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发掘 (fā jué): Excavate / discover (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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发掘 consists of 2 characters.

to send (an email)

How to Use 发掘 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 发掘 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith出来

fā发

jué掘

chū出

lái来

neutral

excavate / bring to light

Verb + Object

fā发

jué掘

qián潜

lì力

formal

tap potential

Adjective + Nounwith考古

kǎo考

gǔ古

fā发

jué掘

Adverb + Verbwith深入

shēn深

rù入

fā发

jué掘

Example Sentences with 发掘

wǒ我

zài在

huā花

yuán园

lǐ里

fā发

jué掘

fā发

jué掘

rén人

cái才

formal

discover talent

formal

Written

archaeological excavation

formal

explore in depth

le了

yí一

gè个

xiǎo小

shí石

tou头

。

I discovered a small stone in the garden.

wǒ我

men们

xū需

yào要

fā发

jué掘

tuán团

duì队

zhōng中

měi每

wèi位

chéng成

yuán员

de的

dú独

tè特

qián潜

néng能

。

We need to discover the unique potential of each member in the team.

nǐ你

rú如

hé何

fā发

jué掘

zì自

jǐ己

shàng尚

wèi未

bèi被

zhù注

yì意

dào到

de的

xìng兴

qù趣

ài爱

hào好

ne呢

？

How do you discover hobbies and interests that you haven't noticed yet?

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kǎo考

gǔ古

xué学

jiā家

fā发

jué掘

le了

yī一

zuò座

gǔ古

dài代

yí遗

zhǐ址

。

Archaeologists excavated an ancient site.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

fā发

jué掘

chū出

zhè这

ge个

fù复

tōng通

guò过

shēn深

dù度

fǎng访

tán谈

，

wǒ我

men们

fā

gōng公

sī司

zhèng正

zài在

fā发

jué掘

xīn新

shì市

chǎng场

wǒ我

zài在

zhěng整

lǐ理

jiù旧

wù物

shí时

，

ǒu偶

rán

zá杂

wèn问

tí题

de的

gēn根

běn本

yuán原

yīn因

。

He did not discover the root cause of this complex problem.

发

jué掘

le了

yòng用

hù户

yǐn隐

cáng藏

de的

shēn深

céng层

xū需

qiú求

。

Through in-depth interviews, we discovered the users' hidden deep-seated needs.

yǐ以

kuò扩

dà大

yè业

wù务

。

The company is exploring new markets to expand its business.

然

fā发

jué掘

le了

tóng童

nián年

shí时

qī期

de的

rì日

jì记

běn本

。

While sorting through old things, I accidentally discovered my childhood diary.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 发掘.

Words with 发

发烧fā shāoHSK 3
发现fā xiànHSK 3
头发tóu faHSK 3
出发chū fāHSK 4
发展fā zhǎnHSK 4
发生fā shēngHSK 4
沙发shā fāHSK 4
理发lǐ fàHSK 4

Words with 掘

挖掘wā jué