| 1 | 淘汰 | 淘汰 | táo tài | tao2 tai4 | to wash out; elimination (by selection); natural selection; to knock out (in a competition); to die out; to phase out | | |
| 2 | 淘宝 | 淘寶 | táo bǎo | Tao2 bao3 | Taobao, a Chinese online shopping website (abbr. for 淘宝网 ) | | |
| 3 | 淘金热 | 淘金熱 | táo jīn rè | tao2 jin1 re4 | gold rush | | |
| 4 | 淘选 | 淘選 | táo xuǎn | tao2 xuan3 | to decant; to strain off | | |
| 5 | 淘 | 淘 | táo | tao2 | to wash; to clean out; to cleanse; to eliminate; to dredge | | |
| 6 | 淘洗 | 淘洗 | táo xǐ | tao2 xi3 | to wash | | |
| 7 | 淘析 | 淘析 | táo xī | tao2 xi1 | to strain; to wash and filter | | |
| 8 | 淘汰赛 | 淘汰賽 | táo tài sài | tao2 tai4 sai4 | a knockout competition | | |
| 9 | 淘神 | 淘神 | táo shén | tao2 shen2 | troublesome; bothersome | | |
| 10 | 淘沙见金 | 淘沙見金 | táo shā jiàn jīn | tao2 sha1 jian4 jin1 | to find by dint of a hard search (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 淘沙拣金 | 淘沙揀金 | táo shā jiǎn jīn | tao2 sha1 jian3 jin1 | to search for the very best (idiom) | | |
| 12 | 淘气 | 淘氣 | táo qì | tao2 qi4 | naughty; mischievous | | |
| 13 | 淘米 | 淘米 | táo mǐ | tao2 mi3 | to rinse rice | | |
| 14 | 淘箩 | 淘籮 | táo luó | tao2 luo2 | basket (for washing rice) | | |
| 15 | 淘客 | 淘客 | táo kè | tao2 ke4 | talk (loanword); chatline of PRC Internet company Taobao, taokshop.com | | |
| 16 | 淘金者 | 淘金者 | táo jīn zhě | tao2 jin1 zhe3 | gold panner; prospector for gold | | |
| 17 | 淘金潮 | 淘金潮 | táo jīn cháo | tao2 jin1 chao2 | gold rush | | |
| 18 | 淘金 | 淘金 | táo jīn | tao2 jin1 | to pan for gold; to try to make a fortune | | |
| 19 | 淘河 | 淘河 | táo hé | tao2 he2 | pelican | | |
| 20 | 淘宝网 | 淘寶網 | táo bǎo wǎng | Tao2 bao3 Wang3 | Taobao Marketplace, a Chinese website for online shopping | | |