wān
剜
scoop out; gouge; dig out
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to scoop out; to gouge out; to cut out (with a knife)
Implies a cutting or digging action using a sharp instrument to remove something embedded or to hollow out a surface.
Tā他
yòng用
xiǎo小
dāo刀
wān剜
chū出
le了
mù木
kè刻
shàng上
de的
xiá瑕
cī疵
。
He used a small knife to gouge out the flaws in the wood carving.
Yī医
shēng生
xiǎo小
xīn心
yì翼
yì翼
de地
wān剜
chú除
le了
shāng伤
kǒu口
lǐ里
de的
dàn弹
piàn片
。
The doctor carefully excised the shrapnel from the wound.
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Tā他
men们
zài在
shān山
shàng上
wān剜
yě野
cài菜
。
They were digging up wild vegetables on the mountain.