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Mandarin · pinyin wā jué jī

excavator; excavating machine

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挖: wā · dig, dig out, gouge out, scoop
掘: jué · dig, excavate; excavate cave
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机: jī · desk; machine; moment

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1–2–1 · wa1 jue2 ji1

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noun

excavator (vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches, etc.) (Classifier: 輛／辆; 臺／台)

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