(wān) — to gouge out, to scoop out (with a sharp tool)

Definition

Literary verb meaning to gouge or scoop out flesh/flesh-like material (a wound, the heart) with a sharp tool. Strong and vivid, used in written Chinese — rare in everyday speech.

verb
to gouge outto scoop out (with a sharp tool)

Beispiele

  • Tā yòng dāo bà píng guǒ shàng de huài diǎn wān diào le.
    He used a knife to gouge out the bad spot on the apple.
  • Yī shēng xiǎo xīn dì wān diào le shāng kǒu lǐ de suì bō li.
    The doctor carefully scooped out the glass shards from the wound.
  • Zhè zhǒng tòng kǔ jiù xiàng wān xīn yí yàng.
    This kind of pain is like having one's heart gouged out.

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