abandon farmland; let land lie fallow
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to stop cultivating farmland and let it become wasteland; to abandon arable land
dialectA dialect term primarily used in northern China and agricultural contexts. Refers to the practice of leaving farmland uncultivated due to labor shortage, poor soil quality, or economic reasons. Often used in policy discussions about food security.
Yóu由
yú于
qīng青
zhuàng壮
nián年
láo劳
dòng动
lì力
wài外
chū出
dǎ打
gōng工
，
cūn村
lǐ里
de的
tǔ土
dì地
dà大
miàn面
jì积
liào撂
huāng荒
。
Due to young adults working outside the village, large areas of land in the village have been left uncultivated.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
chū出
tái台
bǔ补
tiē贴
zhèng政
cè策
，
fáng防
zhǐ止
gēng耕
dì地
liào撂
huāng荒
。
The government introduced subsidy policies to prevent cultivated land from being abandoned.
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Wǒ我
men们
yào要
cǔo采
qǔ取
cuò措
shī施
jiǎn减
shǎo少
liào撂
huāng荒
miàn面
jì积
。
We need to take measures to reduce the area of abandoned farmland.