挖 wā

dig, dig out, gouge out, scoop

HSK 6 #1860

DEFINITIONS

  • dig, dig out, gouge out, scoop
  • to dig
  • to excavate
  • to scoop out

STROKES

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WORDS

挖掘 wā jué
HSK 6
to excavate; to dig; to unearth
挖苦 wā kǔ to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks
开挖 kāi wā to dig out; to excavate; to scoop out
挖空心思 wā kōng xīn si to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer; to rack one's brains
挖掘机 wā jué jī excavator
挖土机 wā tǔ jī excavator; backhoe
挖墙脚 wā qiáng jiǎo to undermine; to let someone down; to seduce someone away from something
吃水不忘挖井人 chī shuǐ bù wàng wā jǐng rén see 吃水不忘掘井人[chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2]
挖土機 wā tǔ jī excavator; backhoe
挖掉 wā diào to dig out; to eradicate
挖掘機 wā jué jī excavator
挖掘机械 wā jué jī xiè excavator; bulldozer
挖掘機械 wā jué jī xiè excavator; bulldozer
挖洞 wā dòng to dig a hole
挖浚 wā jùn to dredge
挖牆腳 wā qiáng jiǎo to undermine; to let someone down; to seduce someone away from something
挖矿 wā kuàng to dig a mine; mining
挖礦 wā kuàng to dig a mine; mining
挖穴 wā xué to excavate; to dig out a cave
挖空 wā kōng to excavate; to hollow
挖肉补疮 wā ròu bǔ chuāng to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
挖肉補瘡 wā ròu bǔ chuāng to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
挖角 wā jué to poach (talent, personnel from competitors); to raid (a competitor for its talent); Taiwan pr. [wa1 jiao3]
挖开 wā kāi to dig into; to cut a mine into
挖開 wā kāi to dig into; to cut a mine into
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