to reclaim wasteland; to open up virgin land
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to reclaim wasteland; to bring virgin land under cultivation
formalOften used in agricultural or historical contexts. Can refer to both individual and large-scale land reclamation efforts.
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.
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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.