask for; marry; incur; discuss

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討

tou2

tao3

[1] quell; suppress; denounce
[2] ask for; beg for; demand
[3] marry (a woman); get married
[4] incur; invite; court
[5] discuss; study; examine into; research

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: (#149)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

討 / 讨

This word has been viewed 9181 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 30th Sep 2010 01:14

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討便宜 tou2 bin6 ji4 tao3 bian4 pian2 yi2 = take advantage of. [粵]者數

討厭 tou2 jim3 tao3 yan4 = loathe; disagreeable; annoying

商討 soeng1 tou2 shang1 tao3 = discuss; deliberate

檢討 gim2 tou2 jian3 tao3 = review; self-criticism

探討 taam3 tou2 tan4 tao3 = to investigate; to probe into; to make inquiries; investigation

討價還價 tou2 gaa3 waan4 gaa3 tao3 jia4 huan2 jia4 = to haggle; to bargain; to drive a bargain

討論 tou2 leon6 tao3 lun4 = to discuss; to talk over; to debate; discussion; talk; debate

研討會 jin4 tou2 wui6*2 yan2 tao3 hui4 = discussion forum, seminar

討好 tou2 hou2 tao3 hao3 = blandish; fawn on; have one's work rewarded; please

討論會 tou2 leon6 wui6*2 tao3 lun4 hui4 = seminar
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我最討厭包禮物了！國
I hate wrapping up presents!

我哋不斷收到呢啲冇用嘅傳單﹐實在討厭。粵
We keep getting these unwanted flyers; they're a real nuisance.
[In the second part of sentence, the English version uses "they" to show a change of new subject. The Cantonese version does not need a new subject which is understood.]

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