dāo
gēng
huǒ
zhòng

technical
idiom

Meaning of 刀耕火种

刀耕火种 means slash-and-burn farming; a primitive method of cultivation; primitive and backward; crude and rudimentary. Pronounced dāo gēng huǒ zhòng.

  • slash-and-burn farming; a primitive method of cultivation
  • primitive and backward; crude and rudimentary

Definitions & Examples

Zài
dài
 
duō
luò
cǎi
yòng
dāo
gēng
huǒ
zhòng
de
fāng
shì
wéi
chí
shēng
 

In ancient times, many tribes sustained themselves through slash-and-burn farming.

Zhè
zhǒng
dāo
gēng
huǒ
zhòng
de
gēng
zuò
fāng
shì
yán
zhòng
huài
le
sēn
lín
shēng
tài
 

This slash-and-burn cultivation method severely damaged the forest ecosystem.

Suí
zhe
xiàn
dài
nóng
shù
de
zhǎn
 
dāo
gēng
huǒ
zhòng
chéng
wéi
shǐ
 

With the development of modern agricultural technology, slash-and-burn farming has become history.