What does 掏腰包 mean in Chinese?
掏腰包 (tāo yāobāo) means to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
掏腰包
to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill
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Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 掏腰包
How do you pronounce 掏腰包?
掏腰包 is pronounced tāo yāobāo.
Is 掏腰包 an HSK word?
掏腰包 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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