挖角 wā jué

to poach (talent, personnel from competitors)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to poach (talent, personnel from competitors)
  2. 2. to raid (a competitor for its talent)
  3. 3. Taiwan pr. wā jiǎo

Characters

Character Meaning
挖 wā HSK 6
to dig; to scoop out; to excavate
角 jué HSK 3
corner; angle