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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 掏腰包

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
掏腰包 tāo yāo bāo - to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 20,668 38,971 44,301

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
tāo- to fish out (from pocket)
- to scoop
tāo- variant of 掏[tao1]
yāo- the waist and lower back
- (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)
- the waist of trousers or a skirt
- (metonym) money pouch; pocket
- (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc)
bāo- surname Bao
bāo- to cover
- to wrap
- to hold
- to include
- to take charge of
- to contract (to or for)
- package
- wrapper
- container
- bag
- to hold or embrace
- bundle
- packet
- CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]

Other Words Containing 掏腰包

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
掏腰包 - - 20,668 38,971 44,301