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掏

tāo · tao

Traditional 搯

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Meaning

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tāo 掏

  1. to fish out (from pocket)
  2. to scoop

tāo 搯

  1. variant of 掏 (tāo)
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  1. Liangliang

    快(kuài)看(kàn)，天上(tiānshàng)有(yǒu)一只(yīzhǐ)大鸟(dàniǎo)！

    Quick, look, a big bird in the sky!

  2. Dengdeng

    在哪儿(zàinǎr)？我(wǒ)掏(tāo)手机(shǒujī)拍(pāi)一下(yīxià)。

    Where? I will take out my phone and take a photo.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)快点(kuàidiǎn)掏(tāo)，它(tā)要(yào)飞走(fēizǒu)了(le)！

    Hurry and take it out, it is about to fly away!

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)掏(tāo)了(le)半天(bàntiān)，口袋(kǒudài)里(lǐ)只有(zhǐyǒu)糖(táng)。

    I have fished for ages, and there is only candy in my pocket.

  5. Liangliang

    吃(chī)一颗(yīkē)糖(táng)吧(ba)，鸟(niǎo)明天(míngtiān)还会(háihuì)来(lái)。

    Have a candy. The bird will come again tomorrow.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)从(cóng)口(kǒu)袋(dài)里(lǐ)掏(tāo)出(chū)一(yí)张(zhāng)皱(zhòu)巴(bā)巴(bā)的(de)钞(chāo)票(piào)。

He fished a crumpled banknote out of his pocket.

02

她(tā)掏(tāo)出(chū)一(yì)把(bǎ)钥(yào)匙(shi)，打(dǎ)开(kāi)了(le)门(mén)锁(suǒ)。

She took out a key and opened the door lock.

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