To extract (ore or other resource from a mine) in Chinese: 开采 (kāi cǎi)

kāi cǎi

to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 開採1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)
  2. 2to exploit
  3. 3to mine

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ㄎㄞ

kāi

/ k/ ai/ first tone

ㄘㄞˇ

cǎi

/ c/ aiˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

开采

Simplified

開採

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这个地区开采煤矿已经很多年了。

    zhè ge dì qū kāi cǎi méi kuàng yǐ jīng hěn duō nián le。

    This region has been mining coal for many years.

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