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淘
táo
Main
English Definitionto wash; to clean out; to cleanse; to eliminate; to dredge
Simplified Script淘
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyintáo
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄊㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)tou4
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=7

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淘气táoqìnaughty; mischievous
淘汰táotàito wash out; elimination (by selection); natural selection; to knock out (in a competition); to die out; to phase out
淘金táojīnto pan for gold; to try to make a fortune
淘汰赛táotài sàia knockout competition
淘米táomǐto rinse rice
Words With Same Tail Word    
海淘hǎitáoonline purchase of goods dispatched from overseas
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