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挖掘 (wā jué): Excavate (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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挖掘 consists of 2 characters.

to dig, to excavate

How to Use 挖掘 in Sentences

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

Verb + Complementwith出来

wā挖

jué掘

chū出

lái来

neutral

dig out

Adverb + Verbwith深入

shēn深

rù入

wā挖

jué掘

Noun + Nounwith机

wā挖

jué掘

jī机

neutral

excavator

Verb + Objectwith潜力

wā挖

jué掘

qián潜

lì力

Example Sentences with 挖掘

tā他

zài在

huā花

yuán园

lǐ里

wā挖

jué掘

neutral

dig deeply

neutral

tap potential

ní泥

tǔ土

。

He is digging soil in the garden.

kǎo考

gǔ古

xué学

jiā家

zài在

zhè这

piàn片

yí遗

zhǐ址

zhōng中

wā挖

jué掘

chū出

le了

xǔ许

duō多

zhēn珍

guì贵

de的

wén文

wù物

。

Archaeologists excavated many precious cultural relics at this site.

wèi为

le了

xún寻

zhǎo找

shuǐ水

yuán源

，

gōng工

rén人

men们

zhèng正

zài在

zhè这

piàn片

qū区

yù域

jìn进

xíng行

shēn深

dù度

wā挖

jué掘

。

In order to find a water source, the workers are conducting deep excavation in this area.

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nǐ你

dǎ打

suàn算

rú如

hé何

wā挖

jué掘

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

qián潜

zài在

jià价

zhí值

ne呢

？

How do you plan to unearth the potential value of this project?

kǎo考

gǔ古

xué学

jiā家

zhèng正

zài在

wā挖

jué掘

gǔ古

tā他

men们

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

wā挖

jué掘

chū出

rèn任

tōng通

guò过

wā挖

jué掘

lì历

shǐ史

dàng档

àn案

，

zhè这

jiā家

gōng公

sī司

nǔ努

lì力

wā挖

jué掘

shì市

wǒ我

men们

dé得

wā挖

jué掘

yí一

xià下

bīng冰

xiāng箱

dài代

yí遗

zhǐ址

。

Archaeologists are excavating ancient ruins.

hé何

yǒu有

jià价

zhí值

de的

xiàn线

suǒ索

，

diào调

chá查

xiàn陷

rù入

le了

jiāng僵

jú局

。

They did not unearth any valuable clues, and the investigation has reached a deadlock.

xué

学

zhě者

men们

jiē揭

shì示

le了

nà那

duàn段

bèi被

yí遗

wàng忘

de的

wǎng往

shì事

。

By excavating historical archives, scholars have revealed that forgotten past.

chǎng场

qián潜

lì力

。

This company strives to tap into market potential.

，

kàn看

kàn看

hái还

yǒu有

shén什

me么

néng能

dāng当

wǎn晚

cān餐

de的

shí食

cái材

。

We need to dig through the fridge to see what ingredients we can use for dinner.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 挖掘.

Words with 挖

挖苦wā kǔ

Words with 掘

发掘fā jué