開掘

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to excavate / to dig out / fig. to investigate (in an archive)
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to dig; to excavate / (fig.) to explore (archival materials) and unearth findings

Characters and words in 開掘

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ka̅i = k + ai1
to open / to start / to turn on / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / to operate (a vehicle) / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
开 = 一 + 廾 : A bottle opener. Karl Marx is sitting in front of the airplane, begging for money. He's playing a flute and has his bottle opener ready for the next beer, but unfortunately, he'll be carried away, his hands cuffed, soon.
掘
jué = ju + e2
to dig
掘 = 屈 + 扌 : Zeus (ju) heard that the elevator was built on the remains of an ancient civilization, so he plans to unearth (掘) any relics. He has quite high diopter (屈) though and so, unknowingly, with his toy claw (扌) he digs (掘) right below the pillars inside the entrance (e2), eventually leading to the collapse of the elevator.

Words with 開掘

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Sentences with 開掘

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