What does 淘 mean in Chinese?
淘 (táo) means to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
淘
to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities)
IN A VIDEO淘
See this word with its surrounding sentence, pinyin, translation, and timestamp.
DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities)
02
to dredge; to scoop out (sediment or waste)
03
(dialect) to hunt for and buy (bargains or second-hand goods)
04
(dialect) naughty; mischievous
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
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 淘
How do you pronounce 淘?
淘 is pronounced táo.
Is 淘 an HSK word?
淘 is on the HSK 7-9 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 淘?
淘 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.
SEE IT IN CONTEXT
Turn your own Chinese video into a searchable learning file.
Keep English optional, place pinyin above Hanzi, and export subtitles named after your video.