挖掘
Pinyin: wā jué
Meaning:Excavation
Sentence:我们需要一台挖掘机来平整土地。We need a mechanical digger to level the ground.
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挖:
Pinyin: wā
Meaning: to dig
Radical: 扌
Stokes: 9
Traditional: 挖
Common words/Phrase:
挖苦[wā kǔ] 【persiflage】
挖洞[wā dòng] 【cave】
挖方[wā fāng] 【cubage of excavation】
掘:
Pinyin: jué
Meaning: Dig
Radical: 扌
Stokes: 11
Traditional: 掘
Common words/Phrase:
掘进[jué jìn] 【tunnelling】
掘墓人[jué mù rén] 【grave-digger】
掘墓[jué mù] 【to exhume】