return farmland to nature; stop cultivation for conservation
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to stop cultivating farmland (that has already been reclaimed) in order to protect the natural environment and restore vegetation
formalPrimarily used in environmental policy and conservation contexts. Most commonly appears in the set phrase '退耕还林' (returning farmland to forest).
Zhèng政
fǔ府
tuī推
xíng行
tuì退
gēng耕
huán还
lín林
zhèng政
cè策
。
The government is implementing the policy of returning farmland to forest.
Wèi为
le了
bǎo保
hù护
shuǐ水
tǔ土
，
zhè这
piàn片
shān山
pō坡
dì地
jué决
dìng定
tuì退
gēng耕
。
To protect the soil and water, it was decided to stop farming this hillside land.
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Tuì退
gēng耕
hòu后
de的
tǔ土
dì地
zhú逐
jiàn渐
huī恢
fù复
le了
zì自
rán然
zhí植
bèi被
。
The land gradually recovered its natural vegetation after being taken out of cultivation.