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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 挖掘

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
挖掘 wā jué - to excavate; (lit and fig.) to unearth; to dig into

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 7 5,503 5,484 8,692

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
- to dig
- to excavate
- to scoop out
jué- to dig

Other Words Containing 挖掘

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
挖掘 6 7 5,503 5,484 8,692
挖掘机 - - 42,114 23,523 25,854