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tǎo
v. ask for, demand; take (a wife); incur, invite
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Other meanings
[tǎo]   char. send armed forces to suppress; denounce; discuss; (lit.) rule
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    speech (for )
    to say, to talk; speech, word; character, word, sentence (for )

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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nǐ xià yǔ tiān qù pá shān shì zì táo kǔ chī .
phr. You are asking for trouble if you go to climb the mountain when it rains.
tǎo rén xián
phr. disagreeable or annoying to someone
tǎo fàn
phr. to beg for food
tǎo qián
phr. to ask for money; to beg for money