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to cultivate land

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

kai1ken3 • kāikěn

Meaning


Primary

to cultivate land

Alternatives

cultivate land, cultivates land, cultivating land, cultivated land, to cultivate, cultivate, to reclaim land, reclaim land

Mnemonic


開墾 To cultivate land is 墾 to reclaim land and then 開 to open it up for beneficial use, such as growing crops.

Usage


農民 正在 開墾 新 的 土地。

The farmers are cultivating land in a new area.

他們 決定 開墾 一 片 果園。

They decided to cultivate land into an orchard.

村民 共同 努力 開墾 這 片 山坡。

The villagers worked together to cultivate land on the hillside.

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