开垦 (kāi kěn) — to clear (wild land) for cultivation; to reclaim (wasteland)

Définition

开垦 (kāikěn) means turning wild or unused land into farmland — more concrete than 开拓 (开拓 = open up territory, markets, frontiers). It pairs specifically with 荒地/wasteland, unlike 耕 which just means plowing.

verb
to clear (wild land) for cultivationto reclaim (wasteland)

Exemples

  • 开垦
    Nóng mín men zài shān qū kāi kěn le yí piàn tī tián.
    The farmers cleared a terraced field in the mountain area.
  • 开垦
    Jīng guò jǐ nián de kāi kěn, zhè piàn huāng mò biàn chéng le liáng tián.
    After several years of reclamation, this desert turned into fertile farmland.
  • 开垦
    Zhèng fǔ gǔ lì rén men kāi kěn huāng dì zhòng zhí liáng shi.
    The government encourages people to reclaim wasteland for grain cultivation.
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