tāo

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  • 1

    v.dig (a hole, etc.)

    • gōng rén zài tāo dì dao

      工人地道

      The workers were digging a tunnel.

    • hái zi men zài huā yuán tāo dòng

      孩子花园

      Kids are scooping out holes in the garden.

    • shí huāng zhě zhuān xīn tāo zhe zāng shuǐ gōu

      拾荒专心水沟

      That scrounger was focusing on cleaning out a sewer.

  • 2

    v.draw out; pull out

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

      然后手袋香烟

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

    • tā bǎ shǒu shēn dào bāo li tāo gāng bǐ

      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

      口袋东西出来仍然钥匙

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

  • 3

    v.steal from somebody's pocket

    • tā de qián bāo bèi tāo le

      钱包

      She had her purse stolen by a pickpocket.

Words and phrases with 掏

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Chinese Characters with pinyin tāo

  • big waves
  • flood
  • sheath, scabbard or bow case; cover up
  • greedy
  • silk ribbon