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挖掘

wā jué · wa jue

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

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.

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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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.