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挖 (wā): to dig

Stroke Order & Writing

HSK 6verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to dig
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 6
Strokes: 9
Radical: 扌
Structure: 左右结构

Full definitions

to dig
to excavate
to scoop out

Chinese explanation

用工具或手从物体的表面向里取出东西，比如挖土、挖坑
比喻深入寻找或揭露隐藏的事物，比如挖潜力、挖内幕。

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Example sentences

He dug a very deep hole in the garden.

Archaeologists are excavating an ancient site.

Children like to dig in the sand on the beach.

They dug a well to get groundwater.

This machine can dig very deep trenches.

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