採掘 [采－]

Jyutping coi2 gwat6
Pinyin cǎi jué

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to excavate
  2. to extract (ore)
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to dig up; to excavate; to exploit
    (syn.) 開鑿, 发掘, 開掘, 開採, 开采, 开凿, 开掘, 發掘, 挖掘