矿区

礦區

kuàngqū

noun #32,316

Measure Word

一个矿区 gè

Meanings

1 mining area; mining district
2 mine site

Characters

area; district; zone

Examples

这个矿区已经开采了三十多年。

Zhège kuàngqū yǐjīng kāicǎile sānshí duō nián.

This mining area has been worked for over thirty years.

矿区的工人正在罢工。

Kuàngqū de gōngrén zhèngzài bàgōng.

The workers in the mining district are on strike.

Tips

usage

区 turns a noun into 'the area/zone of X' — 矿区 'mining zone', 林区 'forest zone', 灾区 'disaster zone', 园区 'park/campus', 厂区 'factory grounds'. It's a flexible suffix for any geographically demarcated area.

Stroke Order

矿 kuàng

区 qū