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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

刨

páo
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

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

  1. to dig
  2. to excavate
  3. to peel or plane

Other readings: bào — carpenter's plane; to plane (woodwork)

Stroke order

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.

Characters

刨
páo
to dig; to excavate