开凿

Traditional: 開鑿

kāi záo

Dictionary entry

to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)

What does 开凿 mean?

开凿 (kāi záo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)

Character breakdown

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开kāito open (transitive or intransitive) · (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start 凿záo(bound form) chisel · to bore a hole; to chisel; to dig

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How to pronounce 开凿

开凿

kāi záo

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