demand back; recover
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to demand back; to recover (money, debts, items, etc.)
Typically used in contexts of recovering debts, loans, or metaphorical debts such as 'blood debts' (血债). Often implies a sense of rightful reclamation.
Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
tǎo讨
huán还
zhè这
bǐ笔
qiàn欠
kuǎn款
。
We must recover this debt.
Tā他
yào要
xiàng向
dí敌
rén人
tǎo讨
huán还
xuè血
zhài债
。
He wants to make the enemy pay for the blood debt.
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Jiè借
chū出
qù去
de的
qián钱
hěn很
nán难
tǎo讨
huán还
。
Money that is lent out is hard to get back.