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táo

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táo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
táo | tao2
English translation
see 葡萄 pútao [pú tao]
grapes

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About táo

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

táo

Contains the radical

cǎo

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

plant

Etymology of táo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

艹匋

Semantic compound

cǎo

Phonetic compound

táo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. cǎo represents the meaning and táo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using táo

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duì 那个 nà ge liū bīng 冠军 guànjūn de 批评 pīpíng shì chī 不到 bù dào 葡萄 pútao shuì 葡萄 pútao suān .

His remarks about the skating champion are sour grapes.

失败者 shī bài zhě duì 奖品 jiǎng pǐn de 轻视 qīngshì 纯粹 chúncuì shì chī 不到 bù dào 葡萄 pútao shuì 葡萄 pútao suān .

The loser's scorn for the award is pure sour grape.

午餐 wǔ cān yǒu liǎng píng 葡萄酒 pú tao jiǔ jiù gòu le .

Two bottles of wine will suffice for lunch.

qiáo , 这些 zhè xiē 葡萄 pútao guài 水灵 shuǐ líng de .

Look, how fresh and juicy those grapes are.

Guò duō de 葡萄 pútao 活力 huólì chā ,可能 kěnéng huì 出现 chūxiàn 以下 yǐ xià 作物 zuò wù dōng de 损害 sǔn hài .

Excessive vine vigor may occur following poor crops and winter bud damage.

Words with táo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
葡萄 pútao grape葡萄 pútao
葡萄酒 pú tao jiǔ (grape) wine葡萄酒 pú tao jiǔ
葡萄牙 Pú táo yá Portugal葡萄牙 Pú táo yá
葡萄糖 pú tao táng glucose C6H12O6葡萄糖 pú tao táng
葡萄牙语 Pú táo yá yǔ Portuguese (language)葡萄牙語
葡萄干 pú tao gān raisin葡萄乾
葡萄园 pú táo yuán vineyard葡萄園
葡萄球菌 pú tao qiú jūn staphylococcus葡萄球菌 pú tao qiú jūn
葡萄柚 pú táo yòu grapefruit葡萄柚 pú táo yòu
táo grape táo
葡萄汁 pú táo zhī grape juice葡萄汁 pú táo zhī
葡萄牙人 Pú táo yá rén Portuguese (person)葡萄牙人 Pú táo yá rén
葡萄藤 pú tao téng grape vine葡萄藤 pú tao téng
葡萄紫 pú tao zǐ grayish purple color葡萄紫 pú tao zǐ

táo Decomposition & Compounds

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táo Decomposition

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