淘宝 Traditional form: 淘寶 Pinyin (reading): Táobǎo Definitions: Taobao, a Chinese online shopping website (abbr. for 淘寶網/淘宝网 ( Táobǎo Wǎng)) Characters: 淘 - to dredge, to sieve; to cleanse, to weed out 宝 - treasure, jewel; rare, precious Traditional characters: 淘 - to dredge, to sieve; to cleanse, to weed out 寶 - treasure, jewel; rare, precious