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挖 wā

to dig, to excavate

Strokes
9
Level
HSK 6
Radical
扌
Type
Ideograph
Made of 扌穵 ⿰扌穵

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

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  1. 工人们正在挖一个大坑。
    Gōngrénmen zhèngzài wā yí ge dà kēng.
    The workers are digging a big pit.
    workers progressive dig one (measure) big pit
  2. 你们打算在哪里挖井？
    Nǐmen dǎsuàn zài nǎlǐ wā jǐng?
    Where do you plan to dig the well?
    you-all plan at where dig well (question)
  3. 我们应该挖掘这个地区的旅游潜力。
    Wǒmen yīnggāi wājué zhège dìqū de lǚyóu qiánlì.
    We should tap into this area's tourism potential.
    we should dig-out this (measure) area (particle) tourism potential
  4. 这里的土太硬，挖不动。
    Zhèlǐ de tǔ tài yìng, wā bu dòng.
    The soil here is too hard, it can't be dug.
    here (particle) soil too hard, dig not-move
  5. 考古学家在古墓里挖出了很多文物。
    Kǎogǔ xuéjiā zài gǔmù lǐ wā chū le hěn duō wénwù.
    Archaeologists dug up many artifacts in the ancient tomb.
    archaeologist at ancient-tomb-inside dig-out (particle) many artifact

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