How to say “dig” in Chinese
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“Dig” in Chinese is 挖, wā: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
挖 is read wā. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”; top right, 穴 “pit”: digging a pit.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “挖”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 挖. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 狗在院子里挖了一个洞gǒuzàiyuànziliwāleyígedòngThe dog dug a hole in the yard.
- 狗把骨头从土里挖了出来gǒubǎgǔtoucóngtǔliwālechūlaiThe dog dug a bone out of the ground.
- 他们从地下挖出了大量文物。tāmencóngdìxiàwāchūledàliàngwénwùThey dug a large number of relics out of the ground.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Cut, chop, prick”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “dig” in Chinese?
“Dig” in Chinese is 挖, pinyin wā.
What does 挖 mean?
挖 (wā) means “dig”.
How do you write 挖?
挖 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 挖?
挖 is read wā. Tones: wā — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“dig” in the lesson “Cut, chop, prick”
This word is from the topic “Hands and objects” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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