páo
Pinyin

Definition

 - 
páo
  1. to dig
  2. to excavate
  3. (coll.) to exclude
  4. not to count
  5. to deduct
  6. to subtract
 - 
bào
  1. carpenter's plane
  2. to plane (woodwork)
  3. to shave off
  4. to peel (with a potato peeler etc)
刨 (鑤)
 - 
bào
  1. variant of 刨[bào]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (7)

bào bīng
  1. 1 shaved or crushed ice dessert or beverage
páo gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
bào
  1. 1 carpenter's plane
  2. 2 to plane (woodwork)
  3. 3 to shave off
  4. 4 to peel (with a potato peeler etc)
bào zi
  1. 1 plane
páo gēn
  1. 1 lit. to dig up the root
  2. 2 to get to the heart of (the matter)

Idioms (1)

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páo gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth