Meaning of 垦荒
垦荒 means to reclaim wasteland; to bring virgin land under cultivation. Pronounced kěn huāng.
- to reclaim wasteland; to bring virgin land under cultivation
Definitions & Examples
Wǒ我
men们
de的
zǔ祖
xiān先
lái来
dào到
zhè这
piàn片
tǔ土
dì地
，
xīn辛
qín勤
kěn垦
huāng荒
。
Our ancestors came to this land and worked hard to reclaim the wasteland.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
shí实
shī施
le了
yī一
gè个
gǔ鼓
lì励
nóng农
mín民
kěn垦
huāng荒
de的
jì计
huà划
。
The government implemented a plan to encourage farmers to cultivate virgin land.
Zhè这
lǐ里
guò过
qù去
shì是
zhǎo沼
zé泽
，
jīng经
guò过
duō多
nián年
kěn垦
huāng荒
cái才
biàn变
chéng成
le了
liáng良
tián田
。
This place used to be a marsh; it only became fertile farmland after years of land reclamation.