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开凿

開鑿
kāizáo
verb #38,179

Meanings

  1. 1 to dig (a canal, tunnel or well)
  2. 2 to cut into rock
  3. 3 to carve out (cave temples)

Examples

HSK 2
龙门石窟是从北魏开始开凿的。
Lóngmén Shíkū shì cóng Běiwèi kāishǐ kāizáo de.
Work on carving the Longmen Grottoes began under the Northern Wei.
HSK 7-9
工人们花了三年时间开凿这条隧道。
Gōngrénmen huā le sān nián shíjiān kāizáo zhè tiáo suìdào.
The workers spent three years digging this tunnel.

Tips

usage
Used for large works cut through earth or rock: canals, tunnels, wells, and cave temples carved into cliffs. 凿 is a chisel, or to chisel.

Stroke Order

开 kāi
凿 záo