掏腰包 tāo yāo bāo

to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 20766th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to pay out of pocket
  2. 2. to foot the bill
  3. 3. to dip into one's pocket

Characters

Character Meaning
掏 tāo HSK 6
to fish out (from pocket); to scoop; variant of 掏tāo
腰 yāo HSK 5
waist; lower back; middle
包 bāo HSK 3
bag; to wrap; to include