讨

tǎo

send armed forces to suppress; send a punitive expedition against, denounce; condemn, demand; ask for; beg for, marry (a woman), incur; invite, discuss; study

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tǎo

v. ask for, send punitive expedition, demand, incur, invite, discuss, study

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to invite, to provoke, to demand or ask for, to send armed forces to suppress, to denounce or condemn, to marry (a woman), to discuss or study

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讨

tǎo

动

（讨伐） send army or despatch troops to suppress or assault:

征讨 send a punitive expedition against;

讨贼 fight enemy;

讨平叛乱 put down a rebellion

（索取；请求） ask for; beg for; demand:

讨账 demand the payment of a debt; dun;

讨赏钱 ask for tips;

讨个人情儿 beg for a special consideration

（谴责） denounce; condemn; censure:

声讨 denounce; condemn

（娶） marry:

讨媳妇 get a wife; get married

（招惹） provoke; incur; court; invite:

讨了个没趣儿 court a rebuff; ask for a snub;

讨人欢心 ingratiate oneself with sb.; ingratiate oneself into sb.'s favour;

自讨苦吃 walk into trouble; bring trouble upon oneself

（讨论） discuss:

研讨 deliberate; discuss;

探讨 inquire into; probe into;

商讨 discuss

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討|讨 [tǎo] ► to invite ► to provoke ► to demand or ask for ► to send armed forces to suppress ► to denounce or condemn ► to marry (a woman) ► to discuss or study