淘

To wash in Chinese: 淘 (táo)

táo

to wash

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to wash
  2. 2to clean out
  3. 3to cleanse
  4. 4to eliminate
  5. 5to dredge

Stroke order

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淘

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄊㄠˊ

táo

ㄊ/ tㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 做饭前要先把米淘干净。

    zuò fàn qián yào xiān bǎ mǐ táo gān jìng。

    Before cooking, rinse the rice clean first.

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Related words

淘气

táo qì

naughty

淘汰

táo tài

to wash out

讨

tǎo

to invite

讨好

tǎo hǎo

to get the desired outcome

讨价还价

tǎo jià huán jià

to haggle over price

讨人喜欢

tǎo rén xǐ huan

to attract people's affection

特产

tè chǎn

special local product

特例

tè lì

special case

特权

tè quán

prerogative

特邀

tè yāo

special invitation

特长

tè cháng

personal strength

特制

tè zhì

special

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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