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挖

wā · wa

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HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to dig
  2. to excavate
  3. to scoop out
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Digging a hole

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)在(zài)挖(wā)什么(shénme)呢(ne)？

    What are you digging?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)挖(wā)一个(yīgè)大(dà)坑(kēng)，要(yào)种(zhòng)树(shù)。

    I'm digging a big hole to plant a tree.

  3. Dengdeng

    种(zhòng)树(shù)要(yào)挖(wā)这么(zhème)大(dà)？

    Planting a tree needs a hole this big?

  4. Liangliang

    这(zhè)棵(kē)树(shù)很(hěn)大(dà)。

    This tree is very big.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)来(lái)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)挖(wā)。树(shù)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Okay, I'll help you dig. Where is the tree?

  6. Liangliang

    树(shù)明天(míngtiān)才(cái)送(sòng)到(dào)。我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)先(xiān)挖(wā)坑(kēng)。

    The tree arrives tomorrow. Today I'm just digging the hole first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)用(yòng)一(yì)天(tiān)就(jiù)用(yòng)铲(chǎn)子(zi)挖(wā)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)大(dà)坑(kēng)。

I dug a huge pit with my shovel in just one day.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by patgfisher · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

工(gōng)人(rén)们(men)正(zhèng)在(zài)路(lù)边(biān)挖(wā)一(yì)条(tiáo)深(shēn)沟(gōu)。

The workers are digging a deep ditch by the roadside.

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