Meaning
fish out (from pocket)
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tao” becomes a different word in each tone. 掏 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 掏钱tāo qiánto pay; to spend money; to fork out
- 掏出tāo chūto fish out; to take out (from a pocket, bag etc)
- 掏空tāo kōngto hollow out; to empty out; to use up; (finance) tunneling
- 掏包tāo bāoto pick pockets
- 掏耳tāo ěrto remove earwax with an ear pick
Example Sentence
他从口袋里掏出了一把钥匙。Tā cóng kǒu dài lǐ tāo chū le yì bǎ yào shi.He pulled a bunch of keys out of his pocket.
他Tāhe从cóngfrom口袋kǒu dàipocket里lǐinside掏出tāo chūto fish out了le(completed action)一yìone把bǎ(marks the object)钥匙yào shikey。