kāi​jué

to dig

  • created sense approved 开掘/開掘 · kāi​jué · to dig — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开掘 / 開掘

    kāi​jué

    to dig

    To start digging or excavating, especially for minerals or infrastructure projects like canals and tunnels

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to start 掘 (literal) → 掘 · jué · to dig

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  • created sense approved 开掘/開掘 · kāi​jué · to explore — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    开掘 / 開掘

    kāi​jué

    to explore

    To explore or analyze a subject deeply, especially when uncovering the inner meaning or themes of artistic and literary materials

    开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to reclaim 掘 (literal) → 掘 · jué · to dig

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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