处女地 (chǔ nǚ dì) — virgin land; uncultivated land
Definition
Literally 'virgin land' — land that has never been cultivated or developed. Used mostly in written/formal contexts to talk about undeveloped territory.
noun
virgin landuncultivated land
Measure word · 块
Examples
- 处女地。Zhè piàn chǔ nǚ dì hái cóng wèi yǒu rén gēng zhòng guò.This virgin land has never been cultivated by anyone.
- 处女地。Kāi fā zhě jì huà jiāng chǔ nǚ dì biàn wéi nóng tián.Developers plan to turn the virgin land into farmland.
- 处女地，。Zhè lǐ yuán běn shì yí piàn chǔ nǚ dì, rú jīn yǐ jiàn qǐ le cūn zhuāng.This was originally a stretch of virgin land; now a village has been built.
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