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讨论

tǎo lùn · tao lun

Traditional 討論

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to discuss; to talk over
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In a conversation

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Weekend plans

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)周末(zhōumò)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)玩(wán)？我们(wǒmen)讨论(tǎolùn)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)。

    Where shall we go this weekend? Let's discuss it.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)爬山(páshān)，你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    I want to go hiking. What about you?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)海边(hǎibiān)。

    I want to go to the seaside.

  4. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)讨论(tǎolùn)了(le)半个(bànge)小时(xiǎoshí)，还(hái)没有(méiyǒu)决定(juédìng)。

    We discussed it for half an hour and still have not decided.

  5. Qiqi

    别(bié)讨论(tǎolùn)了(le)！我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)订(dìng)好(hǎo)了(le)去(qù)动物园(dòngwùyuán)的(de)票(piào)！

    Stop discussing! I already booked tickets to the zoo.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)第(dì)三(sān)章(zhāng)讨(tǎo)论(lùn)这(zhè)个(ge)问(wèn)题(tí)。

We will deal with this problem in Chapter Three.

Tatoeba: Chinese by vicch · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)还(hái)没(méi)和(hé)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)讨(tǎo)论(lùn)过(guò)那(nà)个(ge)。

I haven't discussed that with Tom.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Leolaaziano · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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The characters

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讨
tǎo

to invite; to provoke

论
lùn

opinion; view

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