垦荒 (kěn huāng) — to reclaim wasteland, to open up virgin soil

Definition

垦荒 (kěn huāng) means to cultivate previously unfarmed land — wilderness, grassland, or desert — turning it into farmland. Common in historical and policy contexts about frontier settlement and agricultural expansion.

verb

to reclaim wastelandto open up virgin soil

Examples

垦荒。
Zhè pī zhì yuàn zhě qù xī běi kěn huāng.
This group of volunteers went to the northwest to reclaim wasteland.
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Tā zài hēi lóng jiāng kěn le sān nián huāng.
He reclaimed wasteland in Heilongjiang for three years.
垦荒，。
Jīng guò dà guī mó kěn huāng, zhè piàn shā mò biàn chéng le liáng tián.
Through large-scale land reclamation, this desert turned into fertile farmland.

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