掏出 tāo chū ㄊㄠ ㄔㄨ tou4 ceot1

  • to fish out
  • to take out (from a pocket, bag etc)

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 掏 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

Draw each stroke of the character in order using your mouse or finger. A hint appears after three misses.

Example sentences

  • 汤姆 湯姆 ( Tāng mǔ tong1 mou5 ) 掏出 ( tāo chū tou4 ceot1 ) 钥匙 鑰匙 ( yào shi joek6 si4 ) 开 開 ( kāi hoi1 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 门 門 ( mén mun4 )。

    Tom took out his key and opened the door.

  • 男子 ( nán zǐ naam4 zi2 ) 从 從 ( cóng cung4 ) 口袋 ( kǒu dài hau2 doi2 ) 中 ( zhōng zung1 ) 掏出 ( tāo chū tou4 ceot1 ) 枪 槍 ( qiāng coeng1 ), 吓 嚇 ( hè haak3 ) 了 ( le liu5 ) 我 ( wǒ ngo5 ) 一 ( yī jat1 ) 跳 ( tiào tiu3 )。

    To my horror, the man took a gun out of his pocket.

  • 修女 ( xiū nǚ sau1 neoi5 ) 从 從 ( cóng cung4 ) 黑色 ( hēi sè hak1 sik1 ) 裙子 ( qún zi kwan4 zi2 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 褶皱 褶皺 ( zhě zhòu zip3 zau3 ) 间 間 ( jiān gaan1 ) 掏出 ( tāo chū tou4 ceot1 ) 剪刀 ( jiǎn dāo zin2 dou1 ), 熟练 熟練 ( shú liàn suk6 lin6 ) 地 ( de dei6 ) 将 將 ( jiāng zoeng1 ) 彩色 ( cǎi sè coi2 sik1 ) 纸 紙 ( zhǐ zi2 ) 剪成 ( jiǎn chéng zin2 sing4 ) 长 長 ( cháng coeng4 ) 而 ( ér ji4 ) 窄 ( zhǎi zaak3 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 纸条 紙條 ( zhǐ tiáo zi2 tiu4 ), 让 讓 ( ràng joeng6 ) 我们 我們 ( wǒ men ngo5 mun4 ) 可以 ( kě yǐ ho2 ji5 ) 把 ( bǎ baa2 ) 这些 這些 ( zhè xiē ze2 se1 ) 纸条 紙條 ( zhǐ tiáo zi2 tiu4 ) 编成 編成 ( biān chéng pin1 sing4 ) 纸 紙 ( zhǐ zi2 ) 地毯 ( dì tǎn dei6 taan2 )。

    From between the pleats of her black skirt, the nun brought out scissors and deftly cut coloured paper into long, narrow strips, which we could then braid into a paper rug.

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