铜矿

銅礦
tóngkuàng
noun #52,174

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 copper mine
  2. 2 copper ore

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhè zuò tóngkuàng yǐjing kāicǎi le jǐshí nián, kuài wāwán le.
This copper mine has been worked for decades and is nearly exhausted.
HSK 7-9
Zhìlì de tóngkuàng chǔliàng shì shìjiè dìyī.
Chile's copper ore reserves are the largest in the world.

Tips

usage
Like 铁矿 and 煤矿, 铜矿 means both the ore and the mine, and the sentence decides which. 铜陵 in Anhui is named for its copper, mined there for more than three thousand years.

Stroke Order

铜 tóng
矿 kuàng