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开垦 (kāi kěn): Reclaim (land) / Cultivate (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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开 • kāi • to switch on; open • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
kāi开

to switch on; open

垦 • kěn • to cultivate land, to reclaim wasteland
kěn垦

to cultivate land, to reclaim wasteland

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Pinyinkāi kěn
MeaningReclaim (land) / Cultivate
Characters2
HSK3.0 Level 7-9
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 开垦.

Words with 开
  • 开车kāi chēto drive a car
  • 开始kāi shǐto begin
  • 开学kāi xuéfoundation of a University or College
  • 打开dǎ kāito open
  • 分开fēn kāito separate
  • 开会kāi huìto hold a meeting
  • 开机kāi jīto start an engine
  • 开花kāi huāto bloom; to blossom; to flower
4.

How to Use 开垦 in Sentences

Verb + Object
kāi开
kěn垦
tǔ土
dì地
neutral
reclaim land
kāi开
kěn垦
huāng荒
dì地
formal
reclaim wasteland
Verb + Complementwith出来
kāi开
kěn垦
chū出
lái来
Adverb + Verbwith大力
dà大
lì力
kāi开
kěn垦
5.

Example Sentences with 开垦

tā他
men们
zài在
shān山
shàng上
kāi开
kěn
neutral
reclaim (to completion)
formal
Written
vigorously reclaim
垦
tǔ土
dì地
。
They are reclaiming land on the mountain.
zhè这
piàn片
pín贫
jí瘠
de的
tǔ土
dì地
jīng经
guò过
jǐ几
dài代
rén人
de的
nǔ努
lì力
cái才
dé得
yǐ以
kāi开
kěn垦
。
This barren land was reclaimed only after the efforts of several generations.
wǒ我
men们
zhēn真
de的
néng能
zài在
zhè这
zhǒng种
yán岩
shí石
dì地
shàng上
kāi开
kěn垦
chū出
nóng农
tián田
ma吗
？
Can we really reclaim farmland from this rocky ground?
yóu由
yú于
quē缺
fá乏
zī资
jīn金
，
nà那
piàn片
huāng荒
dì地
zhì至
jīn今
réng仍
wèi未
kāi开
kěn垦
。
Due to a lack of funds, that wasteland has not been reclaimed to this day.
tā他
men们
bù不
jǐn仅
kāi开
kěn垦
le了
tǔ土
dì地
，
hái还
xiū修
jiàn建
le了
guàn灌
gài溉
xì系
tǒng统
yǐ以
tí提
gāo高
chǎn产
liàng量
。
They not only reclaimed the land but also built an irrigation system to increase yield.