掘
jué
to dig
工人们在院子里掘了一口井。
gōng rén men zài yuàn zi lǐ jué le yī kǒu jǐng。
The workers dug a well in the courtyard.
他们花了好几天才掘开这片坚硬的土地。
tā men huā le hǎo jǐ tiān cái jué kāi zhè piàn jiān yìng de tǔ dì。
It took them quite a few days to dig through this stretch of hard ground.
Words with 掘
开掘
kāi jué
to dig; to excavate
吃水不忘掘井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng jué jǐng rén
Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
临渴掘井
lín kě jué jǐng
lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
自掘坟墓
zì jué fén mù
to dig one's own grave
挖掘
wā jué
to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
挖掘机
wā jué jī
excavator
挖掘机械
wā jué jī xiè
excavator
掘出
jué chū
to exhume
掘土机
jué tǔ jī
excavator
掘墓工人
jué mù gōng rén
grave digger
掘墓鞭尸
jué mù biān shī
to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)
掘客
jué kè
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