reclaim wasteland
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to reclaim wasteland; to cultivate virgin land
neutralRefers to the agricultural activity of clearing and making barren or uncultivated land fit for farming.
Yé爷
ye爷
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
，
céng曾
zài在
zhè这
piàn片
shān山
pō坡
shàng上
kāi开
huāng荒
zhòng种
dì地
。
When my grandfather was young, he reclaimed wasteland on this hillside to farm.
Tā他
men们
zǔ组
zhī织
le了
yī一
gè个
zhì志
yuàn愿
duì队
，
qù去
shā沙
mò漠
biān边
yuán缘
kāi开
huāng荒
。
They organized a volunteer team to reclaim wasteland at the edge of the desert.
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Zǎo早
qī期
de的
yí移
mín民
tōng通
guò过
kāi开
huāng荒
，
zài在
zhè这
piàn片
tǔ土
dì地
shàng上
jiàn建
lì立
le了
jiā家
yuán园
。
Early settlers established their homes on this land by reclaiming wasteland.