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挖

wā

dig, dig out, gouge out, scoop

Shadow
Strokes
9
Radical
手
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6
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 你可以在地上挖土。

    Nǐ kě yǐ zài dì shàng wā tǔ

    You can dig dirt from the ground.

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  • 他挖了一个洞。

    Tā wā le yī gè dòng

    He dug a hole.

  • 你总是挖苦我的着装。

    Nǐ zǒng shì wā kǔ wǒ de zhuó zhuāng

    You are always digging at me about my clothes.

  • 他被竞争公司挖去了。

    Tā bèi jìng zhēng gōng sī wā qù le

    He was hired away by a rival company.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 挖

  • 挖wā 1to dig; to excavate; to scoop out
  • 挖掘wā jué 1–2 to excavate; to dig; to unearth
  • 挖苦wā kǔ 1–3 to speak sarcastically; to make cutting remarks; also pr. [wā ku]