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淘
Mandarin: tao2
Definitions
  1. 1 to wash
  2. 2 to clean out
  3. 3 to cleanse
  4. 4 to eliminate
  5. 5 to dredge
  6. 6 to weed out
  7. 7 to tax's one energy
  8. 8 mischievous
  9. 9 # adapted from cc-cedict
Words containing 淘
淘氣
naughty; bad | [粵]: 調皮/跳皮, 百厭, 反斗
淘金
panning (for precious metals)
淘汰賽
knockout tournament/competition; elimination game/match
被淘汰
to be eliminated through competition; to weed something or somebody out
淘金者
gold prospector; one who pans for gold
淘陰溝
clean out a drain
淘米
to wash and clean rice before cooking
淘寶網
Taobao™ (a mainland China web auction company)
小淘氣
slang for a rascal or a brat (referring to one's own children)
淘古井
marrying a rich widow (slang)
淘汰
[1] to eliminate through competition or selection; to sift out; to weed out [2]
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