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挖掘

wā jué · wa jue

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into
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Digging for potential

  1. Liangliang

    老师(lǎoshī)说(shuō)你(nǐ)有(yǒu)很(hěn)大(dà)的(de)潜力(qiánlì)，要(yào)好好(hǎohǎo)挖掘(wājué)。

    The teacher says you have great potential and need to tap into it.

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)来(lái)公园(gōngyuán)挖掘(wājué)。

    Right, so I came to the park to dig today.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)挖(wā)什么(shénme)？

    What are you digging in the park?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)挖掘(wājué)自己(zìjǐ)的(de)潜力(qiánlì)，已经(yǐjīng)挖(wā)了(le)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)坑(kēng)。

    I am digging out my own potential. I have dug a small hole already.

  5. Liangliang

    潜力(qiánlì)在(zài)脑子(nǎozi)里(lǐ)，不(bù)在(zài)地下(dìxià)！

    Potential is in your head, not in the ground!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

工(gōng)人(rén)们(men)正(zhèng)在(zài)挖(wā)掘(jué)一(yì)条(tiáo)新(xīn)的(de)地(dì)铁(tiě)隧(suì)道(dào)。

The workers are digging a new subway tunnel.

02

记(jì)者(zhě)深(shēn)入(rù)挖(wā)掘(jué)这(zhè)起(qǐ)事(shì)件(jiàn)的(de)真(zhēn)相(xiàng)。

The reporter dug deep into the truth of this incident.

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