kāi shān

开 山

Level:

SW HSK 3

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1
v.cut through or blow up a mountain (for quarrying, paving a road, etc.)
- kāi shān pī lǐng
  开山劈岭
  open up a mountain
- kāi shān qǔ kuàng
  开山取矿
  dig into hills and remove ore
- kāi shān zào tián
  开山造田
  cut into mountains and make fields
synonym
pī shān劈山
2
v.unseal a closed mountain for grazing or lumbering
- zhè piàn qū yù jì huà xià bàn nián kāi shān
  这片区域计划下半年开山。
  It is planned to unseal this area for grazing or lumbering in the latter half of the year.
antonym
fēng shān封山
3
v.build the first temple on a famous mountain
- kāi shān bí zǔ
  开山鼻祖
  founder for the first temple on a famous mountain

Separable word
"开" and "山" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 年底前还要开几座山。
  There are still several mountains to cut into by the end of the year.
- 我们开了十多万公顷的山。
  We stopped closing off more than 100,000 hectares of mountains.

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