Usage note
讨论表示大家一起说和想。
tǎo lùn biǎo shì dà jiā yì qǐ shuō hé xiǎng。
Discuss means to talk and think together.
Context note
讨论常用于课堂、会议和计划。
tǎo lùn cháng yòng yú kè táng 、 huì yì hé jì huà。
Discuss often appears in class, meetings, and plans.
5 examples
我们来讨论一下。
wǒ men lái tǎo lùn yí xià。
Let's discuss it.
老师让大家讨论问题。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā tǎo lùn wèn tí。
The teacher asked everyone to discuss the problem.
他们正在讨论计划。
tā men zhèng zài tǎo lùn jì huà。
They are discussing the plan.
请认真讨论。
qǐng rèn zhēn tǎo lùn。
Please discuss seriously.
讨论后再决定。
tǎo lùn hòu zài jué dìng。
Decide after discussing.
5 mini stories
课堂上，大家讨论了这个故事。
kè táng shàng， dà jiā tǎo lùn le zhè ge gù shì。
In class, everyone discussed this story.
他们讨论去哪里旅行。
tā men tǎo lùn qù nǎ lǐ lǚ xíng。
They discussed where to travel.
老师让我们小组讨论。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ men xiǎo zǔ tǎo lùn。
The teacher asked us to discuss in groups.
大家讨论得很热烈。
dà jiā tǎo lùn dé hěn rè liè。
Everyone discussed it enthusiastically.
讨论以后，我们找到了好办法。
tǎo lùn yǐ hòu， wǒ men zhǎo dào le hǎo bàn fǎ。
After discussion, we found a good way.
Mini dialogue
小组讨论
A
我们来讨论一下这个数学题。
Wǒmen lái tǎolùn yīxià zhège shùxué tí.
Let's discuss this math problem.
B
好，我觉得答案应该是五。
Hǎo, wǒ juéde dá'àn yīnggāi shì wǔ.
Okay, I think the answer should be five.
班级讨论
A
老师让我们讨论春游去哪里。
Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen tǎolùn chūnyóu qù nǎlǐ.
The teacher asked us to discuss where to go for the spring outing.
B
我建议去动物园。
Wǒ jiànyì qù dòngwùyuán.
I suggest going to the zoo.
Related words and contrasts
similar
谈
tán
discuss
讨论 is more formal and detailed than 谈
similar
商量
shāng liang
consult / discuss
商量 is often for making decisions together
contrast
争论
zhēng lùn
argue
争论 is arguing, 讨论 is a calm discussion