抠

kōu ěr duo

抠耳朵

pick one's ear

zài qiáng shang kōu gè dòng

在墙上抠个洞

scratch a hole in the wall

kōu chuān

抠穿

dig through

tā duì zì jǐ fēi cháng kōu

他对自己非常抠。

He is very stingy on himself.

tā kě zhēn kōu

她可真抠！

How stingy she is!

zhè ge rén kōu de hěn lián yī fēn qián dōu bù huā

这个人抠得很，连一分钱都不花。

He is stingy to even spend a single penny.

zài zhuō zi shang kōu huā

在桌子上抠花

carve a design on the table

kōu huā wén

抠花纹

carve a pattern

sǐ kōu shū běn

死抠书本

delve mechanically into book

kōu fǎ yǔ yǔ fǎ

抠法语语法

make a careful study of French grammar

nǐ bù yòng yī zì yī jù de kōu zhè běn shū

你不用一字一句地抠这本书。

You needn't puzzle over every single word or phrase in the book.