Definition & Meaning

mine (for minerals); excavate

Word usage

cǎi kuàng

采 矿

Level:

NHSK 789－1 SW HSK 5

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v.mine (for minerals); excavate
- tā shì ge cǎi kuàng gōng rén
  他是个采矿工人。
  He is a miner.
- cǎi kuàng yǒu shí huì zào chéng zhòng dà de shēng mìng sǔn shī
  采矿有时会造成重大的生命损失。
  Mining can be costly in terms of lives.
- cǎi kuàng huì wū rǎn hú shuǐ huǐ diào sēn lín
  采矿会污染湖水，毁掉森林。
  Mining would pollute the lake and denude the forest.
- lù tiān cǎi kuàng
  露天采矿
  opencut mining
- dì xià cǎi kuàng
  地下采矿
  underground mining
- cǎi kuàng jī qì
  采矿机器
  mining machinery
- cǎi kuàng gōng yè
  采矿工业
  mining industry
- cǎi kuàng dìng jū chù
  采矿定居处
  a mining settlement
synonym
kāi kuàng开矿

Word usage

Separable word
"采" and "矿" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 这片地区很危险，采不了矿。
  This area is too dangerous to mine.
- 你们在哪里采的矿？
  Where did you mine?
- 他曾经采过矿。
  He was a miner.

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