处女地 (chǔ) — 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 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 biàn wéi nóng tián.
Developers plan to turn the virgin land into farmland.
处女地，。
Zhè lǐ yuán běn shì yí piàn chǔ, 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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