开采
Old HSK 6
开采 (kāicǎi) · to mine
开采 (kāicǎi) means “to mine; to extract”. It is written with 2 characters: 开 (to open) + 采 (to collect). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 开采 is built
The characters
开 kāi · to open
What 开 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Origin hint: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
采 cǎi · to collect
What 采 is made of
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: A hand picking 爫 fruit from a tree 木 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这里正在开采石油。Zhè lǐ zhèngzài kāicǎi shíyóu.Oil is being extracted here.
煤的开采要注意安全。Méi de kāicǎi yào zhùyì ānquán.Coal mining requires attention to safety.
Questions about 开采
What does 开采 mean?
开采 (kāicǎi) means “to mine; to extract”.
How do you pronounce 开采?
开采 is pronounced kāicǎi.
Which HSK level is 开采?
开采 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 打开dǎkāito open
- 开车kāichēto drive
- 开会kāihuìto have a meeting
- 开玩笑kāiwánxiàoto joke
- 分开fēnkāito separate
- 开机kāijīto turn on (a phone, computer etc.)
- 开心kāixīnhappy
- 开学kāixuéschool starts
- 离开líkāito leave
- 走开zǒukāito go away
Learn 开采 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 104: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.