刨[bào]

动plane sth. down; plane

♦ ~木板 plane a board

名plane; planer; planing machine
另见 páo

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刨[páo]
动

1. dig; excavate

♦ ~个坑 dig a hole (or pit)

♦ ~地 dig the ground

♦ ~白薯 dig (up) sweet potatoes

♦ 把树根~出来 dig up the roots of the tree

2. 口 (used with 去, 掉 or 了 as complement) exclude; subtract; not count

♦ 十五天~去五天, 只剩下十天了。 Fifteen minus five—there are only ten days to go now.

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