tǎo​yào

to beg for

  • created sense approved 讨要/討要 · tǎo​yào · to beg for — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    讨要 / 討要

    tǎo​yào

    to beg for

    to ask for something as a charity or out of necessity, such as food or money

    讨 (literal) → 讨/討 · tǎo · to ask for 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · to want

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 讨要/討要 · tǎo​yào · to demand — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    讨要 / 討要

    tǎo​yào

    to demand

    to ask for the return, repayment, or fulfillment of an obligation

    讨 (literal) → 讨/討 · tǎo · to ask for 要 (literal) → 要 · yào · to want

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense