Chinese Word: 挖 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

挖HSK 6

Pinyin: wā

English Definition: to dig; to excavate; to scoop out

Chinese Definition:
①掘，掏：挖掘。挖墙脚(喻拆台)。挖空心思。
②抓：挖破了。
③掘补填。

Antonyms: 填

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 手

Ideographic: To dig out 扌 a hollow 穵; 穵 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 穵 [ wā ] a deep hollow; to dig out, to gouge

Similar Characters: 控

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挖掘	wā jué	to excavate; to dig; to unearth	HSK 6
挖苦	wā kǔ	to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks
挖空心思	wā kōng xīn si	to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer; to rack one's brains
挖土机	wā tǔ jī	excavator; backhoe
挖墙脚	wā qiáng jiǎo	to undermine; to let someone down; to seduce someone away from something

More: 挖* | *挖 | *挖*

1		nǐ 你 bǎ 把 guò qù 过去 yī gǔ nǎo ér 一股脑儿 dōu 都 wā 挖 le 了 chū 出 lái 来， nà 那 kě 可 dōu 都 shì 是 jiàn bù dé rén 见不得人 de 的。 You dig up the past, all you get is dirty.
2		nà shí 那时， wǒ 我 de 的 tóng shì 同事 men 们 zhèng zài 正在 jìn lì 尽力 wā 挖 wǒ 我 chū 出 lái 来。 By then, my colleagues were trying to dig me out.
3		tā men 他们 zài 在 lù shàng 路上 wā 挖 le 了 yí gè 一个 dòng 洞。 They've excavated a hole in the road.
4		tā men 他们 huā 花 le 了 zhěng gè 整个 shàng wǔ 上午 wā yuán zi 挖园子。 They spent all morning digging the garden.
5		nà shí 那时， wǒ 我 de 的 tóng shì 同事 men 们 zhèng zài 正在 shè fǎ 设法 bǎ 把 wǒ 我 wā 挖 chū 出 lái 来。 By then, my colleagues were trying to dig me out.

1		nǐ 你 bǎ 把 guò qù 过去 yī gǔ nǎo ér 一股脑儿 dōu 都 wā 挖 le 了 chū 出 lái 来， nà 那 kě 可 dōu 都 shì 是 jiàn bù dé rén 见不得人 de 的。 You dig up the past, all you get is dirty.
2		nà shí 那时， wǒ 我 de 的 tóng shì 同事 men 们 zhèng zài 正在 jìn lì 尽力 wā 挖 wǒ 我 chū 出 lái 来。 By then, my colleagues were trying to dig me out.
3		tā men 他们 zài 在 lù shàng 路上 wā 挖 le 了 yí gè 一个 dòng 洞。 They've excavated a hole in the road.
4		tā men 他们 huā 花 le 了 zhěng gè 整个 shàng wǔ 上午 wā yuán zi 挖园子。 They spent all morning digging the garden.
5		nà shí 那时， wǒ 我 de 的 tóng shì 同事 men 们 zhèng zài 正在 shè fǎ 设法 bǎ 把 wǒ 我 wā 挖 chū 出 lái 来。 By then, my colleagues were trying to dig me out.