淘

táo

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 筛选 shāi xuǎn 筛选 shāi xuǎn to filter 从众多中选择，如淘金: to filter
• 排水 pái shuǐ 排水 pái shuǐ to drain 使水排出，如淘水: to drain

Synonyms

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• 洗 xǐ 洗 xǐ to wash; to bathe 清洗物品: to wash; to bathe
• 清理 qīng lǐ 清理 qīng lǐ to clear up 清除杂质或多余物: to clear up

Usage notes

Collocations

“淘汰”是常见搭配，表示通过竞争或选择去除不合格者。

Common mistakes

“淘”常用于通过水流或筛选去除杂质，如“淘米”“淘金”，不可与简单“洗”混淆。

Example Sentences

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妈妈在厨房里 淘 米。

Mom is washing rice in the kitchen.

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Words Containing 淘

• 淘气 淘气 táo qì: naughty
• 淘汰 淘汰 táo tài: to wash out
• 小淘气 小淘气 xiǎo táo qì: Rogue, Marvel Comics superhero
• 末位淘汰 末位淘汰 mò wèi táo tài: sacking the worst-performing employee
• 海淘 海淘 hǎi táo: online purchase of goods dispatched from overseas
• 淘客 淘客 táo kè: talk (loanword)
• 淘宝网 淘宝网 táo bǎo wǎng: Taobao Marketplace, a Chinese website for online shopping
• 淘析 淘析 táo xī: to strain
• 淘汰赛 淘汰赛 táo tài sài: a knockout competition
• 淘河 淘河 táo hé: pelican
• 淘洗 淘洗 táo xǐ: to wash
• 淘神 淘神 táo shén: troublesome
• 淘箩 淘箩 táo luó: basket (for washing rice)
• 淘米 淘米 táo mǐ: to rinse rice
• 淘选 淘选 táo xuǎn: to decant
• 淘金 淘金 táo jīn: to try to make a fortune