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
这个孩子很讨人喜欢，邻居们都喜欢他。
zhè ge hái zi hěn tǎo rén xǐ huān , lín jū men dōu xǐ huān tā 。
This child is very likable; all the neighbors like him.
他故意说了几句话来讨对方的欢心。
tā gù yì shuō le jǐ jù huà lái tǎo duì fāng de huān xīn 。
He deliberately said a few words to win the other party's favor.
Words with 讨
讨生活
tǎo shēng huó
to eke out a living
讨债
tǎo zhài
to demand repayment
乞讨
qǐ tǎo
to beg
催讨
cuī tǎo
to demand repayment of debt
公开讨论会
gōng kāi tǎo lùn huì
open forum
南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
商讨
shāng tǎo
to discuss
奉承讨好
fèng cheng tǎo hǎo
to curry favor
征讨
zhēng tǎo
to go on a punitive expedition
讨小
tǎo xiǎo
(coll.) to take a concubine
拼命讨好
pīn mìng tǎo hǎo
to throw oneself at sb or sth