- 掏钱 tāoqián to payto pay for something; to spend money; to fork out
- 掏空 tāokōng to exhaustTo use up all available resources, such as savings, funds, or mental energy.
- 掏心 tāoxīn sincereto speak or act from the bottom of one's heart; to be sincere or candid
- 掏腰包 tāoyāobāo to pay out of one's own pocketto foot the bill; to pay for something with one's own money
- 自掏腰包 zìtāoyāobāo to pay out of pocketto pay for something using one's own money; to dig into one's own pocket
- 掏摸 tāomō to feel around forto search for or pull out something by reaching in and feeling for it, such as in a bag or pocket
- 掏底 tāodǐ to find out the real situationTo find out the exact details or true state of affairs.
- 掏出 tāochū to take outto take out or fish out from a pocket, bag, or other container
- 掏包 tāobāo to pick pocketsTo pick pockets; to steal from someone's bag or pocket.
- 掏心掏肺 tāoxīntāofèi to be totally devotedto be completely open and sincere; to give one's heart and soul to someone
- 掏心窝子 tāoxīnwōzi sincereTo be extremely sincere or honest; to speak from the bottom of one's heart or reveal one's innermost thoughts and secrets.
- 掏耳朵 tāo'ěrduo to pick one's earsTo clean out the ear canal of earwax
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH