开凿

tiě lù yán xiàn gòng kāi záo le shí jǐ tiáo suì dào

铁路沿线共开凿了十几条隧道。

A dozen or so tunnels were built on this railway.

kāi záo yī gè pào yǎn

开凿一个炮眼

cut an embrasure

zài shān shàng kāi záo qú dào

在山上开凿渠道

hew a channel through stony mountains

kāi záo yùn hé

开凿运河

dig a canal

hóng jūn dào dá hòu kāi záo le sān kǒu xīn yóu jǐng

红军到达后，开凿了三口新油井。

After they had arrived, the Reds sank three new oil wells.

zǔ zhī rén mín kāi záo le yī tiáo yùn hé

组织人民开凿了一条运河

organize people to dig a canal