挖 wā
verb
to dig; to excavate; to scoop out
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (Unihan '挖')
Contained in
- 耳挖勺 earpick; curette
- 数据挖掘(數據挖掘) data mining
- 深挖 to dredge
- 耳挖子 earpick; curette
- 挖肉补疮(挖肉補瘡) to cut one's flesh to cover a sore
- 挖洞 to dig a hole
- 疏挖 to dredge; to dig out (a channel)
- 挖除 to dig out
- 挖鼻子 to pick one's nose
- 挖掘机械(挖掘機械) excavator; bulldozer
- 挖开(挖開) to dig into; to cut a mine into
- 挖浚 to dredge
- 挖空 to excavate; to hollow
- 挖墙脚(挖牆腳) to undermine; to let someone down; to seduce someone away from something
- 挖苦 to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks
- 挖穴 to excavate; to dig out a cave
- 挖角 to poach
- 挖掘机(挖掘機) an excavator
- 挖空心思 to dig for thoughts; to search everything for an answer; to rack one's brains
- 挖土机(挖土機) an excavator
- 挖掘 to excavate
- 开挖(開挖) to dig out; to excavate; to scoop out
- 挖矿(挖礦) to dig a mine; mining
- 耳挖 earpick; curette
- 挖掉 to dig out; to eradicate
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷三百十五 列傳第二百〇三 雲南土司三 Volume 315 Biographies 203: Yunnan Tribal Headmen 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 7
- 第二回 Chapter 49 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 2
- 第二十六回 Chapter 26 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 1
- 第一百十三回 Chapter 113 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 1
- 第四十一回 Chapter 41 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 1
- 第三十八回 Chapter 38 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 1
- 第四十四回 Chapter 44 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 1
- 第二十六回 Chapter 26 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 1
- 第三十九回 Chapter 39 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 1
- 卷一百四十七 列傳第三十四: 張柔 史天倪 史天祥 Volume 147 Biographies 34: Zhang Rou, Shi Tianni, Shi Tianxiang History of Yuan 元史 — count: 1
Collocations
- 罕挖 (罕挖) 以兵遏木邦宣慰使罕挖法於孟乃寨 — History of Ming 明史, 卷一百八十六 列傳第七十四 韓文 張敷華 楊守隨 許進 雍泰 陳壽 樊瑩 熊繡 潘蕃 胡富 張泰 張鼐 王璟 朱欽 Volume 186 Biographies 74: Han Wen, Zhang Fuhua, Yang Shousui, Xu Jin, Yong Tai, Chen Shou, Fan Ying, Xiong Xiu, Pan Fan, Hu Fu, Zhang Tai, Zhang Nai, Wang Jing, Zhu Qin — count: 8
- 挖法 (挖法) 以兵遏木邦宣慰使罕挖法於孟乃寨 — History of Ming 明史, 卷一百八十六 列傳第七十四 韓文 張敷華 楊守隨 許進 雍泰 陳壽 樊瑩 熊繡 潘蕃 胡富 張泰 張鼐 王璟 朱欽 Volume 186 Biographies 74: Han Wen, Zhang Fuhua, Yang Shousui, Xu Jin, Yong Tai, Chen Shou, Fan Ying, Xiong Xiu, Pan Fan, Hu Fu, Zhang Tai, Zhang Nai, Wang Jing, Zhu Qin — count: 8
- 乱挖 (亂挖) 腰裡亂挖 — Journey to the West 西遊記, 第二十五回 Chapter 25 — count: 2
- 挖云 (挖雲) 黛玉換上掐金挖雲紅香羊皮小靴 — Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢, 第二回 Chapter 49 — count: 2