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掏腰包 (tāo yāo bāo): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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掏腰包 (tāo yāo bāo): Pay out of one's own pocket — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

掏腰包 consists of 3 characters.

draw out; pull out; fish out;

waist; small of the back

a packet of; package

How to Use 掏腰包 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 掏腰包 with other words naturally.

Verb + Prepositional Phrasewith为

wèi为

.

.

.

tāo掏

yāo腰

bāo包

neutral

pay for...

Adverb + Verbwith不得不

bù不

dé得

bù不

tāo掏

yāo腰

bāo包

Subject + Verbwith自己

zì自

jǐ己

tāo掏

yāo腰

bāo包

Verb + Objectwith请客

tāo掏

yāo腰

bāo包

qǐng请

kè客

Example Sentences with 掏腰包

wǒ我

tāo掏

yāo腰

bāo包

mǎi买

le了

zhè

neutral

have to foot the bill

neutral

pay out of one's own pocket

informal

Spoken

treat someone by paying

这

běn本

shū书

。

I paid for this book out of my own pocket.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

yù预

suàn算

jǐn紧

zhāng张

，

tā他

hái还

shì是

zì自

tāo掏

yāo腰

bāo包

zī资

zhù助

le了

zhè这

cì次

shè社

qū区

huó活

dòng动

。

Despite the tight budget, he still paid out of his own pocket to fund this community event.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

měi每

cì次

jù聚

huì会

dōu都

yuàn愿

yì意

zì自

jǐ己

tāo掏

yāo腰

bāo包

ma吗

？

Are you really willing to pay out of your own pocket every time we have a gathering?

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jīn今

tiān天

chī吃

fàn饭

，

tā他

zhǔ主

dòng动

tāo掏

yāo腰

bāo包

qǐng请

kè客

。

He offered to pay for the meal today.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

wèi为

nà那

bǐ笔

yì意

wài外

kāi

wèi为

le了

gěi给

hái孩

zi子

mǎi买

nà那

jià架

áng昂

guì

wèi为

le了

zhī支

chí持

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

，

gōng

zhè这

cì次

tuán团

jiàn建

huó活

dòng动

，

lǎo老

bǎn板

dà

开

zhī支

tāo掏

yāo腰

bāo包

，

ér而

shì是

shēn申

qǐng请

le了

bào报

xiāo销

。

He did not pay out of his own pocket for that unexpected expense; instead, he applied for reimbursement.

贵

de的

gāng钢

qín琴

，

fù父

mǔ母

háo毫

bù不

yóu犹

yù豫

dì地

tāo掏

yāo腰

bāo包

。

In order to buy that expensive piano for their child, the parents paid out of their own pocket without hesitation.

公

sī司

jué决

dìng定

tāo掏

yāo腰

bāo包

tí提

gōng供

é额

wài外

zī资

jīn金

。

To support this project, the company decided to provide additional funding out of its own pocket.

大

fāng方

dì地

tāo掏

yāo腰

bāo包

qǐng请

dà大

jiā家

qù去

gāo高

jí级

cān餐

tīng厅

。

For this team-building event, the boss generously paid out of his own pocket to treat everyone to a high-end restaurant.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 掏腰包.

Words with 掏

掏钱tāo qián

Words with 包

面包miàn bāoHSK 3
包子bāo ziHSK 4
包含bāo hánHSK 5
包括bāo kuòHSK 5
包裹bāo guǒHSK 5
书包shū bāo
包围bāo wéi
包容bāo róng