垦 (kěn) — (bound form) to cultivate, to reclaim (wasteland)
Definition
Bound form used almost exclusively in compounds about reclaiming wasteland for farming (e.g. 开垦, 垦荒, 垦区). On its own it just means 'to cultivate / reclaim (land)'.
bound form
(bound form) to cultivateto reclaim (wasteland)
Examples
- 。Nóng mín men zhèng zài kāi kěn huāng dì.The farmers are reclaiming the wasteland.
- 。Zhè piàn tǔ dì jīng guò kěn huāng hòu biàn chéng le nóng tián.This land became farmland after being reclaimed.
- 垦。Zhèng fǔ shè lì le xīn de kěn qū.The government established a new reclamation area.
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