采 cǎi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 釆 — to distinguish
- Made of
- 爫 claws, nails, talons 木 tree
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
采矿
cǎikuàng
to mine; mining
Characters in this word
矿 kuàng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 石 — stone, rock, mineral
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 该地区长期采矿，导致地下水位下降和地表塌陷。 Gāi dìqū chángqī cǎikuàng, dǎozhì dìxià shuǐwèi xiàjiàng hé dìbiǎo tāxiàn. Long-term mining in the region has caused groundwater levels to fall and the ground surface to collapse.
- 爷爷年轻时在山里采矿。 Yéye niánqīng shí zài shān lǐ cǎikuàng. Grandpa worked in a mine in the mountains when he was young.
- 采矿工人下井前都要戴好安全帽。 Cǎikuàng gōngrén xià jǐng qián dōu yào dài hǎo ānquánmào. Miners always put on their safety helmets before going down the shaft.
Related words
- 采取 cǎiqǔ to take; to adopt
- 采用 cǎiyòng to use; to adopt
- 采访 cǎifǎng to interview
- 采购 cǎigòu to buy in bulk; to purchase
- 采集 cǎijí to collect, to gather
- 采纳 cǎinà to adopt, to accept
- 采 cǎi to pick; to gather; to collect
- 采摘 cǎizhāi to pick; to harvest by hand
- 风采 fēngcǎi bearing; elegant demeanour; style
- 开采 kāicǎi to mine; to extract
- 无精打采 wújīngdǎcǎi listless; dispirited
- 兴高采烈 xìnggāocǎiliè in high spirits; elated