abandoned cultivated land; old fallow
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
abandoned cultivated land; land formerly cultivated but left fallow and overgrown
technicalAgricultural technical term distinguishing it from 生荒 (virgin wasteland). Often implies land that can be easily reclaimed due to previous cultivation.
Zhè这
lǐ里
yǒu有
dà大
piàn片
shú熟
huāng荒
，
kě可
yǐ以
fù复
kěn垦
zhòng种
zhí植
。
There are large tracts of abandoned cultivated land here that can be reclaimed for farming.
Shú熟
huāng荒
de的
tǔ土
rǎng壤
féi肥
lì力
tōng通
cháng常
bǐ比
shēng生
huāng荒
yào要
gāo高
de得
duō多
。
The soil fertility of old fallow land is usually much higher than that of virgin wasteland.
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Zhè这
piàn片
shú熟
huāng荒
yǐ已
jīng经
liào撂
huāng荒
wǔ五
nián年
le了
，
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
zá杂
cǎo草
。
This abandoned cultivated land has been left fallow for five years and is overgrown with weeds.