kāi
záo

common
verb
technical

Meaning of 开凿

开凿 means to dig; to excavate; to tunnel. Pronounced kāi záo.

  • to dig; to excavate; to tunnel

Definitions & Examples

Xiū
zhù
zhè
tiáo
tiě
gòng
kāi
záo
le
shí
tiáo
suì
dào
 

More than ten tunnels were excavated during the construction of this railway.

dài
rén
mín
kāi
záo
le
yùn
 

Ancient people excavated the Grand Canal.

Gōng
rén
men
zài
shān
shang
kāi
záo
tiáo
yǐn
shuǐ
 

The workers are digging a water diversion channel in the mountain.

Zhè
ge
kuàng
jǐng
shì
shí
nián
qián
kāi
záo
de
 

This mine shaft was excavated fifty years ago.