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Character Decomposition
讨=讠+寸
Etymology
To ask 讠 for something 寸
Meanings
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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Words with 讨 272 total
to demand repayment of debt催讨cuī tǎoto beg · to go begging乞讨qǐ tǎoto denounce申讨shēn tǎoto investigate · to probe探讨tàn tǎoto discuss · to deliberate商讨shāng tǎoto ask for bail money讨保tǎo bǎoto beg for food讨吃tǎo chīto ask for food · to beg讨饭tǎo fànto make one's living from the sea讨海tǎo hǎito get the desired outcome · to win favor by fawning on sb · to curry favor with · a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor讨好tǎo hǎo
Idioms with 讨 20 total Chain
arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding吃力不讨好chī lì bù tǎo hǎowar on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters东讨西征dōng tǎo xī zhēngwar on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters东征西讨dōng zhēng xī tǎowar on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters南征北讨nán zhēng běi tǎoto haggle over price · to bargain讨价还价tǎo jià huán jià
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