开采

开采 kāicǎi

To extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit; to mine^†

开采 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體開採 kaicai

What 开采 means

To extract (ore or other resource from a mine)^†
to exploit^†
to mine^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 开采, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

开采 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

开

kāi

Open (start - drive - boil)

采

cǎi

Pick (choose - gathers)

Words that share a character with 开采

How to write 开采

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开采 in a sentence

这个矿开采了三十年。

Zhège kuàng kāicǎi le sānshí nián.

This mine has been worked for thirty years.

过度开采会破坏环境。

Guòdù kāicǎi huì pòhuài huánjìng.

Over-extraction damages the environment.

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Questions about 开采

What does 开采 mean in English?

开采 is pronounced kāicǎi and means To extract (ore or other resource from a mine), to exploit, to mine †.

How do you pronounce 开采?

开采 is kāicǎi in pinyin — written kaicai without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 开采?

开采 is written with 2 characters: 开 (kāi) Open (start - drive - boil), 采 (cǎi) Pick (choose - gathers). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 开采 written in traditional Chinese?

開採. The simplified form 开采 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 開採 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced kāicǎi.

Is 开采 an HSK word?

Yes — 开采 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

倔强 juéjiàng 军队 jūnduì 君子 jūnzi 卡通 kǎtōng 开除 kāichú 开阔 kāikuò 开朗 kāilǎng 开明 kāimíng

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