疏浚

shūjùn
to dredge

CEDICT

to dredge (clear the bed of an area of water)

Wiktionary

疏通水道，使水流通畅。也作「疏濬」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 疏 shū variant of 疏 shū
=1 疏 shū
  1. to dredge
  2. to clear away obstruction
  3. thin
  4. sparse
  5. scanty
  6. distant (relation)
  7. not close
  8. to neglect
  9. negligent
  10. to present a memorial to the Emperor
  11. commentary
  12. annotation
=2 浚 jùn to dredge (a river)
=2 浚 jùn variant of 浚 jùn

Related entries

挖浚 wājùn to dredge
浚 jùn to dredge (a river)
浚渫 jùnxiè to dredge
深挖 shēnwā to dredge
疏 shū
  1. to dredge
  2. to clear away obstruction
  3. thin
  4. sparse
  5. scanty
  6. distant (relation)
  7. not close
  8. to neglect
  9. negligent
  10. to present a memorial to the Emperor
  11. commentary
  12. annotation
疏导 shūdǎo
  1. to dredge
  2. to open up a path for
  3. to remove obstructions
  4. to clear the way
  5. to enlighten
  6. persuasion
疏挖 shūwā
  1. to dredge
  2. to dig out (a channel)
打捞 dǎlāo
  1. to salvage
  2. to dredge
  3. to fish out (person or object from the sea)
船的残骸从海底被打捞上来。

The wreckage of the ship was salvaged after it had gone to Davy Jones's locker.

Source: Tatoeba

疏通 shūtōng
  1. to unblock
  2. to dredge
  3. to clear the way
  4. to get things flowing
  5. to facilitate
  6. to mediate
  7. to lobby
  8. to explicate (a text)
渫 xiè
  1. to get rid of
  2. to discharge
  3. to dredge
酾 shī
  1. (literary) to filter (wine)
  2. to pour (wine or tea)
  3. to dredge
  4. also pr. shāi
  5. Taiwan pr. sī