kāi
cǎi

HSK 7-9
technical
verb

Meaning of 开采

开采 means to mine; to extract; to exploit (mineral resources). Pronounced kāi cǎi. HSK 7-9.

  • to mine; to extract; to exploit (mineral resources)

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
jiā
gōng
zhèng
zài
kāi
cǎi
hǎi
shí
yóu
 

This company is currently extracting offshore oil.

Zhè
piàn
yùn
cáng
zhe
fēng
de
méi
tàn
yuán
 
shì
guī
kāi
cǎi
 

This land contains abundant coal reserves and is suitable for large-scale mining.

Zhèng
jiā
qiáng
le
duì
yǒu
jīn
shǔ
kāi
cǎi
de
guǎn
 

The government has strengthened regulations on the mining of rare metals.

Guò
kāi
cǎi
dǎo
zhì
le
yán
zhòng
de
huán
jìng
wèn
 

Excessive extraction has led to serious environmental problems.