Usage of the character 討

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

tǎorǎo

讨扰

[討擾]

I beg to disturb you
I trespass on your hospitality
Thank you for your hospitality!

qǐtǎo

乞讨

[乞討]

to beg
to go begging

tǎohǎi

讨海

[討海]

to make one's living from the sea

tǎozhài

讨债

[討債]

to demand repayment

yántǎo

研讨

[研討]

discussion

tǎohǎo

讨好

[討好]

to get the desired outcome
to win favor by fawning on sb
to curry favor with
a fruitful outcome to reward one's labor

tǎobǎo

讨保

[討保]

to ask for bail money

tǎopíng

讨平

[討平]

to put down (an uprising)
to pacify

tǎofá

讨伐

[討伐]

to suppress by armed force
to send a punitive expedition against
to crusade against

tǎojiū

讨究

[討究]

to investigate

zhēngtǎo

征讨

[征討]

to go on a punitive expedition

tǎoqǔ

讨取

[討取]

to ask for
to demand

tǎorén

讨人

[討人]

(old) girl trafficked into a brothel to work as prostitute

shāngtǎo

商讨

[商討]

to discuss
to deliberate

tǎomǐ

讨米

[討米]

to beg for food

tǎoqǐ

讨乞

[討乞]

to go begging
to ask for alms

tǎopāi

讨拍

[討拍]

(Tw) (coll.) to seek sympathy

tǎofàn

讨饭

[討飯]

to ask for food
to beg

tàntǎo

探讨

[探討]

to investigate
to probe

tǎoyàn

讨厌

[討厭]

to dislike
to loathe
disagreeable
troublesome
annoying

tǎoxián

讨嫌

[討嫌]

disagreeable
hateful
a pain in the neck

tǎoráo

讨饶

[討饒]

to beg for mercy
to ask for forgiveness

tǎochī

讨吃

[討吃]

to beg for food

tǎolùn

讨论

[討論]

to discuss; to talk over

cuītǎo

催讨

[催討]

to demand repayment of debt

jiǎntǎo

检讨

[檢討]

to examine or inspect
self-criticism
review

tǎozhàng

讨账

[討賬]

to demand payment
to collect overdue payment

tǎoxǐ

讨喜

[討喜]

endearing; charming; likeable

tǎoqiǎo

讨巧

[討巧]

to act cleverly to get what one desires
to get the best at least expense

tǎodǐ

讨底

[討底]

to enquire
to demand details

tǎohuán

讨还

[討還]

to ask for sth back
to recover

shēntǎo

申讨

[申討]

to denounce

shēngtǎo

声讨

[聲討]

to denounce; to condemn

zhuītǎo

追讨

[追討]

to demand payment of money owing

tǎojiào

讨教

[討教]

to consult
to ask for advice

tǎoqiào

讨俏

[討俏]

deliberately provocative
saucy

tǎoxiǎo

讨小

[討小]

(coll.) to take a concubine

suǒtǎo

索讨

[索討]

to demand; to ask for

tǎoxīn

讨薪

[討薪]

to seek unpaid wages

tǎolùnhuì

讨论会

[討論會]

symposium
discussion forum

tǎoyànguǐ

讨厌鬼

[討厭鬼]

disgusting person
slob

tǎorényàn

讨人厌

[討人厭]

horrid

tǎorénxián

讨人嫌

[討人嫌]

unpleasant
disagreeable

tǎoshēnghuó

讨生活

[討生活]

to eke out a living
to live from hand to mouth
to drift aimlessly

tǎolùnbān

讨论班

[討論班]

seminar
workshop

tǎodǐr

讨底儿

[討底兒]

erhua variant of 討底／讨底 (tǎodǐ)

tǎolùnqū

讨论区

[討論區]

forum (esp. online)
discussion area
feedback

yántǎohuì

研讨会

[研討會]

discussion forum
seminar

tǎopiányi

讨便宜

[討便宜]

to look for a bargain
to seek advantage
to try to gain at expense of others

zìtǎokǔchī

自讨苦吃

[自討苦吃]

to ask for trouble (idiom)
to make a rod for one's own back

tǎohǎomàiguāi

讨好卖乖

[討好賣乖]

to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)

zìtǎoméiqù

自讨没趣

[自討沒趣]

to invite a snub
to court a rebuff

pīnmìngtǎohǎo

拼命讨好

[拼命討好]

to throw oneself at sb or sth
to bend over backwards to help

dōngtǎoxīzhēng

东讨西征

[東討西征]

war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

nánzhēngběitǎo

南征北讨

[南征北討]

war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

zhūbàotǎonì

诛暴讨逆

[誅暴討逆]

to wipe out the villains (e.g. insurgents, or people of another race)

dōngzhēngxītǎo

东征西讨

[東征西討]

war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

tǎojiàhuánjià

讨价还价

[討價還價]

to haggle over price
to bargain

fèngchengtǎohǎo

奉承讨好

[奉承討好]

to curry favor
to get the desired outcome by flattery

tǎorénxǐhuan

讨人喜欢

[討人喜歡]

to attract people's affection
charming
delightful

chīlìbùtǎohǎo

吃力不讨好

[吃力不討好]

arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding

gōngkāitǎolùnhuì

公开讨论会

[公開討論會]

open forum

fèilìbùtǎohǎo

费力不讨好

[費力不討好]

arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding