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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

挖掘

wājué
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9HSK 2.0 · Level 6

In Mandarin Chinese, 挖掘 (wājué) means “to dig up; to excavate”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

Meaning

  1. to dig up
  2. to excavate

Stroke order

Examples

  • 考古学家在这里挖掘出许多古代文物。
    Kǎogǔxuéjiā zài zhèlǐ wājué chū xǔduō gǔdài wénwù.
    Archaeologists excavated many ancient relics here.

Characters

挖
wā
to dig; to scoop out
Words with 挖
挖挖苦
掘
jué
to dig
Words with 掘
发掘