Meaning
to dig; to excavate; to scoop out
Chinese: 用工具或手掘取。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “wa” becomes a different word in each tone. 挖 is the 1st 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
- 挖苦wā kǔto speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks
- 挖开wā kāito dig into; to cut a mine into
- 开挖kāi wāto dig out; to excavate; to scoop out; to start digging
- 挖机wā jīexcavator; excavating machine
Example Sentence
工人们在地里挖了一个大坑。Gōng rén men zài dì lǐ wā le yí ge dà kēng.The workers dug a big pit in the ground.
工人Gōng rénworker们men(plural marker)在zàiat地dì(adverb marker)里lǐinside挖wāto dig了le(completed action)一个yí gea大坑dà kēngTai Hang District, Hong Ko。