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HSK 6	wā jué	to excavate; to dig; to unearth
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

1		nǐ 你 xū yào 需要 shēn wā 深挖 cái néng 才能 zhǎo dào 找到 zhēn xiàng 真相。 You need to dig deep to find the truth.
2		yīng gāi 应该 yòng 用 zhǐ jīn 纸巾 cā 擦 bí zi 鼻子， bú yào 不要 yòng 用 shǒu zhǐ tou 手指头 wā bí kǒng 挖鼻孔。 You should use a tissue to wipe your nose, not your fingers to pick your nose.
3		tā 她 zài 在 huā yuán lǐ 花园里 wā 挖 le 了 yí kuài 一块 tǔ 土， zhǔn bèi 准备 zhòng 种 xià 下 yī kē shù 一棵树。 She dug a piece of soil in the garden to plant a tree.
4		hái zi men 孩子们 zài 在 shā tān 沙滩 shàng wā 上挖 le 了 yì xiē 一些 dòng 洞， chā 插 shàng 上 qí zhì 旗帜 zuò wéi 作为 biāo jì 标记。 The children dug some holes on the beach and flagged them.
5		tā men 他们 xū yào 需要 dà xíng 大型 wā jué jī 挖掘机 lái 来 qiāng 将 nà xiē 那些 tǔ rǎng 土壤 cóng 从 gōng dì 工地 shàng wā 上挖 chū lái 出来。 They need a large excavator to dig out the soil from the construction site.

1		nǐ 你 xū yào 需要 shēn wā 深挖 cái néng 才能 zhǎo dào 找到 zhēn xiàng 真相。 You need to dig deep to find the truth.
2		yīng gāi 应该 yòng 用 zhǐ jīn 纸巾 cā 擦 bí zi 鼻子， bú yào 不要 yòng 用 shǒu zhǐ tou 手指头 wā bí kǒng 挖鼻孔。 You should use a tissue to wipe your nose, not your fingers to pick your nose.
3		tā 她 zài 在 huā yuán lǐ 花园里 wā 挖 le 了 yí kuài 一块 tǔ 土， zhǔn bèi 准备 zhòng 种 xià 下 yī kē shù 一棵树。 She dug a piece of soil in the garden to plant a tree.
4		hái zi men 孩子们 zài 在 shā tān 沙滩 shàng wā 上挖 le 了 yì xiē 一些 dòng 洞， chā 插 shàng 上 qí zhì 旗帜 zuò wéi 作为 biāo jì 标记。 The children dug some holes on the beach and flagged them.
5		tā men 他们 xū yào 需要 dà xíng 大型 wā jué jī 挖掘机 lái 来 qiāng 将 nà xiē 那些 tǔ rǎng 土壤 cóng 从 gōng dì 工地 shàng wā 上挖 chū lái 出来。 They need a large excavator to dig out the soil from the construction site.