开挖 開挖
开挖 開挖 kāi wā ㄎㄞ ㄨㄚ hoi1 waat3
- to dig out; to excavate; to scoop out
- to start digging
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More words with these characters
开 開
- 公开 公開 gōng kāi ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄞ gung1 hoi1 open; overt; public
- 分开 分開 fēn kāi ㄈㄣ ㄎㄞ fan1 hoi1 to separate
- 召开 召開 zhào kāi ㄓㄠˋ ㄎㄞ ziu6 hoi1 to convene (a conference or meeting)
- 展开 展開 zhǎn kāi ㄓㄢˇ ㄎㄞ zin2 hoi1 to unfold; to spread out; to open up
- 张开 張開 zhāng kāi ㄓㄤ ㄎㄞ zoeng1 hoi1 to open up
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- 想开 想開 xiǎng kāi ㄒㄧㄤˇ ㄎㄞ soeng2 hoi1 to get over (a shock, bereavement etc)
- 打开 打開 dǎ kāi ㄉㄚˇ ㄎㄞ daa2 hoi1 to open
- 拉开 拉開 lā kāi ㄌㄚ ㄎㄞ laai1 hoi1 to pull open
- 抛开 拋開 pāo kāi ㄆㄠ ㄎㄞ paau1 hoi1 to throw out
- 推开 推開 tuī kāi ㄊㄨㄟ ㄎㄞ teoi1 hoi1 to push open (a gate etc)
- 敞开 敞開 chǎng kāi ㄔㄤˇ ㄎㄞ cong2 hoi1 to open wide
- 盛开 盛開 shèng kāi ㄕㄥˋ ㄎㄞ sing6 hoi1 blooming
- 解开 解開 jiě kāi ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄎㄞ gaai2 hoi1 to untie
- 走开 走開 zǒu kāi ㄗㄡˇ ㄎㄞ zau2 hoi1 to leave; to walk away; to beat it
- 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo ㄎㄞ ㄉㄠ hoi1 dou1 (of a surgeon) to perform an operation
- 开创 開創 kāi chuàng ㄎㄞ ㄔㄨㄤˋ hoi1 cong3 to initiate; to start; to found
- 开动 開動 kāi dòng ㄎㄞ ㄉㄨㄥˋ hoi1 dung6 to start
- 开口 開口 kāi kǒu ㄎㄞ ㄎㄡˇ hoi1 hau2 to open one's mouth
- 开启 開啟 kāi qǐ ㄎㄞ ㄑㄧˇ hoi1 kai2 to start; to begin; to initiate (an era, process, journey etc)
- 开场 開場 kāi chǎng ㄎㄞ ㄔㄤˇ hoi1 coeng4 to begin
挖
- 挖掘 wā jué ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ waat3 gwat6 to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
- 挖苦 wā kǔ ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨˇ waa1 fu2 to speak sarcastically
- 挖坑 wā kēng ㄨㄚ ㄎㄥ waat3 haang1 to dig a hole
- 挖坟 挖墳 wā fén ㄨㄚ ㄈㄣˊ waat3 fan4 to dig a grave
- 挖掉 wā diào ㄨㄚ ㄉㄧㄠˋ waat3 diu6 to dig out
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- 挖机 挖機 wā jī ㄨㄚ ㄐㄧ waat3 gei1 excavator; excavating machine
- 挖洞 wā dòng ㄨㄚ ㄉㄨㄥˋ waat3 dung6 to dig a hole
- 挖浚 wā jùn ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄣˋ waat3 zeon3 to dredge
- 挖矿 挖礦 wā kuàng ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄤˋ waat3 kwong3 to mine ore or minerals
- 挖穴 wā xué ㄨㄚ ㄒㄩㄝˊ waat3 jyut6 to excavate
- 挖空 wā kōng ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨㄥ waat3 hung1 to excavate
- 挖角 wā jué ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ waat3 gok3 to poach (talent, personnel from competitors)
- 挖开 挖開 wā kāi ㄨㄚ ㄎㄞ waat3 hoi1 to dig into
- 深挖 shēn wā ㄕㄣ ㄨㄚ sam1 waat3 to dredge
- 疏挖 shū wā ㄕㄨ ㄨㄚ so1 waat3 to dredge
- 耳挖 ěr wā ㄦˇ ㄨㄚ ji5 waat3 earpick
- 挖土机 挖土機 wā tǔ jī ㄨㄚ ㄊㄨˇ ㄐㄧ waat3 tou2 gei1 excavator
- 挖掘机 挖掘機 wā jué jī ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧ waat3 gwat6 gei1 excavator
- 挖泥船 wā ní chuán ㄨㄚ ㄋㄧˊ ㄔㄨㄢˊ waat3 nai4 syun4 dredger
- 挖墙脚 挖牆腳 wā qiáng jiǎo ㄨㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ waat3 coeng4 goek3 to undermine
Idioms with these characters
- 遍地开花 遍地開花 biàn dì kāi huā ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˋ ㄎㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ pin3 dei6 hoi1 faa1 (idiom) to blossom everywhere; to spring up all over the place; to flourish on a large scale
- 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bit6 hoi1 sang1 min6 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
- 春暖花开 春暖花開 chūn nuǎn huā kāi ㄔㄨㄣ ㄋㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄎㄞ ceon1 nyun5 faa1 hoi1 lit. springtime when the weather is warm and flowers are in bloom (idiom)
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- 大开大合 大開大合 dà kāi dà hé ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄜˊ daai6 hoi1 daai6 hap6 (idiom) epic in scope; wide-ranging
- 大开眼界 大開眼界 dà kāi yǎn jiè ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˋ daai6 hoi1 ngaan5 gaai3 (idiom) to broaden one's horizons greatly
- 放开手脚 放開手腳 fàng kāi shǒu jiǎo ㄈㄤˋ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fong3 hoi1 sau2 goek3 to have free rein (idiom)
- 狗窦大开 狗竇大開 gǒu dòu dà kāi ㄍㄡˇ ㄉㄡˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ gau2 dau3 daai6 hoi1 dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)
- 广开言路 廣開言路 guǎng kāi yán lù ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨˋ gwong2 hoi1 jin4 lou6 to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)
- 豁然开朗 豁然開朗 huò rán kāi lǎng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ ㄎㄞ ㄌㄤˇ kut3 jin4 hoi1 long5 suddenly opens up to a wide panorama (idiom); to come to a wide clearing
- 见钱眼开 見錢眼開 jiàn qián yǎn kāi ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄎㄞ gin3 cin2 ngaan5 hoi1 to open one's eyes wide at the sight of profit (idiom); thinking of nothing but personal gain