to dig
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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.
to excavate / (lit and fig.) to unearth / to dig into
to excavate / to explore / (fig.) to unearth / to tap into
to dig one's own grave
to exhume / to unearth / to dig out
excavator
grave digger
to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)
Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)
excavator / excavating machine
excavator / bulldozer
to excavate / to extract (ore)
data mining
to scrape together money (abbr. for 羅雀掘鼠|罗雀掘鼠[])
(lit.) to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom) / (fig.) to try every possible means of obtaining food (in times of starvation)
lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty / to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
to dig / to excavate / (fig.) to explore (archival materials) and unearth findings
Digg (social news website)
Definitions from CC-CEDICT · 125,326 source records · Release 2026-10-27