挖
to dig, to excavate; to dig; to excavate; to scoop out
- Strokes
- 9
- Pinyin
- wā
Parts
Words with 挖
- 挖坑wā kēng · wakengto dig a hole; (fig.) to make things difficult for sb; (neologism) (slang) (of a writer) to start work on a new project
- 挖坟wā fén · wafento dig a grave; (lit.) to dig up a grave; (fig.) (slang) to dig up an old thread (in an online forum etc)
- 挖掉wā diào · wadiaoto dig out; to eradicate
- 挖掘wā jué · wajueto excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
- 挖机wā jī · wajiexcavator; excavating machine
- 挖洞wā dòng · wadongto dig a hole
- 挖浚wā jùn · wajunto dredge
- 挖矿wā kuàng · wakuangto mine ore or minerals; (computing) to mine cryptocurrency
- 挖穴wā xué · waxueto excavate; to dig out a cave
- 挖空wā kōng · wakongto excavate; to hollow
- 挖苦wā kǔ · wakuto speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks; also pr. [wa1 ku5]
- 挖角wā jué · wajueto poach (talent, personnel from competitors); to raid (a competitor for its talent); Taiwan pr. [wa1 jiao3]
- 挖开wā kāi · wakaito dig into; to cut a mine into
- 深挖shēn wā · shenwato dredge
- 疏挖shū wā · shuwato dredge; to dig out (a channel)
- 耳挖ěr wā · erwaearpick; curette
- 开挖kāi wā · kaiwato dig out; to excavate; to scoop out; to start digging
- 挖土机wā tǔ jī · watujiexcavator; backhoe
- 挖掘机wā jué jī · wajuejiexcavator
- 挖泥船wā ní chuán · wanichuandredger
- 挖墙脚wā qiáng jiǎo · waqiangjiaoto undermine; to let someone down; to seduce someone away from something
- 挖耳勺wā ěr sháo · waershaoear pick
- 挖鼻子wā bí zi · wabizito pick one's nose
- 耳挖勺ěr wā sháo · erwashao(dialect) earpick; curette
- 耳挖子ěr wā zi · erwaziearpick; curette
- 挖掘机械wā jué jī xiè · wajuejixieexcavator; bulldozer
- 挖空心思wā kōng xīn si · wakongxinsito dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer; to rack one's brains
- 挖肉补疮wā ròu bǔ chuāng · waroubuchuangto cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
- 数据挖掘shù jù wā jué · shujuwajuedata mining