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垦荒

to reclaim wasteland

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ken3huang1 • kěnhuāng

Meaning

Primary

to reclaim wasteland

Alternatives

reclaim wasteland, reclaiming wasteland, reclaims wasteland, reclaimed wasteland

Mnemonic

垦荒 To reclaim wasteland is to improve and fix up some 荒 wasteland in order 垦 to reclaim land and make it useful for something else, such as farming.

Usage

他们 在 山区 垦荒，种植 农作物。

They are reclaiming wasteland in the mountains to grow crops.

他们 的 垦荒 工作 进展 顺利。

Their work of reclaiming wasteland is progressing smoothly.

政府 鼓励 农民 垦荒。

The government encourages farmers to reclaim wasteland.