tún
kěn

technical
verb

Meaning of 屯垦

屯垦 means to station troops to reclaim wasteland; to have soldiers open up virgin soil for cultivation (esp. in frontier areas). Pronounced tún kěn.

  • to station troops to reclaim wasteland; to have soldiers open up virgin soil for cultivation (esp. in frontier areas)

Definitions & Examples

dài
Zhōng
guó
cháng
zài
biān
jiāng
shí
xíng
tún
kěn
shù
biān
zhèng
 

Ancient China often implemented policies of stationing troops to reclaim land and guard the border in frontier regions.

Zhè
zhī
duì
fèng
mìng
dào
Xīn
jiāng
tún
kěn
 

This unit was ordered to Xinjiang to reclaim wasteland for cultivation.

Tún
kěn
shǐ使
huāng
biàn
chéng
le
liáng
tián
 

Reclamation efforts turned wasteland into fertile fields.

Tún
kěn
bīng
tuán
zài
biān
jiāng
jiàn
shè
zhōng
huī
le
zhòng
yào
zuò
yòng
 

The reclamation corps played an important role in frontier construction.