考古 (kǎo gǔ) — (noun) archaeology; (verb) to do archaeological work, to excavate ancient sites

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• 他大学学的是考古专业。
  Tā dà xué xué de shì kǎo gǔ zhuān yè.
  He majored in archaeology in college.
• 他们正在考古一座古城。
  Tā men zhèng zài kǎo gǔ yí zuò gǔ chéng.
  They are excavating an ancient city.
• 考古工作需要很多耐心。
  kǎo gǔ Gōng zuò xū yào hěn duō nài xīn.
  Archaeological work requires a lot of patience.