淘 táo
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 匋 pottery
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
淘
táo
to wash in water; to search out; to buy selectively
Character
Example phrases
- 厨师把米放进竹篮里淘了三遍，才下锅煮粥。 Chúshī bǎ mǐ fàng jìn zhúlán lǐ táo le sān biàn, cái xiàguō zhǔ zhōu. The cook put the rice in a bamboo basket and washed it three times before putting it in the pot to make porridge.
- 妈妈在厨房淘米，准备做晚饭。 Māma zài chúfáng táomǐ, zhǔnbèi zuò wǎnfàn. Mom is rinsing rice in the kitchen, getting dinner ready.
- 周末他喜欢去旧货市场淘一些漂亮的老茶杯。 Zhōumò tā xǐhuān qù jiùhuò shìchǎng táo yìxiē piàoliang de lǎo chábēi. On weekends he likes to hunt for pretty old teacups at the flea market.
Related words
- 淘气 táoqì naughty
- 淘汰 táotài to eliminate, to be eliminated
- 榨 zhà to press; to squeeze; to extract
- 享用 xiǎngyòng to enjoy; to partake of
- 蒸 zhēng to steam; steam
- 夜宵 yèxiāo late-night snack
- 蘸 zhàn to dip; to soak slightly in liquid
- 贪吃 tānchī gluttonous; fond of eating
- 涮 shuàn to rinse; to cook briefly in boiling liquid; to trick
- 腥 xīng fishy-smelling; rank
- 熏 xūn to smoke; to fumigate; to suffuse
- 油腻 yóunì greasy; oily; slick