开采 (kāi cǎi) — to extract (natural resources); to mine; to exploit
Definition
开采 (kāicǎi) is the technical verb for extracting natural resources from the earth — oil, coal, rare earths. Pairs with what is taken (开采石油), while 开发 covers developing resources, 利用 is general 'use', and 剥削 is exploiting people.
verb
to extract (natural resources)to mineto exploit
Examples
- 开采。Tā men zài hǎi wài dà liàng kāi cǎi shí yóu.They are extracting large amounts of oil overseas.
- 开采。Cháng qī kāi cǎi dǎo zhì zī yuán kū jié.Long-term exploitation leads to resource depletion.
- 开采。Zhèng fǔ jìn zhǐ fēi fǎ kāi cǎi xī tǔ.The government bans illegal mining of rare earths.
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