How to say “discuss” in Chinese

讨论

tǎolùn

discuss

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Politeness and conversation”

“Discuss” in Chinese is 讨论, tǎo lùn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

讨论 is read tǎo lùn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

tǎo — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

lùn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

讨

tǎo — discuss; seek, ask for

论

lùn — discuss, reason

On the left, 讠 “speech”; on the right, 仑 lún hints at the sound.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “讨论”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 讨论. Tap the sound icon to listen.

这件事只2能在公司内部讨论zhèjiànshìzhǐnéngzàigōngsīnèibùtǎolùnThis can only be discussed within the company.
我们对方案进行了讨论。wǒmenduìfāng’ànjìnxíngletǎolùnWe held a discussion of the plan.
明天我们要对这个问题进行讨论míngtiānwǒmenyàoduìzhègewèntíjìnxíngtǎolùnTomorrow we'll hold a discussion of this issue.
经过讨论双方达成了协议jīngguòtǎolùn,shuāngfāngdáchénglexiéyìAfter discussion the sides reached an agreement.
这篇文章引发了热烈的讨论zhèpiānwénzhāngyǐnfālerèlièdetǎolùnThis article sparked a heated discussion.
这篇报道为什么引发了这么多讨论？zhèpiānbàodàowèishénmeyǐnfālezhèmeduōtǎolùnWhy did this report spark so much discussion?

More words from the lesson “Let's talk it over”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “discuss” in Chinese?

“Discuss” in Chinese is 讨论, pinyin tǎolùn.

What does 讨论 mean?

讨论 (tǎolùn) means “discuss”.

How do you write 讨论?

讨论 is 2 characters: 讨 (tǎo) — discuss; seek, ask for; 论 (lùn) — discuss, reason. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 讨论?

讨论 is read tǎolùn. Tones: tǎo — third tone, lùn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“discuss” in the lesson “Let's talk it over”

This word is from the topic “Politeness and conversation” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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