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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 开采

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
开采 kāi cǎi - to extract (ore or other resource from a mine)
- to exploit
- to mine

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 8 14,743 7,398 27,524

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
kāi- to open (transitive or intransitive)
- (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
- to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
- to boil
- to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
- (directional complement) away; off
- carat (gold)
- abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2]
- abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format
cǎi- color
- complexion
- looks
- variant of 彩[cai3]
- variant of 採|采[cai3]
cài- used in 采邑[cai4yi4] and 采地[cai4di4]
cǎi- to pick
- to pluck
- to collect
- to select
- to choose
- to gather

Other Words Containing 开采

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
开采 6 8 14,743 7,398 27,524