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開採

简 开采 · 繁 開採
Mandarin · pinyin kāi cǎi

Meanings

  1. to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)
  2. to exploit
  3. to mine
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開
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
採
cǎi · gather, collect; pick, select
开
kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
采
cǎi · collect, gather; pick, pluck
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1–3 · kai1 cai3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hoi1 coi2

Cantonese word readings for 開採. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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hoi1 coi2

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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verb

  1. to mine; to extract; to exploit

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