掏出

tāochū
  1. to fish out
  2. to take out (from a pocket, bag etc)

CEDICT

取出、拿出。

重編國語辭典

拿出。

維基詞典

Examples

汤姆掏出钥匙开了门。

Tom took out his key and opened the door.

Source: Tatoeba

男子从口袋中掏出枪，吓了我一跳。

To my horror, the man took a gun out of his pocket.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

=1 掏 tāo
  1. to fish out (from pocket)
  2. to scoop
=1 掏 tāo variant of 掏 tāo
=2 出 chū
  1. to go out; to come out
  2. to arise; to occur
  3. to produce; to yield
  4. to go beyond; to exceed
  5. (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result)
  6. classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
=2 出 chū variant of 出 chū (classifier for plays or chapters of classical novels)

Related entries

掏 tāo
  1. to fish out (from pocket)
  2. to scoop
打撈 dǎlāo
  1. to salvage
  2. to dredge
  3. to fish out (person or object from the sea)
船的残骸从海底被打捞上来。

The wreckage of the ship was salvaged after it had gone to Davy Jones's locker.

Source: Tatoeba

取出 qǔchū
  1. to take out
  2. to extract
  3. to draw out
約翰從口袋裏取出了一把鑰匙。

John took a key out of his pocket.

Source: Tatoeba

抽出 chōuchū
  1. to take out
  2. to extract
我很少能抽出时间看书。

I can seldom find time for reading.

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拿出 náchū
  1. to take out
  2. to put out
  3. to provide
  4. to put forward (a proposal)
  5. to come up with (evidence)
他拿出了几枚硬币。

He took out some coins.

Source: Tatoeba