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墾荒

to reclaim wasteland

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Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ken3huang1 • kěnhuāng

Meaning

Primary

to reclaim wasteland

Alternatives

reclaim wasteland, reclaiming wasteland, reclaims wasteland, reclaimed wasteland

Mnemonic

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

Usage

他們 在 山區 墾荒，種植 農作物。

They are reclaiming wasteland in the mountains to grow crops.

他們 的 墾荒 工作 進展 順利。

Their work of reclaiming wasteland is progressing smoothly.

政府 鼓勵 農民 墾荒。

The government encourages farmers to reclaim wasteland.