archaeology; excavate ancient relics
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to carry out archaeological research; to excavate and study ancient relics, ruins, and documents
Refers to the activity of investigating ancient civilizations through material remains.
Tā他
men们
zài在
hé河
nán南
kǎo考
gǔ古
fā发
jué掘
le了
sān三
gè个
yuè月
。
They carried out archaeological excavations in Henan for three months.
Zhè这
wèi位
jiào教
shòu授
jīng经
cháng常
qù去
tián田
yě野
kǎo考
gǔ古
。
This professor often goes to do field archaeology.
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Kǎo考
gǔ古
fā发
xiàn现
gǎi改
biàn变
le了
wǒ我
men们
duì对
gǔ古
dài代
wén文
míng明
de的
kàn看
fǎ法
。
Archaeological discoveries have changed our view of ancient civilizations.
noun
archaeology (the academic discipline)
Short form of 考古学, referring to the scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples through analysis of their artifacts.
Tā他
zài在
dà大
xué学
xué学
de的
shì是
kǎo考
gǔ古
。
He studied archaeology at university.
Kǎo考
gǔ古
shì是
yī一
mén门
fēi非
cháng常
yǒu有
qù趣
de的
xué学
kē科
。
Archaeology is a very interesting subject.
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Tā她
duì对
āi埃
jí及
kǎo考
gǔ古
tè特
bié别
yǒu有
yán研
jiū究
。
She has particular expertise in Egyptian archaeology.