垦荒 (kěn huāng) — to reclaim wasteland, to open up virgin soil

Definição

垦荒 (kěn huāng) means to cultivate previously unfarmed land — wilderness, grassland, or desert — turning it into farmland. Common in historical and policy contexts about frontier settlement and agricultural expansion.

verb
to reclaim wastelandto open up virgin soil

Exemplos

  • 垦荒
    Zhè pī zhì yuàn zhě qù xī běi kěn huāng.
    This group of volunteers went to the northwest to reclaim wasteland.
  • Tā zài hēi lóng jiāng kěn le sān nián huāng.
    He reclaimed wasteland in Heilongjiang for three years.
  • 垦荒
    Jīng guò dà guī mó kěn huāng, zhè piàn shā mò biàn chéng le liáng tián.
    Through large-scale land reclamation, this desert turned into fertile farmland.

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