铁矿 (tiě kuàng) — iron ore; iron mine
Definition
铁矿 can mean both the mineral itself ('iron ore') and the place where it is extracted ('iron mine'). The 矿 here is the shared element with other minerals like 煤矿 and 铜矿.
noun
iron oreiron mine
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Examples
- 铁矿。Zhè ge dì qū yǒu fēng fù de tiě kuàng zī yuán.This region has abundant iron ore resources.
- 铁矿。Tā men zhèng zài kāi cǎi yí zuò dà xíng tiě kuàng.They are mining a large iron mine.
- 铁矿。tiě kuàng De jià gé zuì jìn shàng zhǎng le hěn duō.The price of iron ore has risen a lot recently.
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