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凿

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záo
verb HSK 7 #16,307

Meanings

  1. 1 to chisel
  2. 2 to bore
  3. 3 to dig

Examples

工人们在山上凿了一条隧道。
Gōngrénmen zài shān shàng záole yì tiáo suìdào.
The workers chiseled a tunnel through the mountain.
他在冰上凿了一个洞。
Tā zài bīng shàng záole yí gè dòng.
He chiseled a hole in the ice.

Tips

history
The idiom 凿壁偷光 (záobì tōuguāng) — 'to chisel a hole in the wall to steal light' — describes a poor boy who studied by the light from his neighbor's house. It symbolizes diligent study despite hardship.

Stroke Order

凿 záo