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to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
HSK 7-9
to excavate / to explore / (fig.) to unearth / to tap into
HSK 7-9
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  *掘* | 掘* | *掘
to dig
to excavate / to extract (ore)
to dig one's own grave
lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty / to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
to dig; to excavate / (fig.) to explore (archival materials) and unearth findings
to scrape together money (abbr. for 羅雀掘鼠|罗雀掘鼠)
excavator
data mining
lit. to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom) / fig. to try every possible means of obtaining food (in times of starvation)
Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
to exhume / to unearth / to dig out
to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)
excavator / bulldozer
excavator
grave digger
Digg (social news website)


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