矿井 | kuàng jǐng | a mine; a mine shaft | |
天井 | tiān jǐng | courtyard; atrium; opening in a roof; skylight; caisson ceiling; (TCM) acupuncture point TB10 | |
水井 | shuǐ jǐng | (water) well | |
井下 | jǐng xià | underground; in the pit (mining) | |
井喷 | jǐng pēn | (oil) blowout; surge; gush |
1 | The despairing girl went to the well and leapt in. | |
2 | He tried again to unhook the chain of the well, and could not. | |
3 | He sat by the window ruminating on recent underground accidents. | |
4 | "I know of a well in Utah that lost its original capacity after a couple years, " he said. | |
5 | She dipped up a bucketful of water from that well. |