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CHINESE CHARACTER

jué

掘

掘

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dig; excavate

Numbered pinyin
jue2
English meanings
to dig; to excavate

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tāmen他们wājué挖掘le了yī一gè个dòng洞。

    They dug a hole.

  2. 02

    kǎo考gǔ古xué学jiā家fājué发掘le了gǔ古mù墓。

    Archaeologists excavated an ancient tomb.

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  • 挖掘
  • 发掘
  • 掘进
  • 掘土