mine; extract; exploit
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to mine; to extract; to exploit (mineral resources)
Refers to the industrial extraction of natural resources such as coal, oil, or metals from the earth.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
zhèng正
zài在
kāi开
cǎi采
hǎi海
dǐ底
shí石
yóu油
。
This company is currently extracting offshore oil.
Zhè这
piàn片
tǔ土
dì地
yùn蕴
cáng藏
zhe着
fēng丰
fù富
de的
méi煤
tàn炭
zī资
yuán源
，
shì适
hé合
dà大
guī规
mó模
kāi开
cǎi采
。
This land contains abundant coal reserves and is suitable for large-scale mining.
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Zhèng政
fǔ府
jiā加
qiáng强
le了
duì对
xī稀
yǒu有
jīn金
shǔ属
kāi开
cǎi采
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
。
The government has strengthened regulations on the mining of rare metals.
Guò过
dù度
kāi开
cǎi采
dǎo导
zhì致
le了
yán严
zhòng重
de的
huán环
jìng境
wèn问
tí题
。
Excessive extraction has led to serious environmental problems.