How to say “discuss” in Chinese
discuss, study (at a seminar)
“Discuss” in Chinese is 研讨, yán tǎo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
研讨 is read yán tǎo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 石 “stone”: to grind into powder, and from that, to dig into a subject.
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 “研讨”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 研讨. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 王教授在研讨会2上做了报告WángjiàoshòuzàiyántǎohuìshangzuòlebàogàoProfessor Wang gave a talk at the seminar.
- 研讨会2的主题是生物进化yántǎohuìdezhǔtíshìshēngwùjìnhuàThe theme of the seminar is biological evolution.
More words from the lesson “A talk: topic and sources”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “discuss” in Chinese?
“Discuss” in Chinese is 研讨, pinyin yántǎo.
What does 研讨 mean?
研讨 (yántǎo) means “discuss, study (at a seminar)”.
How do you write 研讨?
研讨 is 2 characters: 研 (yán) — grind; research; 讨 (tǎo) — discuss; seek, ask for. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 研讨?
研讨 is read yántǎo. Tones: yán — second tone, tǎo — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“discuss” in the lesson “A talk: topic and sources”
This word is from the topic “Research and discovery” of HSK 6. 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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