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to dig out

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

kou1chu1 kōuchū

Meaning


Primary

to dig out

Alternatives

dig out, digs out, digging out, digged out, to pick out, pick out, to take out, take out

Mnemonic


抠出 To dig out is 抠 to dig out something so that it can 出 exit from where it was.

Usage


他 用 指甲 抠出 了 一 块 小 石头。

He used his fingernail to dig out a small stone.

我们 用 工具 把 钥匙 从 裂缝 里 抠出。

We used a tool to dig out the key from the crack.

他 费 了 很大 的 劲 才 抠出 那 颗 钮扣。

He exerted a lot of effort to dig out the button.

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