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掏钱 (tāo qián): To pay (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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掏钱 consists of 2 characters.

draw out; pull out; fish out;

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Pinyintāo qián

Meaningto pay

Characters2

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Syntaxverb

Word掏钱

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Example Sentences with 掏钱

tā他

zhǔ主

dòng动

tāo掏

qián钱

mǎi买

le了

diàn电

yǐng影

piào票

。

He took the initiative to pay for the movie tickets.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 掏钱.

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掏腰包tāo yāo bāoHSK 7-9

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零花钱líng huā qiánHSK 4
本钱běn qiánHSK 6
金钱jīn qiánHSK 6
压岁钱yā suì qiánHSK 6
值钱zhí qiánHSK 7-9
钱财qián cáiHSK 7-9