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掏钱

tāo qián

2-character word Traditional 掏錢

What 掏钱 means

1. to pay
2. to spend money
3. to fork out

The characters in 掏钱

• 掏tāoto fish out (from pocket); to scoop
• 钱qiáncoin; money; unit of weight, one tenth of a tael 两

Example sentences

• 汤姆掏钱结帐。
  Tom took out his wallet and paid the bill.

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