采掘
采掘採掘 cǎi jué ㄘㄞˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ coi2 gwat6
- to excavate
- to extract (ore)
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
采
- 采光採光 cǎi guāng ㄘㄞˇ ㄍㄨㄤ coi2 gwong1 to get natural light (e.g. through a window)
- 采取採取 cǎi qǔ ㄘㄞˇ ㄑㄩˇ coi2 ceoi2 to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
- 采用採用 cǎi yòng ㄘㄞˇ ㄩㄥˋ coi2 jung6 to adopt
- 采矿採礦 cǎi kuàng ㄘㄞˇ ㄎㄨㄤˋ coi2 kwong3 mining
- 采纳採納 cǎi nà ㄘㄞˇ ㄋㄚˋ coi2 naap6 to accept
- 采访採訪 cǎi fǎng ㄘㄞˇ ㄈㄤˇ coi2 fong2 to interview
掘
- 挖掘 wā jué ㄨㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ waat3 gwat6 to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
- 发掘發掘 fā jué ㄈㄚ ㄐㄩㄝˊ faat3 gwat6 to excavate
- 掘出 jué chū ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄔㄨ gwat6 ceot1 to exhume
- 掘客 Jué kè ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄎㄜˋ gwat6 haak3 Digg (social news website)
- 罗掘羅掘 luó jué ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ lo4 gwat6 to scrape together money (abbr. for 羅雀掘鼠|罗雀掘鼠[luo2 que4 jue2 shu3])
- 开掘開掘 kāi jué ㄎㄞ ㄐㄩㄝˊ hoi1 gwat6 to dig; to excavate
Idioms with these characters
- 采兰赠芍采蘭贈芍 cǎi lán zèng sháo ㄘㄞˇ ㄌㄢˊ ㄗㄥˋ ㄕㄠˊ coi2 laan4 zang6 zoek3 lit. to pluck orchids and gift peonies (idiom)
- 神采飞扬神采飛揚 shén cǎi fēi yáng ㄕㄣˊ ㄘㄞˇ ㄈㄟ ㄧㄤˊ san4 coi2 fei1 joeng4 in high spirits (idiom); glowing with health and vigor
- 神采奕奕 shén cǎi yì yì ㄕㄣˊ ㄘㄞˇ ㄧˋ ㄧˋ san4 coi2 jik6 jik6 in glowing spirits (idiom); bursting with life
- 无精打采無精打采 wú jīng dǎ cǎi ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄚˇ ㄘㄞˇ mou4 zing1 daa2 coi2 dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless
- 兴高采烈興高采烈 xìng gāo cǎi liè ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄠ ㄘㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ hing3 gou1 coi2 lit6 happy and excited (idiom)
- 掘墓鞭尸掘墓鞭屍 jué mù biān shī ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄕ gwat6 mou6 bin1 si1 to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)
- 临渴掘井臨渴掘井 lín kě jué jǐng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ lam4 hot3 gwat6 zeng2 lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
- 罗雀掘鼠羅雀掘鼠 luó què jué shǔ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄨˇ lo4 zoek3 gwat6 syu2 lit. to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom)