開挖

开挖
kāiwā
  1. to dig out; to excavate; to scoop out
  2. to start digging

CEDICT

  1. to dig; to dig out; to excavate
  2. to start to dig; to start excavation

Wiktionary

動工挖掘。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 開 kāi
  1. to open (transitive or intransitive)
  2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
  3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
  4. to boil
  5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. (directional complement) away; off
  7. carat (gold)
  8. abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文 Kāiěrwén
  9. abbr. for 開本 kāiběn, book format
2 挖 wā
  1. to dig
  2. to excavate
  3. to scoop out

Related entries

破土 pòtǔ
  1. to break ground
  2. to start digging
  3. to plough
  4. to break through the ground (of seedling)
  5. fig. the start of a building project
蟬破土而出後，會蛻皮，等待身體乾燥變硬，然後飛到樹頂覓食和尋找配偶，牠們通過發出響亮的蟬鳴來尋找配偶。

Once out of the ground, the cicadas molt and wait for their bodies to dry and harden, then they fly to the tops of trees where they feed and look for a mate, which they do by making a loud buzz.

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