开矿 (kāi kuàng) — to open up or exploit a mine
Definition
开 (kāi) here means 'to start/exploit', not 'to open' a door — so 开矿 is a separable verb meaning 'to open (up) a mine' for extraction. Insert other elements between 开 and 矿, as in 开了两个新矿.
verb
to open up or exploit a mine
Examples
- 开矿。Zhè ge gōng sī jì huà zài shān qū kāi kuàng.This company plans to open a mine in the mountainous area.
- 。Tā men qù nián kāi le liǎng gè xīn kuàng.They opened two new mines last year.
- 开矿，。Tā yǐ qián kāi kuàng guò, hěn yǒu jīng yàn.He has mined before and is very experienced.
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