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掘

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  1. 1. to dig

Words Containing 掘

挖掘机
wā jué jī

excavator

开掘
kāi jué

to dig; to excavate

掘土机
jué tǔ jī

excavator

自掘坟墓
zì jué fén mù

to dig one's own grave

采掘
cǎi 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)

掘出
jué chū

to exhume

罗雀掘鼠
luó què jué shǔ

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

挖掘
wā jué

to excavate

临渴掘井
lín kě jué jǐng

lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty

掘客
jué kè

Digg (social news website)

掘墓鞭尸
jué mù biān shī

to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)

数据挖掘
shù jù wā jué

data mining

掘墓工人
jué mù gōng rén

grave digger

发掘
fā jué

to excavate

挖掘机械
wā jué jī xiè

excavator

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