挖
Definitions
- 1. to dig
- 2. to excavate
- 3. to scoop out
Stop forgetting what you study.
Build recall daily.
Try HanyuGuide's Chinese review system with multiple choice, typed recall, tone-aware practice, and reviews scheduled before memory fades.
Character focus
Stroke order
Word relationships
Antonyms
1 itemRelated words
2 itemsSynonyms
1 itemUsage notes
Collocations
常与“洞”、“坑”、“土”搭配，如“挖洞”、“挖坑”、“挖土”。
Common mistakes
与“挖”搭配的名词通常是被挖的对象或地点，不能说“挖水”，但可以说“挖井”来取水。
Example Sentences
2 shown这个湖是人工 挖 的。
挖 賽！怎麼可能！
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.
Words Containing 挖
to excavate
to speak sarcastically
see 吃水不忘掘井人[chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén]
excavator
to dig a hole
to dig out
excavator
excavator
to dig a hole
to dredge
to undermine
to dig a mine
to excavate
to excavate
to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer
to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
to poach (talent, personnel from competitors)
to dig into
to pick one's nose
data mining
to dredge
to dredge
earpick
(dialect) earpick
earpick
to dig out; to excavate; to scoop out