挖

to dig, to excavate; to dig; to excavate; to scoop out

Strokes
9
Pinyin
wā

Parts

Words with 挖

  1. 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
  2. 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)
  3. 挖掉wā diào · wadiaoto dig out; to eradicate
  4. 挖掘wā jué · wajueto excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
  5. 挖机wā jī · wajiexcavator; excavating machine
  6. 挖洞wā dòng · wadongto dig a hole
  7. 挖浚wā jùn · wajunto dredge
  8. 挖矿wā kuàng · wakuangto mine ore or minerals; (computing) to mine cryptocurrency
  9. 挖穴wā xué · waxueto excavate; to dig out a cave
  10. 挖空wā kōng · wakongto excavate; to hollow
  11. 挖苦wā kǔ · wakuto speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks; also pr. [wa1 ku5]
  12. 挖角wā jué · wajueto poach (talent, personnel from competitors); to raid (a competitor for its talent); Taiwan pr. [wa1 jiao3]
  13. 挖开wā kāi · wakaito dig into; to cut a mine into
  14. 深挖shēn wā · shenwato dredge
  15. 疏挖shū wā · shuwato dredge; to dig out (a channel)
  16. 耳挖ěr wā · erwaearpick; curette
  17. 开挖kāi wā · kaiwato dig out; to excavate; to scoop out; to start digging
  18. 挖土机wā tǔ jī · watujiexcavator; backhoe
  19. 挖掘机wā jué jī · wajuejiexcavator
  20. 挖泥船wā ní chuán · wanichuandredger
  21. 挖墙脚wā qiáng jiǎo · waqiangjiaoto undermine; to let someone down; to seduce someone away from something
  22. 挖耳勺wā ěr sháo · waershaoear pick
  23. 挖鼻子wā bí zi · wabizito pick one's nose
  24. 耳挖勺ěr wā sháo · erwashao(dialect) earpick; curette
  25. 耳挖子ěr wā zi · erwaziearpick; curette
  26. 挖掘机械wā jué jī xiè · wajuejixieexcavator; bulldozer
  27. 挖空心思wā kōng xīn si · wakongxinsito dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer; to rack one's brains
  28. 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
  29. 数据挖掘shù jù wā jué · shujuwajuedata mining

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