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矿工

Word · NounTraditional礦工

miner; mine worker

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

miner; mine worker; collier

Refers to workers engaged in extracting minerals from underground or open-pit mines.

Tā他
shì是
yī一
míng名
kuàng矿
gōng工
 ,
měi每
tiān天
zài在
dì地
xià下
gōng工
zuò作
 。

He is a miner who works underground every day.

Zhè这
jiā家
méi煤
kuàng矿
gù雇
yōng佣
le了
shàng上
qiān千
míng名
kuàng矿
gōng工
 。

This coal mine employs over a thousand miners.

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Kuàng矿
gōng工
men们
dài戴
zhe着
ān安
quán全
mào帽
xià下
jǐng井
zuò作
yè业
 。

The miners put on their hard hats and went down the shaft to work.