HSK 7–9 · verb
淘
to wash (rice, sand); to dredge; to buy (secondhand goods online)
做饭以前，要先把米淘干净。
Zuò fàn yǐqián， yào xiān bǎ mǐ táo gānjìng。
Before cooking, you need to wash the rice clean first.
这个孩子很淘气，总是不听话。
Zhège háizi hěn táoqì， zǒngshì bù tīnghuà。
This child is very naughty and never listens.
他在第一轮比赛就被淘汰了。
Tā zài dì yī lún bǐsài jiù bèi táotàile。
He was eliminated in the first round of the competition.