- 掏钱 tāoqián payto take out money to pay for something or to spend money, often implying footing the bill
- 掏空 tāokōng exhaustto use up or deplete resources, savings, or physical energy completely
- 掏腰包 tāoyāobāo foot the billto dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill
- 自掏腰包 zìtāoyāobāo self-fundto pay for something using one's own money, especially when it might otherwise be covered by an organization or third party
- 掏耳 tāo'ěr pick earsto remove earwax with an ear pick
- 掏耳勺 tāo'ěrsháo ear pick
- 掏心掏肺 tāoxīntāofèi wholeheartedto be totally devoted (to a person)
- 掏包 tāobāo pick pocketsto pick pockets
- 掏出 tāochū extractto fish out or take out something from a pocket, bag, or container
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- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH