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CHINESE CHARACTER
tāo
涛
涛
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great waves
- Numbered pinyin
- tao1
- English meanings
- great waves; billows
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
measure word (general)
to fish out (from pocket)
peach
to wash
surging
used in 葡萄 (grape)
dun
guy
pottery; cultivate
Example sentences
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- 01
The sea has surging waves.
- 02
yuǎnchù远处chuánlái传来sōng松tāo涛shēng声。
The sound of pine waves comes from afar.
Related words
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