采石 (cǎi) — to quarry stone
Definition
采石 (cǎishí) means to extract or quarry stone — the mining-style verb for cutting rock from a mountain or pit. As a verb-object compound, it can also be split apart (采…石) when a modifier sits between the two characters.
verb
to quarry stone
Examples
- 采石。Gōng rén men měi tiān zài shān shàng cǎi.The workers quarry stone on the mountain every day.
- 。Zhè ge cūn zi yǐ qián kào cǎi shí wéi shēng.This village used to make a living by quarrying stone.
- 。Tā men cǎi le yí gè yuè de shí cái wán chéng gōng chéng.They quarried stone for a whole month before finishing the project.
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