páo

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of

刨 means to dig; to dig up with a tool; to exclude; to subtract; to deduct. Pronounced páo. HSK 7-9.

  • to dig; to dig up with a tool
  • to exclude; to subtract; to deduct

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Nóng
mín
zhèng
zài
páo
zhǒng
 

The farmers are digging soil and sowing seeds in the fields.

yòng
chú
tou
páo
chū
le
xiǎo
kēng
 

He dug a small pit with a hoe.

Nǎi
nai
dài
zhe
hái
zi
men
zài
cài
yuán
páo
bái
shǔ
 

Grandma took the kids to dig up sweet potatoes in the vegetable garden.

Gōng
rén
men
zhèng
zài
páo
kāi
dòng
jìn
xíng
shī
gōng
 

The workers are digging through frozen soil to start construction.

yòng
gǎo
páo
kāi
le
zài
mén
kǒu
de
suì
shí
 

He used a pickaxe to clear the rubble blocking the door.