挖
wā
to dig
to excavate; to scoop out
他在院子里挖了一个坑。
tā zài yuàn zi lǐ wā le yī gè kēng。
He dug a hole in the yard.
工人们用机器挖地基，准备盖新楼。
gōng rén men yòng jī qì wā dì jī，zhǔn bèi gài xīn lóu。
The workers used machines to excavate the foundation, preparing to build a new building.
Words with 挖
开挖
kāi wā
to dig out; to excavate; to scoop out
吃水不忘挖井人
chī shuǐ bù wàng wā jǐng rén
see 吃水不忘掘井人[chi1 shui3 bu4 wang4 jue2 jing3 ren2]
挖浚
wā jùn
to dredge
挖墙脚
wā qiáng jiǎo
to undermine
挖矿
wā kuàng
to mine ore or minerals
挖穴
wā xué
to excavate
挖空
wā kōng
to excavate
挖空心思
wā kōng xīn si
to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer
挖耳勺
wā ěr sháo
ear pick
挖肉补疮
wā ròu bǔ chuāng
to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
挖苦
wā kǔ
to speak sarcastically
挖角
wā jué
to poach (talent, personnel from competitors)