淘 meaning in English

táo

to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities); to dredge; to scoop out (sediment or waste)

HSK 7-9verb11 strokes

Meaning of 淘

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

táo
  1. to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities)
  2. to dredge; to scoop out (sediment or waste)
  3. (dialect) to hunt for and buy (bargains or second-hand goods)
  4. (dialect) naughty; mischievous

淘 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

1848年nián人rén们men来lái加jiā利lì福fú尼ní亚yà淘táo金jīn。
In 1848, people came to California to dig for gold.
我wǒ受shòu不bù了liǎo淘táo气qì的de小xiǎo孩hái。
I can't stand naughty children.
他tā们men正zhèng在zài淘táo金jīn。
They're panning for gold.
淘táo宝bǎo给gěi我wǒ推tuī荐jiàn了le性xìng感gǎn又yòu可kě爱ài的de情qíng趣qù内nèi衣yī。
Taobao suggested sexy and cute lingerie for me.
德dé国guó被bèi韩hán国guó淘táo汰tài。
Germany was eliminated by South Korea.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

淘 táo · to wash · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 淘.

淘汰táotàito wash out; (fig.) to cull
淘气táoqìnaughty; mischievous
淘汰赛táotàisàia knockout competition
淘金táojīnto pan for gold; (fig.) to seek quick profits; to cash in (on an opportunity)
小淘气Xiǎotáoqìrascal

Questions about 淘

What does 淘 mean?

淘 (táo) means "to wash (rice, sand etc in water to remove impurities); to dredge; to scoop out (sediment or waste)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 淘?

淘 is made of 1 character: 淘 (11 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 淘 an HSK word?

Yes. 淘 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.