讨论 (tǎolùn) — to discuss

讨论 (tǎolùn)

讨论 means to discuss or talk something over with one or more people, usually to reach an understanding, make a decision, or explore different views.

Meanings

1. [verb] To discuss; to talk over; to debate.
2. [noun] A discussion; a debate.

Example Sentences

我们来讨论一下这个问题。 Wǒmen lái tǎolùn yīxià zhège wèntí. Let's discuss this problem.

经过讨论，大家达成了一致意见。 Jīngguò tǎolùn, dàjiā dáchéng le yīzhì yìjiàn. After the discussion, everyone reached a consensus.

老师请同学们分组讨论。 Lǎoshī qǐng tóngxuémen fēn zǔ tǎolùn. The teacher asked the students to discuss in groups.

这个话题值得深入讨论。 Zhège huàtí zhídé shēnrù tǎolùn. This topic deserves an in-depth discussion.

Collocations

Memory Hook

讨 (to pursue / request — speech radical 讠 making a claim) plus 论 (to reason / discuss). Making a spoken claim and reasoning it out — the back-and-forth of discussion.