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开垦

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

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开垦 consists of 2 characters.

to switch on; open

to cultivate land, to reclaim wasteland

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Pinyinkāi kěn

MeaningReclaim (land) / Cultivate

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word开垦

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Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 开垦 with other words naturally.

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

4.

Example Sentences with 开垦

tā他

men们

zài在

shān山

shàng上

kāi开

kěn垦

neutral

reclaim (to completion)

formal

Written

vigorously reclaim

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?

nóng农

mín民

men们

kāi开

kěn垦

huāng荒

dì地

lái来

zhòng种

zhí植

zhuāng庄

jià稼

。

The farmers cultivate wasteland to grow crops.

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.

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

men们

qù去

jiāo郊

wài外

，

kàn看

kàn看

tā他

men们

shì是

rú如

hé何

kāi开

kěn垦

xīn新

cài菜

yuán园

de的

。

Let's go to the suburbs this weekend to see how they are cultivating the new vegetable garden.

zhèng政

fǔ府

gǔ鼓

lì励

kāi开

kěn垦

xián闲

zhì置

tǔ土

dì地

yǐ以

tí提

gāo高

nóng农

yè业

chǎn产

liàng量

。

The government encourages the reclamation of idle land to increase agricultural output.

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.

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