# 刨 (páo)

In Mandarin Chinese, 刨 (páo) means “to dig; to excavate; to peel or plane”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to dig; to excavate; to peel or plane
- Pinyin: páo (pao2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- Other readings: bào — carpenter's plane; to plane (woodwork)

## Examples

- 他在院子里刨了一个坑。
  Tā zài yuànzi lǐ páole yí gè kēng.
  He dug a hole in the yard.

https://hanziro.com/word/pao-dig/

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