研 yán
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 石 — stone, rock, mineral
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
研讨
yántǎo
to discuss, to deliberate
Characters in this word
讨 tǎo
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 寸 inch
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 专家们围绕城市老化问题进行了深入研讨。 Zhuānjiāmen wéirào chéngshì lǎohuà wèntí jìnxíng le shēnrù yántǎo. The experts held an in-depth discussion on the problem of urban ageing.
- 老师和同学们围坐在一起，研讨这篇论文。 Lǎoshī hé tóngxuémen wéizuò zài yìqǐ, yántǎo zhè piān lùnwén. The teacher and students sat around together to discuss this paper.
- 大家正在会议室里研讨明年的学习计划。 Dàjiā zhèngzài huìyìshì lǐ yántǎo míngnián de xuéxí jìhuà. Everyone is in the meeting room discussing next year's study plan.
Related words
- 研究 yánjiū to research; to study
- 研究生 yánjiūshēng graduate student
- 研制 yánzhì to develop
- 研究所 yánjiūsuǒ research institute
- 钻研 zuānyán to study deeply; to delve into
- 讨论 tǎolùn to discuss
- 讨厌 tǎoyàn to hate; annoying
- 探讨 tàntǎo to discuss, to deliberate
- 检讨 jiǎntǎo to examine one's mistakes; self-criticism; review
- 乞讨 qǐtǎo to beg; to ask for alms
- 商讨 shāngtǎo to discuss; to confer
- 讨 tǎo to ask for; to demand