Definition
挖土 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to dig up soil' or 'to excavate earth'. You can insert aspect markers like 了/过 or time expressions between 挖 and 土 — for example, 挖了一天的土 (dug soil for a whole day). It is commonly used in construction, farming, and archaeology contexts.
v.o.
to dig up soilto excavate earth
Examples
- 挖土。Gōngrénmen zhèngzài wā tǔ.The workers are digging soil right now.
- ，。Tāmen wā le yì tiān de tǔ, zhōngyú bǎ dìjī dǎ hǎo le.They dug soil for a whole day and finally laid the foundation.
- ，。Kǎogǔxuéjiā zài zhèlǐ wā guò hěn duō tǔ, fāxiàn le bù shǎo wénwù.Archaeologists have dug a lot of soil here and found many artifacts.
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