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礦山 — meaning in English

kuàng shān

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English meaning

  • mina noun An ancient unit of weight and currency used in Greece and the Middle East, roughly equal to one sixtieth of a talent.
  • mine pron Belonging to me; the possessive form of "I" used on its own, without a following noun.

Senses

礦山 is used for these senses in English:

  • mina (historical) A monetary unit of ancient Greece and the Middle East, originally equivalent to the weight of a mina of silver. [From 15th C.]
  • mine An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.

mine — full definition

  1. pron Belonging to me; the possessive form of "I" used on its own, without a following noun.
  2. det My — an older or more formal possessive form used before a vowel sound or in set phrases.
  3. noun An underground excavation dug to extract ore, coal, or other minerals.
  4. noun An explosive device buried in the ground or hidden in water, designed to detonate when disturbed.
  5. noun A computer or network of computers used to generate new units of a cryptocurrency.
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