dig; excavate; scoop
Example Sentences
工人们正在路边挖坑铺设管道。
gōng rén men zhèng zài lù biān wā kēng pū shè guǎn dào.
Workers are digging holes by the road to install pipes.
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Related Words & Compounds
to excavate
to speak sarcastically or ironically
excavator; excavating machine
to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer / to rack one's brains
to dig a hole / (fig.) to make things difficult for sb / (neologism) (slang) (of a writer) to start work on a new project
to poach (talent, personnel from competitors) / to raid (a competitor for its talent) / Taiwan pr. [wa1 jiao3]
to dig a grave / (lit.) to dig up a grave; (fig.) (slang) to dig up an old thread (in an online forum etc)
to undermine / to let someone down / to seduce someone away from something
excavator; excavating machine (abbr. for 挖掘機|挖掘机[wa1 jue2 ji1])
to mine ore or minerals / (computing) to mine cryptocurrency
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