开掘

開掘

kāijué

verb

Meanings

1 to dig; to excavate
2 to explore (a topic) in depth

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

工人正在开掘新的矿井。

Gōngrén zhèngzài kāijué xīn de kuàngjǐng.

The workers are excavating a new mine shaft.

HSK 7-9

这部小说深入开掘了人性的复杂。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō shēnrù kāijué le rénxìng de fùzá.

This novel deeply explores the complexity of human nature.

Tips

usage

开掘 has both a literal sense (digging mines, tunnels, canals) and a figurative sense often used in literary criticism - 'excavating' themes, characters, or material. Compare with 挖掘, which is more neutrally 'to dig out / unearth'.

Stroke Order

开 kāi

掘 jué