hoi1 coi2開採开采
Jyutpinghoi1 coi2
Yalehōi chói
Definition
To mine, extract, or exploit natural resources from the ground.
neutralother
How it's used
Focuses specifically on the industrial or large scale removal of natural resources like minerals or coal. It carries a formal tone often found in news reports or historical accounts rather than everyday casual conversation. When discussing the general act of digging up the ground, other verbs like 掘 are far more common.
Examples
They extracted a lot of ore here in the past.
Has the government approved their extraction at this mine yet?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for casual digging in the garden or construction work, as it implies a systematic, commercial, or industrial process of resource extraction.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
