Word: 开采 (kāicǎi) Traditional: 開採 开采 dictionary entry kāicǎi to extract (ore or other resource from a mine); to exploit; to mine Full dictionary entry for 开采 Example sentences using 开采 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 开采矿产会影响环境吗？ Kāicǎi kuàngchǎn huì yǐngxiǎng huánjìng ma? Does mining minerals affect the environment? 我爷爷年轻时在山西开采煤矿。 Wǒ yéye niánqīng shí zài Shānxī kāicǎi méikuàng. When he was young, my grandfather mined coal in Shanxi. 过度开采会让地下水越来越少。 Guòdù kāicǎi huì ràng dìxiàshuǐ yuèláiyuè shǎo. Over-exploitation will leave less and less groundwater.