Chinese word

采矿

Pronunciation

Pinyincǎi kuàng

Meaning

  • verbmine

Example

那家公司在西部采矿。nà jiā gōng sī zài xī bù cǎi kuàng

That company mines in the west.

Illustration for 采矿 (mine)

More examples

环保组织要求企业停止采矿。huán bǎo zǔ zhī yāo qiú qǐ yè tíng zhǐ cǎi kuàng

Environmental organizations demanded that companies stop mining.

Core concept

Extracting useful resources from a mineral deposit with tools or machinery.

Common phrases

  • 从事采矿cóng shì cǎi kuàng

    engage in mining

  • 开展采矿活动kāi zhǎn cǎi kuàng huó dòng

    conduct mining activities

  • 非法采矿fēi fǎ cǎi kuàng

    mine illegally

Similar words

开采kāi cǎi: Removing natural resources such as oil, coal, or ore from the earth.
开矿kāi kuàng: Beginning mining work by setting up tunnels and equipment for digging.
挖掘wā jué: Digging through soil to uncover something inside or expose a structure.

Definition in Chinese

用工具或机械从地下或露天矿床中取出矿石、煤或其他有用矿产资源的行为或行业。yòng gōng jù huò jī xiè cóng dì xià huò lù tiān kuàng chuáng zhōng qǔ chū kuàng shí méi huò qí tā yǒu yòng kuàng chǎn zī yuán de xíng wéi huò háng yè

Word origin

采 (cǎi, "gather") + 矿 (kuàng, "ore") combines taking something out with the mineral material being collected.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this word is especially common in news, business, and environmental contexts rather than casual talk about ordinary digging.

Other meanings

  • miningnoun
  • extractverb

Opposites

  • 停采tíng cǎistop miningverb

Related words

  • 采矿业cǎi kuàng yèmining industrynoun
  • 采矿公司cǎi kuàng gōng sīmining companynoun
  • 采矿许可证cǎi kuàng xú kě zhèngmining permitnoun

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