讨

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

探讨

tàn tǎo

to investigate

东征西讨

dōng zhēng xī tǎo

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