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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[tāo]
  1. 1. verb [拿出] take … out
  2. 2. verb [挖] dig
  3. 3. verb [偷] steal

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[tāo]
  1. 1. verb draw out; pull out; fish out
    手枪
    draw a pistol
    炉灰
    clear the ashes from a stove
    鸟窝
    take young birds or eggs out of a nest; go bird's-nesting
    耳朵
    pick one's ears
    蛐蛐儿
    catch crickets
    这顿饭是他的钱。
    He footed the bill for the meal.
    他随手出一枚硬币,当场就表演起魔术来。
    你去把煤球炉,好像火不太旺了。
    我们几个小时候都上树过鸟蛋。
    我已经把心都给你出来了。
    今天的比赛裁判了两张红牌。
    他正在钥匙准备开门的时候,被人击倒了。
  2. 2. verb dig (a hole, etc.); hollow out; scoop out
    在墙上一个洞
    make a hole in the wall
    盗贼准备墙行窃。
  3. 3. verb steal from somebody's pocket
    他的皮夹子被了。
    His wallet was stolen (by a pickpocket).
    他为孩子看病的钱全被小偷走了,真可怜。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[tāo]
  1. 1.
    了个窟窿。
  2. 2. 伸进去取;往外拿
    口袋。
    出钥匙。
    把心里话出来。

Examples

手枪
draw a pistol
炉灰
clear the ashes from a stove
鸟窝
take young birds or eggs out of a nest; go bird's-nesting
耳朵
pick one's ears
蛐蛐儿
catch crickets
这顿饭是他的钱。
He footed the bill for the meal.
在墙上一个洞
make a hole in the wall
他的皮夹子被了。
His wallet was stolen (by a pickpocket).
这顿饭我腰包。
This meal is on me. 掏腰包
他第一次把心窝儿的话都和她说了。
For the first time he told her all his innermost thoughts and feelings. 心窝儿

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