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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[kōu]
  1. 1. verb [挖] pick
    他把掉在洞里的东西了出来。
    He picked out the things that had fallen into the hole.
  2. 2. verb [sculpture] carve
  3. 3. verb [探明] work out
    我非把这道题出来不可。
    I simply have to work the problem out.
  4. 4. adjective [口] stingy

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[kōu]
  1. 1. verb dig or dig out with a finger or something pointed; scratch
    在墙上个洞
    drill a hole in the wall
    把掉在缝里的豆粒出来
    dig out the beans from the crevices
    不能用手青春痘!
    她最大的也是我最不能忍受的一个毛病就是鼻屎。
  2. 2. verb carve; cut
    在镜框边上点花儿
    carve a design on a picture frame
    图中的黑色背景狮子是由左边的狮子像而来。
  3. 3. verb delve into; study meticulously
    这本书用不着一字一句地
    You needn't puzzle over every single word or phrase in the book.
    把意思理清就好,别死字眼。
  4. 4. adjective [dialect] stingy; miserly
    这人真!
    How stingy he is!
    得很,一个子儿也不愿意出。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[kōu]
  1. 1. 用手指或尖细的东西挖或掏
    掉进眼儿里的螺丝还真难
  2. 2. 雕刻(花纹)
    木板上花纹。
  3. 3. 向深处或狭窄的方面钻研
    字眼儿
    了几年书本儿。
  4. 4. 形 [口] 吝啬
    该花的钱不肯花,真
  5. 5. 跟"枢(shū)"不同。

Examples

把掉在缝里的豆粒出来
dig out the beans from the crevices
不能用手青春痘!
得很,一个子儿也不愿意出。
小狗总想把一个滚落在沙发底下的肉骨头搜出来。
Dogs can always search out a bone out which rolls under the sofa. 抠搜
他把掉在洞里的东西了出来。
He picked out the things that had fallen into the hole.
我非把这道题出来不可。
I simply have to work the problem out.
木板上花纹。
字眼儿
了几年书本儿。
好半天也没把洞里的小虫搜出来。 抠搜

Character Decomposition


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[qū]

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