疏挖
shū wā
Pinyin

Definition

疏挖
 - 
shū wā
  1. to dredge
  2. to dig out (a channel)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

挖
wā
  1. 1 to dig
  2. 2 to excavate
  3. 3 to scoop out
挖掘
wā jué
  1. 1 to excavate
  2. 2 to dig
  3. 3 to unearth
挖掘机
wā jué jī
  1. 1 excavator
挖空
wā kōng
  1. 1 to excavate
  2. 2 to hollow
挖苦
wā kǔ
  1. 1 to speak sarcastically
  2. 2 to make cutting remarks
生疏
shēng shū
  1. 1 unfamiliar
  2. 2 strange
  3. 3 out of practice
  4. 4 not accustomed
疏
shū
  1. 1 variant of 疏[shū]
疏导
shū dǎo
  1. 1 to dredge
  2. 2 to open up a path for
  3. 3 to remove obstructions
  4. 4 to clear the way
  5. 5 to enlighten
  6. 6 persuasion
疏忽
shū hu
  1. 1 to neglect
  2. 2 to overlook
  3. 3 negligence
  4. 4 carelessness
疏散
shū sàn
  1. 1 to scatter
  2. 2 to disperse
  3. 3 to evacuate
  4. 4 scattered
  5. 5 to relax
疏于
shū yú
  1. 1 to fail to pay sufficient attention to
  2. 2 to be negligent in regard to
  3. 3 to be lacking in
疏疏
shū shū
  1. 1 sparse
  2. 2 blurred
  3. 3 old for 楚楚[chǔ chǔ]
  4. 4 neat
  5. 5 lovely
疏通
shū tōng
  1. 1 to unblock
  2. 2 to dredge
  3. 3 to clear the way
  4. 4 to get things flowing
  5. 5 to facilitate
  6. 6 to mediate
  7. 7 to lobby
  8. 8 to explicate (a text)
疏远
shū yuǎn
  1. 1 to drift apart
  2. 2 to become estranged
  3. 3 to alienate
  4. 4 estrangement
疏离
shū lí
  1. 1 to become alienated
  2. 2 estranged
  3. 3 alienation
  4. 4 disaffection
  5. 5 set wide apart
疏松
shū sōng
  1. 1 to loosen
稀疏
xī shū
  1. 1 sparse
  2. 2 infrequent
  3. 3 thinly spread
亲疏
qīn shū
  1. 1 close and distant (relatives)
仗义疏财
zhàng yì shū cái
  1. 1 to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
挖土机
wā tǔ jī
  1. 1 excavator
  2. 2 backhoe

Idioms (13)

仗义疏财
zhàng yì shū cái
  1. 1 to help the needy for justice (idiom); to be loyal to one's friends and generous to the needy
天网恢恢，疏而不失
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù shī
  1. 1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
  2. 2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
  3. 3 you can't run from the long arm of the law
天网恢恢，疏而不漏
tiān wǎng huī huī , shū ér bù lòu
  1. 1 lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
  2. 2 fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
  3. 3 you can't run from the long arm of the law
才疏学浅
cái shū xué qiǎn
  1. 1 (humble expr.) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...
挖空心思
wā kōng xīn si
  1. 1 to dig for thoughts (idiom); to search everything for an answer
  2. 2 to rack one's brains
挖肉补疮
wā ròu bǔ chuāng
  1. 1 to cut one's flesh to cover a sore (idiom); faced with a current crisis, to make it worse by a temporary expedient
疏谋少略
shū móu shǎo lu:è
  1. 1 unable to plan
  2. 2 inept at strategy (idiom)
疏不见亲
shū bù jiàn qīn
  1. 1 lit. casual aquaintances should not come between relatives
  2. 2 blood is thicker than water (idiom)
疏水箪瓢
shū shuǐ dān piáo
  1. 1 little water and few utensils
  2. 2 to live a frugal life (idiom)
疏而不漏
shū ér bù lòu
  1. 1 loose, but allows no escape (idiom, from Laozi 老子[Lǎo zǐ]); the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
疏财仗义
shū cái zhàng yì
  1. 1 distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom); fig. generous in helping the needy
疏财重义
shū cái zhòng yì
  1. 1 distributing money, supporting virtue (idiom); fig. to give generously in a public cause
亲疏贵贱
qīn shū guì jiàn
  1. 1 close and distant, rich and poor (idiom); everyone
  2. 2 all possible relations

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