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陶 táo

pottery, ceramics

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 6
Radical
阝
Type
Ideograph
Made of 阝匋 ⿰阝匋

Memory hint: A mound 阝 of clay 匋; 匋 also provides the pronunciation

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  1. 这个花瓶是陶瓷做的。
    Zhège huāpíng shì táocí zuò de.
    This vase is made of ceramic.
    this vase is ceramic make (particle)
  2. 你陶醉在这种音乐里了吗？
    Nǐ táozuì zài zhè zhǒng yīnyuè lǐ le ma?
    Are you lost in this kind of music?
    you intoxicated at this (measure) music in (particle) (question)
  3. 我们去看看那家陶瓷店吧。
    Wǒmen qù kànkan nà jiā táocí diàn ba.
    Let's go check out that ceramics shop.
    we go look-look that (measure) ceramics shop (particle)
  4. 他没有被这种美景陶醉。
    Tā méiyǒu bèi zhè zhǒng měijǐng táozuì.
    He wasn't captivated by this beautiful scenery.
    he not-have (passive) this (measure) beautiful-scenery intoxicated
  5. 从小受到音乐的熏陶，他后来成了一名钢琴家。
    Cóngxiǎo shòudào yīnyuè de xūntáo, tā hòulái chéngle yì míng gāngqínjiā.
    Having been influenced by music since childhood, he later became a pianist.
    from-young receive music (particle) influence, he later become (particle) one (measure) pianist

Words with 陶 (3)