淘

淘(掏) [táo] 动

1. ■ （在水或其他液体中搅荡， 除去杂质） wash in a pan or basket; rinse:

淘米 wash rice;

一些老矿工仍旧在这些河里淘金。 Some old miners are still panning for gold in the streams.

2. ■ （舀出污水等） clean out; dredge; ladle out; scoop:

淘井 dredge a well;

淘茅房 remove night soil from a latrine;

淘阴沟 clean out a drain [sewer]

3. ■ （耗费） tax; trouble:

淘神 be a tax on one's mind; bother one's brain about sth.

形

1. ■ [方] （顽皮） naughty:

你对他应更严格， 他太淘了。 You ought to be stricter with him. He's very naughty.

“掏” 另见 tāo。