铜矿

銅礦

tóngkuàng

noun #52,174

Measure Word

一座铜矿 zuò

Meanings

1 copper mine
2 copper ore

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

这座铜矿已经开采了几十年，快挖完了。

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

智利的铜矿储量是世界第一。

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