rummage through; bring up old matters
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to rummage through; to turn over
informalColloquial word often used when searching for something by messily moving things around.
Wǒ我
dāo刀
deng登
le了
bàn半
tiān天
，
zhōng终
yú于
zài在
chōu抽
ti屉
lǐ里
zhǎo找
dào到
le了
yào钥
shi匙
。
I rummaged around for a long time and finally found the key in the drawer.
Tā她
bǎ把
xiāng箱
zi子
lǐ里
de的
jiù旧
yī衣
fu服
dōu都
dāo刀
deng登
chū出
lái来
le了
。
She turned over and dug out all the old clothes from the suitcase.
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Bié别
zài在
guì柜
zi子
lǐ里
luàn乱
dāo刀
deng登
，
dōng东
xi西
fàng放
dé得
hěn很
zhěng整
qí齐
。
Don't rummage around in the cabinet; the things are neatly arranged.
verb
to bring up again; to rehash (old matters)
informalUsed to express annoyance when someone unnecessarily mentions past events, especially disputes or mistakes.
Nà那
jiàn件
shì事
dōu都
guò过
qù去
shí十
nián年
le了
，
nǐ你
hái还
dāo刀
deng登
tā它
gàn干
shén什
me么
？
That matter happened ten years ago; why are you still bringing it up?
Tā他
zuì最
fán烦
bié别
ren人
zǒng总
dāo刀
deng登
nà那
xiē些
chén陈
nián年
jiù旧
zhàng账
。
He hates it most when people keep rehashing those old scores.
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Zán咱
men们
wǎng往
qián前
kàn看
，
bié别
lǎo老
dāo刀
deng登
guò过
qù去
de的
bù不
yú愉
kuài快
le了
。
Let's look forward and not keep digging up past unhappiness.