开垦

kāi kěn

HSK 7–9

Meaning

开垦是指把荒地开辟成可以耕种的土地。

to reclaim or cultivate virgin land.

通常用于农业或土地开发，表示将未利用的土地变为农田或可种植土地。

Used in agriculture or land development, meaning to turn uncultivated land into farmland or plantable land.

1 农民们在山坡上开垦了一片梯田。 (The farmers terraced a hillside for cultivation.)
2 为了扩大种植面积，他们决定开垦附近的荒地。 (To expand the planting area, they decided to reclaim the nearby wasteland.)
3 这个地区经过多年的开垦，已经变成了肥沃的农田。 (After years of reclamation, this area has become fertile farmland.)
4 政府鼓励农民开垦闲置土地，以提高粮食产量。 (The government encourages farmers to reclaim idle land to increase grain production.)
5 在古代，人们用简单的工具开垦土地，非常辛苦。 (In ancient times, people reclaimed land with simple tools, which was very laborious.)

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