盐碱 (yán jiǎn) — saline-alkali (soil or land)
Definition
Refers to land or soil with high salt and alkali content, typically infertile and in need of treatment (e.g. 盐碱地, 盐碱土壤).
noun
saline-alkali (soil or land)
Examples
- 盐碱。Zhè piàn yán jiǎn dì jīng guò gǎi liáng hòu kě yǐ zhòng zhí shuǐ dào.After improvement, this saline-alkali land can be used to grow rice.
- 盐碱。yán jiǎn Tǔ rǎng de zhì lǐ shì nóng yè fā zhǎn de guān jiàn.The management of saline-alkali soil is key to agricultural development.
- 盐碱。Zhè zhǒng zhí wù néng zài gāo yán jiǎn huán jìng zhōng shēng cún.This plant can survive in high saline-alkali environments.
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