fā​jué HSK7

excavate

发掘 (發掘) fā​jué
excavate verb
to dig up or unearth something buried, such as archaeological artifacts or natural resources

Archaeologists are excavating a tomb from the Han Dynasty.

unearth verb
to discover and develop hidden talent, potential, or opportunities

We should be good at tapping into the potential of young people.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
8.17 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
12.3 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
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