开垦 kāi kěn — to reclaim; to open up wasteland

开垦
kāi kěn

Characters: 开 · 垦

Definitions

  1. to reclaim; to open up wasteland

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. to clear a wild area for cultivation
  2. to put under the plow

zdic(汉典)

  1. 把荒地开辟成可以耕种的土地。
  2. 开创某种新领域或事业。

ExtDict

  1. 把荒地开辟成可以种植的土地～山地。

Examples

  • 他们在荒山上开垦出层层梯田。

    They reclaimed terraced fields on the barren hillside.

  • 几代人辛勤开垦，把戈壁变成了良田。

    Through generations of hard reclamation, the Gobi was turned into fertile fields.