盗采 Traditional form: 盜採 Pinyin (reading): dàocǎi Definitions: to mine (or harvest, log, trap animals etc) illegally illegal mining (or logging etc) Characters: 盗 - to rob, to steal; thief, bandit 采 - to collect, to gather; to pick, to pluck Traditional characters: 盜 - to rob, to steal; thief, bandit 採 - to collect, to gather; to pick, to pluck