🇬🇧🇨🇳 mine - 矿 : English Lesson

Meaning of "mine" ("矿"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A mine is a place where people dig into the ground, usually in a hill or under the earth, to find and take out special rocks and minerals, like coal, gold, or salt. A mine can be one big hole or a whole maze of tunnels and rooms underground. People use machines, lights, and carts in a mine to help them find and carry out the rocks. Mines are important because they give us materials we use to make things like electricity, metal objects, and even some foods and medicines.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

We imagined the attic was a dusty treasure mine full of ancient toys and embarrassing baby photos.

My dog dug a giant hole in the yard and proudly showed me his new bone mine.

The neighbor’s garden became a carrot mine, and the rabbits were extremely busy miners.

The beach was our sand mine, where every shovel of sand might reveal a crab or someone’s lost treasures.

Real mines can be so deep that people ride elevators down inside the earth, which sounds cool until you realize there is zero chance of finding Wi‑Fi down there.

A small boy finds a map to a mine. He walks to the mine and sees a big hole in the ground. Men with lamps work in the mine and pull a cart of dark rock. The boy watches the mine, his heart happy. He waves and the men smile as the mine closes for rest.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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