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淘

táo

Old HSK 5 HSK 3.0 character level 6 Character

What 淘 means

1. to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities)
2. to dredge; to scoop out (sediment or waste)
3. dialectto hunt for and buy (bargains or second-hand goods)
4. dialectnaughty; mischievous

Example sentences

• 他们正在淘金。
  They're panning for gold.
• 德国被韩国淘汰。
  Déguó bèi Hánguó táotài.
  Germany was eliminated by South Korea.
• 我受不了淘气的小孩。
  Wǒ shòubùliǎo táoqì de xiǎohái.
  I can't stand naughty children.
• 1848年人们来加利福尼亚淘金。
  1848 nián rénmen lái Jiālìfúníyà táojīn.
  In 1848, people came to California to dig for gold.
• 淘宝给我推荐了性感又可爱的情趣内衣。
  Taobao suggested sexy and cute erotic underwear for me.
• 在上一届世界杯上，新西兰在比赛中被墨西哥淘汰。
  Zài shàng yī jiè Shìjièbēi shàng, Xīnxīlán zài bǐsài zhōng bèi Mòxīgē táotài.
  In the last World Cup, New Zealand was knocked out of the competition by Mexico.

Words starting with 淘

• 淘汰táo tàito wash out; (fig.) to cull; to weed out
• 淘气táo qìnaughty; mischievous
• 淘金táo jīnto pan for gold; (fig.) to seek quick profits; to cash in (on an opportunity)
• 淘米táo mǐto rinse rice
• 淘客táo kètalk (loanword); chatline of PRC Internet company Taobao, taokshop.com
• 淘宝Táo bǎoTaobao, a Chinese online shopping website (abbr. for 淘宝网
• 淘析táo xīto strain; to wash and filter
• 淘河táo hépelican
• 淘洗táo xǐto wash
• 淘神táo shéntroublesome; bothersome
• 淘选táo xuǎnto decant; to strain off
• 淘宝网Táo bǎo WǎngTaobao Marketplace, a Chinese website for online shopping
• 淘金潮táo jīn cháogold rush
• 淘金热táo jīn règold rush
• 淘金者táo jīn zhěgold panner; prospector for gold
• 淘汰赛táo tài sàia knockout competition
• 淘箩táo luóbasket (for washing rice)

Words containing 淘

• 小淘气xiǎo táo qìrascal
• 海淘hǎi táoonline purchase of goods dispatched from overseas
• 末位淘汰mò wèi táo tàisacking the worst-performing employee; elimination of the worst-performing contestant

Characters built on 匋

These share the phonetic component 匋 (táo), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 萄táoused in 葡萄
• 陶táopottery; pleased
• 掏tāoto fish out (from pocket); to scoop
• 啕táo(bound form) to wail

Characters that look like 淘

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 掏tāoto fish out (from pocket); to scoop
• 阈yùthreshold
• 阑lánrailing; balustrade; door-screen
• 阉yānto castrate; a castrate; neuter
• 烩huìto braise; to cook (rice etc) with vegetables, meat and water
• 阄jiūlots (to be drawn); lot (in a game of chance)

Sounds the same

Read táo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 萄used in 葡萄
• 逃to escape; to run away; to flee
• 桃peach
• 陶pottery; pleased
• 啕(bound form) to wail
• 洮to cleanse; name of a river
• 匋pottery
• 咷wail
• 绹bind; cord; twist
• 醄used in 酕醄
• 𫘦used in 騊駼
• 梼dunce; blockhead

Go deeper

• Every HSK 5 word, with the rest of its level.
• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read táo correctly.
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