开垦

kāikěn

to reclaim (wasteland); to open up for cultivation

Dictionary entry

to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow

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垦

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农民在开垦荒地。

Nóngmín zài kāikěn huāng dì.

English

The farmers are reclaiming wasteland.

这片土地开垦了十年。

Zhè piàn tǔdì kāikěn le shí nián.

English

This land has been cultivated for ten years.

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