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淘

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Definitions

  1. 1. to wash
  2. 2. to clean out
  3. 3. to cleanse
  4. 4. to eliminate
  5. 5. to dredge

Words Containing 淘

淘气
táo qì

naughty

淘汰
táo tài

to wash out

小淘气
xiǎo táo qì

Rogue, Marvel Comics superhero

末位淘汰
mò wèi táo tài

sacking the worst-performing employee

海淘
hǎi táo

online purchase of goods dispatched from overseas

淘客
táo kè

talk (loanword)

淘宝网
táo bǎo wǎng

Taobao Marketplace, a Chinese website for online shopping

淘析
táo xī

to strain

淘汰赛
táo tài sài

a knockout competition

淘河
táo hé

pelican

淘洗
táo xǐ

to wash

淘神
táo shén

troublesome

淘箩
táo luó

basket (for washing rice)

淘米
táo mǐ

to rinse rice

淘选
táo xuǎn

to decant

淘金
táo jīn

to try to make a fortune

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