挖掘 (wā jué) — to excavate; to dig; to unearth

Définition

挖掘 is 'to excavate / to unearth', used for large-scale digging and, figuratively, for uncovering hidden things like talent or truth. Stronger and more formal than 挖; close to 发掘 but applies beyond archaeology (mines, tunnels, information).

verb
to excavateto digto unearth

Exemples

  • 挖掘
    Gōng rén men zhèng zài wā jué yì tiáo suì dào.
    The workers are excavating a tunnel.
  • 挖掘
    Tā men cóng kuàng shān zhōng wā jué le dà liàng kuàng shí.
    They excavated a large amount of ore from the mine.
  • 挖掘
    Jì zhě tōng guò diào chá wā jué chū le shì shí zhēn xiàng.
    The journalist unearthed the truth through investigation.

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