掏

gōng rén zài tāo dì dao

工人在掏地道。

The workers were digging a tunnel.

hái zi men zài huā yuán tāo dòng

孩子们在花园掏洞。

Kids are scooping out holes in the garden.

shí huāng zhě zhuān xīn tāo zhe zāng shuǐ gōu

拾荒者专心掏着脏水沟。

That scrounger was focusing on cleaning out a sewer.

tā kàn le kàn wǒ rán hòu cóng shǒu dài li tāo xiāng yān

她看了看我，然后从手袋里掏香烟。

She looked at me and then reached in her purse for cigarettes.

tā bǎ shǒu shēn dào bāo li tāo gāng bǐ

她把手伸到包里掏钢笔。

She reached inside her bag for a pen.

wǒ bǎ kǒu dai li de dōng xi dōu tāo le chū lai réng rán zhǎo bù dào wǒ de yào shi

我把口袋里的东西都掏了出来，仍然找不到我的钥匙。

I emptied out my pockets but could not find my keys.

tā de qián bāo bèi tāo le

她的钱包被掏了。

She had her purse stolen by a pickpocket.