刨

To dig in Chinese: 刨 (páo)

páo

to dig

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to dig
  2. 2to excavate
  3. 3(coll.) to exclude
  4. 4not to count
  5. 5to deduct
  6. 6to subtract

Stroke order

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刨

Zhuyin

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ㄆㄠˊ

páo

ㄆ/ pㄠ/ aoˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他在院子里刨了一个坑。

    tā zài yuàn zi lǐ páo le yí gè kēng。

    He dug a hole in the yard.

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pǎo chē

racing bicycle

跑道

pǎo dào

athletic track

跑龙套

pǎo lóng tào

to play a small role

泡沫

pào mò

foam

胚胎

pēi tāi

embryo

陪伴

péi bàn

to accompany

陪葬

péi zàng

to be buried with or next to dead person (of deceased's partner, or of funerary objects)

赔钱

péi qián

to lose money

配件

pèi jiàn

component

配偶

pèi ǒu

spouse

配送

pèi sòng

to put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配货 and 送货)

配音

pèi yīn

dubbing (filmmaking)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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