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tǎo jiào

讨 教

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v.consult
- yǒu gè wèn tí xiàng tā tǎo jiào
  有个问题向她讨教。
  I'd like to ask her for advice on a problem.
- dāng miàn tǎo jiào
  当面讨教
  ask somebody face to face for advice
- xiàng lǎo shī tǎo jiào
  向老师讨教
  ask the teachers for some advice
- xīn rén zǒng shì bù tíng de chán zhe xiàng tā men tǎo jiào
  新人总是不停地缠着向他们讨教。
  Newcomers are constantly hounding them for advice.
synonym
qǐng jiào请教 qiú jiào求教

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Separable word
"讨" and "教" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我向他讨过几次教，受益不少。
  I have asked him for advice several times and benefited a lot.
- 我向他讨了好几次教，他都拒绝帮助我。
  I had asked him for advice several times, but he refused to help me.
- 你是怎么向他讨的教?
  How did you ask him for advice?

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