kěn
垦
cultivate; reclaim land
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
turn over soil; cultivate land
formalMost commonly used to describe preparing land for farming by turning over the topsoil or reclaiming unused wasteland.
Nóng农
mín民
men们
zhèng正
zài在
kěn垦
dì地
bō播
zhòng种
。
The farmers are turning over soil and sowing seeds.
Tā他
men们
jì计
huà划
zài在
zhè这
piàn片
huāng荒
shān山
shàng上
kěn垦
huāng荒
zào造
lín林
。
They plan to reclaim this barren mountain wasteland and plant trees.
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Zhè这
jiā家
nóng农
chǎng场
tōng通
guò过
kěn垦
zhí殖
bǎ把
shā沙
mò漠
biān边
yuán缘
biàn变
chéng成
le了
liáng良
tián田
。
This farm turned the edge of the desert into fertile farmland through land reclamation.
Zǔ祖
bèi辈
men们
dāng当
nián年
kěn垦
huāng荒
shí时
jīng经
lì历
le了
hěn很
duō多
jiān艰
xīn辛
。
Our ancestors endured many hardships when they reclaimed the wasteland back then.
Zhè这
lǐ里
de的
tǔ土
rǎng壤
pín贫
jí瘠
，
hěn很
nán难
kěn垦
zhí殖
zhòng种
zhí植
。
The soil here is infertile, making it very difficult to cultivate and grow crops.