开采

開採

kāicǎi

verb HSK 7-9 #14,743

Meanings

这里正在开采石油。

Zhèlǐ zhèngzài kāicǎi shíyóu.

Oil is being extracted here.

过度开采会破坏环境。

Guòdù kāicǎi huì pòhuài huánjìng.

Excessive mining will damage the environment.

memory

开 (open) + 采 (pick/gather) = to open up the earth and gather resources, i.e. to mine.

开 kāi

采 cǎi