掘 (jué) — to dig; to excavate

Definition

Examples

• 工人在院子掘了一个坑。
  Gōng rén zài yuàn zi jué le yí gè kēng.
  The workers dug a pit in the yard.
• 考古学家从地下掘出了很多文物。
  Kǎo gǔ xué jiā cóng dì xià jué chū le hěn duō wén wù.
  The archaeologists dug out many artifacts from underground.
• 他为了找水源，在山上掘了一个洞。
  Tā wèi le zhǎo shuǐ yuán, zài shān shàng jué le yí gè dòng.
  He dug a hole on the mountain to look for a water source.