出土 (chū tǔ) — to be unearthed, to be excavated
Definition
出土 describes the object itself (an artifact) being brought up from the ground, while 挖掘 and 发掘 describe the act of digging it out. Use 出土 as an attribute ('出土文物') or in passive constructions.
verb
to be unearthedto be excavated
Examples
- 出土。Zhè zuò gǔ mù chū tǔ le xǔ duō zhēn guì wén wù.Many precious artifacts were unearthed from this ancient tomb.
- 出土。chū tǔ De qīng tóng qì jiāng bèi sòng wǎng bó wù guǎn zhǎn lǎn.The unearthed bronze vessels will be sent to the museum for exhibition.
- 出土？Zhè xiē táo yǒng shì cóng shén me dì fāng chū tǔ de?Where were these pottery figurines unearthed from?
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