讨还
tǎo huán
Pinyin

Definition

讨还
 - 
tǎo huán
  1. to ask for sth back
  2. to recover

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

还
Huán
  1. 1 surname Huan
还是
hái shi
  1. 1 or
  2. 2 still
  3. 3 nevertheless
  4. 4 had better
讨厌
tǎo yàn
  1. 1 to dislike
  2. 2 to loathe
  3. 3 disagreeable
  4. 4 troublesome
  5. 5 annoying
讨论
tǎo lùn
  1. 1 to discuss
  2. 2 to talk over
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
还好
hái hǎo
  1. 1 not bad
  2. 2 tolerable
  3. 3 fortunately
还有
hái yǒu
  1. 1 furthermore
  2. 2 in addition
  3. 3 still
  4. 4 also
乞讨
qǐ tǎo
  1. 1 to beg
  2. 2 to go begging
交还
jiāo huán
  1. 1 to return sth
  2. 2 to hand back
以牙还牙
yǐ yá huán yá
  1. 1 a tooth for a tooth (retaliation)
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
  1. 1 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
催讨
cuī tǎo
  1. 1 to demand repayment of debt
偿还
cháng huán
  1. 1 to repay
  2. 2 to reimburse
商讨
shāng tǎo
  1. 1 to discuss
  2. 2 to deliberate
回还
huí huán
  1. 1 to return
奉还
fèng huán
  1. 1 to return with thanks
  2. 2 to give back (honorific)
往还
wǎng huán
  1. 1 contacts
  2. 2 dealings
征讨
zhēng tǎo
  1. 1 to go on a punitive expedition
探讨
tàn tǎo
  1. 1 to investigate
  2. 2 to probe
东征西讨
dōng zhēng xī tǎo
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
检讨
jiǎn tǎo
  1. 1 to examine or inspect
  2. 2 self-criticism
  3. 3 review

Idioms (20)

以其人之道，还治其人之身
yǐ qí rén zhī dào , huán zhì qí rén zhī shēn
  1. 1 to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹); to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以眼还眼
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn
  1. 1 an eye for an eye (idiom); fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
  2. 2 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
以眼还眼，以牙还牙
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn , yǐ yá huán yá
  1. 1 an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use the enemy's methods against him
  3. 3 to give sb a taste of his own medicine
借尸还魂
jiè shī huán hún
  1. 1 lit. reincarnated in sb else's body (idiom); fig. a discarded or discredited idea returns in another guise
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
吃力不讨好
chī lì bù tǎo hǎo
  1. 1 arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding
打狗还得看主人
dǎ gǒu hái děi kàn zhǔ rén
  1. 1 lit. when one beats a dog, one must answer to its master (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. before punishing sb, one should consider how that would affect others associated with him
有借有还，再借不难
yǒu jiè yǒu huán , zài jiè bù nán
  1. 1 return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
东征西讨
dōng zhēng xī tǎo
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东讨西征
dōng tǎo xī zhēng
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
比登天还难
bǐ dēng tiān hái nán
  1. 1 lit. even harder than reaching the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely difficult
  3. 3 far from an easy task
自讨苦吃
zì tǎo kǔ chī
  1. 1 to ask for trouble (idiom)
  2. 2 to make a rod for one's own back
姜还是老的辣
jiāng hái shì lǎo de là
  1. 1 ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom)
  2. 2 the older, the wiser
衣锦还乡
yì jǐn huán xiāng
  1. 1 to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
解铃还须系铃人
jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén
  1. 1 lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. whoever started the trouble should end it
讨好卖乖
tǎo hǎo mài guāi
  1. 1 to curry favor by showing obeisance (idiom)
买椟还珠
mǎi dú huán zhū
  1. 1 to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside
  2. 2 to show poor judgment (idiom)
费力不讨好
fèi lì bù tǎo hǎo
  1. 1 arduous and thankless task (idiom); strenuous and unrewarding

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