发
掘

To excavate in Chinese: 发掘 (fā jué)

fā jué

to excavate

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 發掘1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to excavate
  2. 2to explore
  3. 3(fig.) to unearth
  4. 4to tap into

Stroke order

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发
掘

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄐㄩㄝˊ

jué

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ üㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

发掘

Simplified

發掘

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 考古学家在这里发掘出许多古物。

    kǎo gǔ xué jiā zài zhè lǐ fā jué chū xǔ duō gǔ wù。

    Archaeologists excavated many ancient objects here.

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Related words

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to notice

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hair (on the head)

出发

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to set off

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to happen

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development

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发表

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to issue

发愁

fā chóu

to worry

发达

fā dá

well-developed

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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