"To excavate" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 挖掘 | wā jué | to excavate / (lit and fig.) to unearth / to dig into |   |
| 发掘 | fā jué | to excavate / to explore / (fig.) to unearth / to tap into | |
| 开挖 | kāi wā | to dig out / to excavate / to scoop out / to start digging | |
| 采掘 | cǎi jué | to excavate / to extract (ore) | |
| 开掘 | kāi jué | to dig / to excavate / (fig.) to explore (archival materials) and unearth findings | |
| 挖空 | wā kōng | to excavate / to hollow | |
| 挖 |  wā | to dig / to excavate / to scoop out | |
| 刨 | páo | to dig / to excavate / (coll.) to exclude / not to count / to deduct / to subtract | |
| 挖穴 | wā xué | to excavate / to dig out a cave | |
