掏

To fish out (from pocket) in Chinese: 掏 (tāo)

tāo

to fish out (from pocket)

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Definitions

  1. 1to fish out (from pocket)
  2. 2to scoop

Stroke order

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掏

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄊㄠ

tāo

ㄊ/ tㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他从口袋里掏出一把钥匙。

    tā cóng kǒu dài lǐ tāo chū yì bǎ yào shi。

    He fished a key out of his pocket.

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Related words

掏钱

tāo qián

to pay

特

tè

special

特大

tè dà

exceptionally big

特地

tè dì

specially

特快

tè kuài

express (train, delivery etc)

疼痛

téng tòng

pain

提交

tí jiāo

to submit (a report etc)

提升

tí shēng

to promote (to a higher-ranking position)

天然

tiān rán

natural

天堂

tiān táng

paradise

天下

tiān xià

land under heaven

添

tiān

to add

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