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Expressing pulling something out with 掏出 (tāochū)
Actions & Events
Direction & Movement
Structure
从 + Place + 里 + 掏出 + Object
Explanation
掏出 (tāochū) means "to pull out" or "to take out," describing the action of reaching into a pocket, bag, or enclosed space and removing something. The complement 出 indicates outward movement. For example, 从口袋里掏出 means "pulled out from a pocket."
Examples
他从口袋里掏出一张纸条递给了我。
tā cóng kǒudài lǐ tāo chū yī zhāng zhǐtiáo dì gěi le wǒ.
He pulled out a slip of paper from his pocket and handed it to me.
她掏出手机看了一眼，又放了回去。
tā tāo chū shǒujī kàn le yī yǎn, yòu fàng le huíqù.
She took out her phone, glanced at it, and put it back.
小偷从包里掏出钱包就跑了。
xiǎotōu cóng bāo lǐ tāo chū qiánbāo jiù pǎo le.
The thief pulled the wallet out of the bag and ran off.