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  1. 1. to dig

Words Containing 掘

挖掘
wā jué

to excavate

发掘
fā jué

to excavate

吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén

Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)

挖掘机
wā jué jī

excavator

挖掘机械
wā jué jī xiè

excavator

掘出
jué chū

to exhume

掘土机
jué tǔ jī

excavator

掘墓工人
jué mù gōng rén

grave digger

掘墓鞭尸
jué mù biān shī

to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)

掘客
jué kè

Digg (social news website)

采掘
cǎi jué

to excavate

数据挖掘
shù jù wā jué

data mining

罗雀掘鼠
luó què jué shǔ

lit. to net birds and dig for rats (idiom); fig. hard pressed for cash

临渴掘井
lín kě jué jǐng

lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty

自掘坟墓
zì jué fén mù

to dig one's own grave

开掘
kāi jué

to dig; to excavate

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