掘开 (jué kāi) — to unearth, to dig open (something buried)

Definition

Examples

• 工人们掘开地面，发现了一条管道。
  Gōng rén men jué kāi dì miàn, fā xiàn le yì tiáo guǎn dào.
  The workers dug open the ground and found a pipeline.
• 考古学家掘开古墓，找到了很多文物。
  Kǎo gǔ xué jiā jué kāi gǔ mù, zhǎo dào le hěn duō wén wù.
  The archaeologists unearthed the ancient tomb and found many artifacts.
• 农民们掘开冻土，准备播种。
  Nóng mín men jué kāi dòng tǔ, zhǔn bèi bō zhòng.
  The farmers dug open the frozen soil, preparing to sow seeds.