开采 kāicǎi▶ explotar (mina)

Stroke order

开采 is written in 12 strokes across 2 characters.

• 开 — 4 strokes
• 采 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)
2. to exploit
3. to mine

Related words

• 开展Desarrollar
• 开拓abrir; explotar
• 开支gasto
• 开明iluminado
• 开朗Optimista
• 开辟abrir

开采 is pronounced kāicǎi and means “explotar (mina)”. This word appears in HSK 6, one level of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the proficiency exam most Chinese courses are built around. Passive recognition of 开采 arrives quickly and leaves quickly. Active recall is slower to build and far more durable, so LexiTrail keeps returning the word to you at widening intervals rather than on a timer.