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how to write tao(wash in a pan or basket) in chinese

淘

pinyintáo
radicals氵Stroke count11
eanglish meaningwash in a pan or basket; rinse; clean out; dredge; naughty

Stroke order of the Chinese character "淘" (tao)

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v. （在水或其他液体中搅荡，除去杂质） wash in a pan or basket; rinse:

1. 淘米
wash rice;

2. 一些老矿工仍旧在这些河里淘金。
Some old miners are still panning for gold in the streams.

v. （舀出污水等） clean out; dredge; ladle out; scoop:

1. 淘井
dredge a well;

2. 淘茅房
remove night soil from a latrine;

3. 淘阴沟
clean out a drain [sewer]

v. （耗费） tax; trouble:

1. 淘神
be a tax on one's mind; bother one's brain about sth.

adj. [方] （顽皮） naughty:

1. 你对他应更严格，他太淘了。
You ought to be stricter with him. He's very naughty.