tāo

HSK 6
common
verb

Meaning of

掏 means take out by reaching inside; dig; excavate. Pronounced tāo. HSK 6.

  • take out by reaching inside
  • dig; excavate

Character Info

Radical
Strokes11
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

cóng
shū
bāo
tāo
chū
le
běn
wén
shū
 

He took a Chinese textbook out of his schoolbag.

yòng
mián
qiān
bāng
ma
tāo
ěr
duo
 

I used a cotton swab to help my mom clean her ears.

Xiǎo
tōu
zài
gōng
jiāo
chē
shàng
tāo
zǒu
le
de
qián
bāo
 

A thief picked his wallet on the bus.

cóng
kǒu
dài
tāo
chū
yào
shi
kāi
le
jiā
mén
 

She took out her keys from her pocket and unlocked the door.

yuán
cóng
guì
tái
tāo
chū
le
cài
dān
 

The waiter took the menu out from behind the counter.