矿坑

礦坑

kuàngkēng

noun #26,821

Measure Word

一个矿坑 gè

Meanings

1 mine shaft
2 mining pit
3 pit dug for ore extraction

Characters

mineral; ore; mine

pit; hole; hollow

Examples

HSK 7-9

工人们每天都要下到深深的矿坑里采煤。

Gōngrén men měitiān dōu yào xià dào shēnshēn de kuàngkēng lǐ cǎi méi.

The workers go down into the deep mine shaft every day to mine coal.

HSK 7-9

废弃的矿坑充满了危险，禁止靠近。

Fèiqì de kuàngkēng chōngmǎn le wēixiǎn, jìnzhǐ kàojìn.

The abandoned mine shaft is full of danger and entry is prohibited.

Tips

memory

矿 means 'mineral/ore' and 坑 means 'pit/hole'. A 矿坑 is literally an 'ore pit'.

Stroke Order

矿 kuàng

坑 kēng