# 掏钱 (tāoqián)

In Mandarin Chinese, 掏钱 (tāoqián) means “to pay; to spend money; to fork out”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to pay; to spend money; to fork out
- Pinyin: tāoqián (tao1 qian2)
- Traditional: 掏錢
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这顿饭我请客，由我来掏钱。
  Zhè dùn fàn wǒ qǐngkè, yóu wǒ lái tāoqián.
  This meal is on me; I'll pay.

## Characters

- [掏](https://hanziro.com/word/tao-fish-out/) (tāo): to fish out; to take out (from pocket)
- [钱](https://hanziro.com/word/qian-money/) (qián): money

https://hanziro.com/word/tao-qian-pay/

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