讨论

• 拼音: tǎo lùn
• 汉字拆解: 讨 = 讠(speech) + 寸 (inch) — to weigh words carefully; 论 = 讠(speech) + 仑 (logical order)

含义

To discuss; to talk over. To exchange ideas and opinions about a topic.

Used in both formal and informal contexts. Functions as both a verb (讨论问题 discuss a problem) and a noun (一个讨论 a discussion). Common in school, workplace, and everyday conversations. Often followed directly by the topic or introduced with 关于 (about).

例句

1. 我们一起讨论这个问题吧。
2. 老师让同学们分组讨论。
3. 他们在讨论明天的计划。

用法指南

语境: school, work, meetings, daily life

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我们讨论一下这件事吧。(Let's discuss this matter.)
• 这个话题值得讨论。(This topic is worth discussing.)

错误说法

• 我自己讨论了一下 (Don't say you discussed with yourself — 讨论 implies multiple participants; use 想了想 or 考虑了 for thinking alone)

起源与历史

讨 (tǎo, to investigate/seek) + 论 (lùn, to discuss/reason). The combination conveys the act of investigating and reasoning through a topic together.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal