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字HANZI DESK

开采

Traditional: 開採

kāi cǎi

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

kāi cǎi · hoi1 coi2 (Jyutping)

  1. to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)
  2. to exploit
  3. to mine

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

开

Meaning
open; initiate, begin, start
Radical
廾
Strokes
4
Components
⿱一廾
Cangjie
MT
Four-corner
1044

采

Meaning
collect, gather; pick, pluck
Radical
釆
Strokes
8
Components
⿱爫木
Cangjie
BD
Four-corner
2090.4

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