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  • 1

    v.rinse; wash (things in granules such as grain) in a container

    • kuài jiāng ní shā táo qù

      泥沙

      Please rinse off the silt quickly.

    • mǐ yǐ jīng táo le sān biàn le

      已经

      The rice has been washed for three times.

    • yī xiē lǎo kuàng gōng réng jiù zài hé li táo jīn

      一些矿工仍旧淘金

      Some old miners are still panning for gold in the streams.

  • 2

    adj.dialnaughty; mischievous

    • zhè hái zi zhēn táo

      孩子

      The child is really naughty.

    • nǐ duì tā yào gèng yán gé tā tài táo le

      严格

      You ought to be stricter with him. He's very naughty.

    • zhè ge nán hái táo de lì hai

      这个男孩厉害

      This boy is incredibly naughty.

  • 3

    v.dialcomb second-hand markets for something to buy; seek and buy something in a flea market

    • zài jiù huò shì chǎng táo bǎo bèi

      旧货市场宝贝

      search for treasures in a flea market

    • zài wǎng shang táo dōng xi gèng fāng biàn

      东西方便

      It is more convenient to shop online.

    • táo jiù shū

      旧书

      buy old books

  • 4

    v.dredge; scoop; clean out; ladle out

    • táo máo fáng

      茅房

      remove night soil from a latrine

    • táo xià shuǐ dào

      下水道

      clean out a sewer

  • 5

    v.fmlscour; wash away

    • dà làng táo shā

      大浪

      huge waves wash away the sand

  • 6

    v.consume; tax (a person's energy)

    • táo shén

      bother one's brain about something

Words and phrases with 淘

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Chinese Characters with pinyin táo

  • run away; dodge
  • earthenware; a surname
  • fruit of the peach tree; walnut
  • grape
  • name of a river in Gansu Province