Chinese Notes

挖 wā

wā verb to dig; to excavate; to scoop out
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Unihan '挖')

挖空 to excavate; to hollow
挖掘机械(挖掘機械) excavator; bulldozer
数据挖掘(數據挖掘) data mining
挖土机(挖土機) an excavator
耳挖勺 earpick; curette
耳挖子 earpick; curette
开挖(開挖) to dig out; to excavate; to scoop out
挖洞 to dig a hole
挖空心思 to dig for thoughts; to search everything for an answer; to rack one's brains
挖穴 to excavate; to dig out a cave
疏挖 to dredge; to dig out (a channel)
挖墙脚(挖牆腳) to undermine; to let someone down; to seduce someone away from something
挖掘 to excavate
挖除 to dig out
深挖 to dredge
挖浚 to dredge
耳挖 earpick; curette
挖肉补疮(挖肉補瘡) to cut one's flesh to cover a sore
挖开(挖開) to dig into; to cut a mine into
挖角 to poach
挖鼻子 to pick one's nose
挖矿(挖礦) to dig a mine; mining
挖苦 to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks
挖掉 to dig out; to eradicate
挖掘机(挖掘機) an excavator

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