挖
掘

To excavate in Chinese: 挖掘 (wā jué)

wā jué

to excavate

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to excavate
  2. 2to dig
  3. 3to unearth

Stroke order

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挖
掘

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄚ

wā

ㄨ/ uㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄐㄩㄝˊ

jué

ㄐ/ jㄩ/ üㄝ/ êˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 工人们正在挖掘一条水沟。

    gōng rén men zhèng zài wā jué yì tiáo shuǐ gōu。

    The workers are digging a ditch.

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Related words

挖

wā

to dig

发掘

fā jué

to excavate

挖苦

wā kǔ

to speak sarcastically

瓦

wǎ

roof tile

歪曲

wāi qū

to distort

外表

wài biǎo

external

外公

wài gōng

(coll.) mother's father

外号

wài hào

nickname

外籍

wài jí

foreign (i.e. of foreign nationality)

外贸

wài mào

foreign trade

外貌

wài mào

profile

外婆

wài pó

(coll.) mother's mother

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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