采掘

Traditional form:

採掘

Pinyin (reading):

cǎijué

Definitions:

• to excavate
• to extract (ore)

Characters:

• 采 - to collect, to gather; to pick, to pluck
• 掘 - to dig, to excavate

Traditional characters:

• 採 - to collect, to gather; to pick, to pluck
• 掘 - to dig, to excavate