出土

chū tǔ

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Rare

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Definitions

1. to dig up
2. to appear in an excavation
3. unearthed
4. to come up out of the ground

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 埋藏 mái cáng 埋藏 mái cáng to bury 埋藏指埋入地下，出土指从地下出现: to bury

Related words

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• 挖掘 wā jué 挖掘 wā jué to excavate 挖掘是出土的手段，挖掘后可出土: to excavate

Synonyms

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• 发掘 fā jué 发掘 fā jué to excavate 出土文物 vs 发掘遗址，出土侧重结果，发掘侧重过程: to excavate

Usage notes

Collocations

出土通常与“文物”“遗址”搭配，较少用于普通物品，日常挖出物品用“挖出来”。

Example Sentences

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这件文物是上个月 出土 的。

This artifact was unearthed last month.

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Child Words of 出土

• 出 出 chū: to go out
• 土 土 tǔ: earth