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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 wa1to dig; to excavate; to scoop out
2挖掘 挖掘 juéwa1 jue2to poach (talent, personnel from competitors); to raid (a competitor for its talent); Taiwan pr. [wa1 jiao3]; to excavate; to dig; to unearth
3挖开 挖開 kāiwa1 kai1to dig into; to cut a mine into
4挖走 挖走 zǒuwa1 zou3Dig it out
5挖穴 挖穴 xuéwa1 xue2to excavate; to dig out a cave
6挖土机 挖土機 wa1 tu3 ji1excavator; backhoe
7挖土 挖土 wa1 tu3Digging soil
8挖肉补疮 挖肉補瘡 ròu chuāngwa1 rou4 bu3 chuang1to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
9挖墙脚 挖牆腳 qiáng jiǎowa1 qiang2 jiao3to undermine; to let someone down; to seduce someone away from something
10挖矿 挖礦 kuàngwa1 kuang4to dig a mine; mining
11挖苦 挖苦 wa1 ku3to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks
12挖空心思 挖空心思 kōng xīn siwa1 kong1 xin1 si5to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer; to rack one's brains
13挖空 挖空 kōngwa1 kong1to excavate; to hollow
14挖浚 挖浚 jùnwa1 jun4to dredge
15挖掘机械 挖掘機械 jué xièwa1 jue2 ji1 xie4excavator; bulldozer
16挖掘机 挖掘機 jué wa1 jue2 ji1excavator
17挖洞 挖洞 dòngwa1 dong4to dig a hole
18挖掉 挖掉 diàowa1 diao4to dig out; to eradicate
19挖出 挖出 chūwa1 chu1Dig out
20挖鼻子 挖鼻子 ziwa1 bi2 zi5to pick one's nose
21挖鼻孔 挖鼻孔 kǒngwa1 bi2 kong3Picking noses