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开掘

/ kāijué /
Strokes

Definition

to excavate/to dig out/fig. to investigate (in an archive)

Example

As a Verb

dig

1
Kǎo
考古
gōngzuòzhě
工作者
cóng
dài
古代
wáng
帝王
líng
陵墓
zhōng
kāijué
开掘
chū
hěnduō
很多
zhēnguì
珍贵
de
wén
文物
  

Archeologists have dug out/up numerous historic relics from mausoleums of ancient emperors.

2
Kāijué
开掘
shuǐjǐng
水井
  
/
yùn
运河

dig a well/canal

3
Kāijué
开掘
kuàngjǐng
矿井

open up a mine

4
Kāijué
开掘
dào
地道

make a tunnel; gouge out a tunnel; dig a tunnel

As a Verb

discover and represent (a subject/a character/an event)