Definition

Examples

• 工人在院子掘了一个坑。
  Gōngrén zài yuànzi jué le yí ge kēng.
  The workers dug a pit in the yard.
• 考古学家从地下掘出了很多文物。
  Kǎogǔxuéjiā cóng dìxià jué chū le hěnduō wénwù.
  The archaeologists dug out many artifacts from underground.
• 他为了找水源，在山上掘了一个洞。
  Tā wèile zhǎo shuǐyuán, zài shān shàng jué le yí ge dòng.
  He dug a hole on the mountain to look for a water source.