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What does 发掘 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

发掘 fājué

to excavate; to unearth

It can also mean

  • to discover; to tap (talent)

Its characters

  1. 发 fā to send
  2. 掘 jué to dig

In a sentence

考古学家在这里发掘出一座古墓。 Archaeologists unearthed an ancient tomb here.

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