挖

The character "挖" has 9 strokes. "挖" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "挖" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "挖" are "wā" . View the stroke order of "挖">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "挖"

v.: dig; excavate; scoop; unearth; discover (after a search or an investigation); scratch with fingernails

• dig : v.挖掘；掘地；扒土；刨地；喜欢；欣赏；理解；挖掘出；掘起；伸入
• excavate : v.挖掘；挖；在…发掘；把（地面）挖开；从地上挖走；发掘
• scoop : n.长柄勺；球形勺；抢先报道的新闻；夸张的上滑音；铲；匙；铲斗；杓；戽斗；短柄勺
• unearth : v.挖掘；掘出；从洞中赶出；发掘；揭露

Form words with "挖"

挖马铃薯 lift potatoes; dig up potatoes

挖斗车 excavator

挖窖 dig a cellar

挖野菜 dig up edible wild herbs

挖耳屎 pick one's ears

挖窑洞 dig a cave dwelling

挖鼻孔 pick one's nose;pick one's nose

挖阴沟 dig a sewer

挖沟渠 dig a ditch

挖地窖 excavate a cellar

挖兜 cut pocket

挖一条阳沟 make an open drain

挖一条明沟 dig an open ditch

疏挖河道 dredge a channel

从竞争对手处挖人 poach talents from one's rival

Example phrases using "挖"

• 士兵们正在挖河床上的淤泥。

  The soldiers are dredging (up) the mud from the riverbed.

• 本次重印对错字进行了挖改。

  The misspelt words were corrected before this reprinting.

• 他在学习上还有潜力可挖。

  He has the potential to develop in his studies.

• 挖鼻孔的习惯很讨厌。

  Picking your nose is a detestable/disgusting/repulsive/nasty habit.

• 你抽走了所有的资金，这是在挖我们公司的墙脚。

  You are hurting the fundamentals of our company by withdrawing all the funds. / By withdrawing all the funds, you are pulling the rug out from under our feet.

• 她在阶地里挖了个六英尺深的沟。

  She trenched the terrace to a depth of 6 feet.

• 他们利用星期天来翻挖自己的小片菜地。

  They spent Sundays digging their vegetable patch.

• 犯罪行为被以挖眼睛或割耳朵进行惩处。

  Offences were visited with the loss of eyes or ears.

• 这场地大部分是用手挖的。

  The ground was largely excavated by hand.

• 不敬神的人可能会禁不住诱惑去盗挖坟墓。

  A profane person might be tempted to violate the tomb.