- 挖掘 wājué excavateto excavate; to unearth; to dig into
- 发掘 fājué excavateto dig up or unearth something buried, such as archaeological artifacts or natural resources
- 挖掘机 wājuéjī excavatoran excavator
- 自掘坟墓 zìjuéfénmù self-destructto dig one's own grave
- 采掘 cǎijué excavateto dig into the ground for the purpose of mining or removing earth
- 开掘 kāijué excavateto dig or excavate
- 掘土机 juétǔjī excavator
- 临渴掘井 línkějuéjǐng unpreparedto wait until the last moment to prepare or take action; to seek help only when a crisis is imminent
- 掘墓鞭尸 juémùbiānshī exhume and flogto exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)
- 罗雀掘鼠 luóquèjuéshǔ scavengingto try every possible means of obtaining food, such as netting sparrows and digging out rats, especially during times of extreme famine or siege
- 数据挖掘 shùjùwājué data mining
- 罗掘 luójué scrape togetherto scrape together money (abbreviation for [[罗雀掘鼠|羅雀掘鼠|luo2 que4 jue2 shu3]])
- 挖掘机械 wājuéjīxiè bulldozermechanical earth-moving equipment used for pushing soil or clearing land
- 掘出 juéchū unearthto dig something out of the ground, such as an artifact, a treasure, or a body
- 吃水不忘掘井人 chīshuǐbùwàngjuéjǐngrén gratitudeWhen drinking water, do not forget those who dug the well; one should always be grateful to one's benefactors.
- 掘墓工人 juémùgōngrén grave digger
- 掘客 Juékè DiggDigg (social news website)
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH