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

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.

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