---
title: "Yantao Meaning: 研讨 (yántǎo) Means “seminar”"
description: "研讨 (traditional 研討, yántǎo) means “seminar; discussion; to discuss; to deliberate”. Hear its tones, see what 研 and 讨 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yantao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 研讨 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

研讨 yántǎo

## seminar; discussion; to discuss; to deliberate

## Its characters

1. 研 yán to research
2. 讨 tǎo to discuss (as in 讨论)

## In a sentence

专家们正在研讨这个问题。 The experts are discussing this issue.

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## More words with 研 or 讨

- [调研 diàoyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diaoyan)
- [科研 kēyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/keyan)
- [探讨 tàntǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tantao)
- [讨论 tǎolùn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/taolun)
- [讨厌 tǎoyàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/taoyan)
- [研发 yánfā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yanfa)
- [研究 yánjiū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yanjiu)
- [研究生 yánjiūshēng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yanjiusheng)
- [研制 yánzhì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yanzhi)

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