Meaning
dig
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jue” becomes a different word in each tone. 掘 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 挖掘wā juéto excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
- 发掘fā juéto excavate; to explore; (fig.) to unearth; to tap into
- 掘出jué chūto exhume; to unearth; to dig out
- 开掘kāi juéto dig; to excavate; (fig.) to explore (archival materials) and unearth findings
- 罗掘luó juéto scrape together money
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Example Sentence
考古学家在这里挖掘出了许多文物。Kǎo gǔ xué jiā zài zhè lǐ wā jué chū le xǔ duō wén wù.Archaeologists excavated many cultural relics here.
考古学家Kǎo gǔ xué jiāarchaeologist在zàiat这里zhè lǐhere挖wāto dig掘出jué chūto exhume了le(completed action)许多xǔ duōmany文物wén wùcultural relic。