掏
钱

To pay in Chinese: 掏钱 (tāo qián)

tāo qián

to pay

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 掏錢1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to pay
  2. 2to spend money
  3. 3to fork out

Stroke order

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掏
钱

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ㄊㄠ

tāo

ㄊ/ tㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄑㄧㄢˊ

qián

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

掏钱

Simplified

掏錢

Traditional

Example sentences

See 掏钱 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他从口袋里掏钱付了饭钱。

    tā cóng kǒu dài lǐ tāo qián fù le fàn qián。

    He took money out of his pocket to pay for the meal.

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Related words

钱

qián

coin

掏

tāo

to fish out (from pocket)

零钱

líng qián

change (of money)

挣钱

zhèng qián

to make money

钱包

qián bāo

purse

价钱

jià qian

price

金钱

jīn qián

money

省钱

shěng qián

to save money

赚钱

zhuàn qián

to earn money

本钱

běn qián

capital

赔钱

péi qián

to lose money

钱财

qián cái

wealth

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