疏挖 shū wā ㄕㄨ ㄨㄚ so1 waat3
- to dredge
- to dig out (a channel)
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疏
- 疏导 疏導 shū dǎo ㄕㄨ ㄉㄠˇ so1 dou6 to dredge
- 疏忽 shū hu ㄕㄨ ˙ㄏㄨ so1 fat1 to neglect
- 疏散 shū sàn ㄕㄨ ㄙㄢˋ so1 saan3 to scatter; to disperse; to evacuate
- 疏通 shū tōng ㄕㄨ ㄊㄨㄥ so1 tung1 to unblock
- 上疏 shàng shū ㄕㄤˋ ㄕㄨ soeng6 so3 (of a court official) to present a memorial to the emperor (old)
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- 生疏 shēng shū ㄕㄥ ㄕㄨ saang1 so1 unfamiliar
- 疏剪 shū jiǎn ㄕㄨ ㄐㄧㄢˇ so1 zin2 to prune
- 疏勒 Shū lè ㄕㄨ ㄌㄜˋ so1 lak6 see 疏勒县
- 疏失 shū shī ㄕㄨ ㄕ so1 sat1 to make a (careless) mistake
- 疏懒 疏懶 shū lǎn ㄕㄨ ㄌㄢˇ so1 laan5 indolent
- 疏放 shū fàng ㄕㄨ ㄈㄤˋ so1 fong3 eccentric
- 疏散 shū sǎn ㄕㄨ ㄙㄢˇ so1 saan2 idle; leisurely; laid-back
- 疏于 疏於 shū yú ㄕㄨ ㄩˊ so1 jyu1 to fail to pay sufficient attention to
- 疏果 shū guǒ ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄛˇ so1 gwo2 to thin fruit (to increase fruit size etc)
- 疏水 shū shuǐ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ so1 seoi2 (chemistry) hydrophobic
- 疏浚 shū jùn ㄕㄨ ㄐㄩㄣˋ so1 zeon3 to dredge
- 疏淡 shū dàn ㄕㄨ ㄉㄢˋ so1 daam6 sparse
- 疏漏 shū lòu ㄕㄨ ㄌㄡˋ so1 lau6 to slip up; to overlook by negligence
- 疏狂 shū kuáng ㄕㄨ ㄎㄨㄤˊ so1 kwong4 uninhibited
- 疏率 shū shuài ㄕㄨ ㄕㄨㄞˋ so1 seot1 careless and rash
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
- 耳挖 ěr wā ㄦˇ ㄨㄚ ji5 waat3 earpick
- 开挖 開挖 kāi wā ㄎㄞ ㄨㄚ hoi1 waat3 to dig out; to excavate; to scoop out
- 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
- 才疏学浅 才疏學淺 cái shū xué qiǎn ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄨ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄑㄧㄢˇ coi4 so1 hok6 cin2 (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
- 亲疏贵贱 親疏貴賤 qīn shū guì jiàn ㄑㄧㄣ ㄕㄨ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ can1 so1 gwai3 zin6 close and distant, rich and poor (idiom); everyone
- 疏不见亲 疏不見親 shū bù jiàn qīn ㄕㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄣ so1 bat1 gin3 can1 lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives
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- 疏财仗义 疏財仗義 shū cái zhàng yì ㄕㄨ ㄘㄞˊ ㄓㄤˋ ㄧˋ so1 coi4 zoeng6 ji6 distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom); fig. generous in helping the needy
- 疏财重义 疏財重義 shū cái zhòng yì ㄕㄨ ㄘㄞˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧˋ so1 coi4 zung6 ji6 distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom); fig. to give generously in a public cause
- 疏而不漏 shū ér bù lòu ㄕㄨ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄡˋ so1 ji4 bat1 lau6 loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
- 疏谋少略 疎謀少略 shū móu shǎo lüè ㄕㄨ ㄇㄡˊ ㄕㄠˇ ㄌㄩㄝˋ (idiom) unable to plan; inept at strategy
- 疏水箪瓢 疏水簞瓢 shū shuǐ dān piáo ㄕㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄢ ㄆㄧㄠˊ so1 seoi2 daan1 piu4 little water and few utensils
- 仗义疏财 仗義疏財 zhàng yì shū cái ㄓㄤˋ ㄧˋ ㄕㄨ ㄘㄞˊ zoeng6 ji6 so1 coi4 to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy