tuò huāng

拓荒 (tuò huāng) is a Chinese word meaning “to open up land (for agriculture)”.

Meanings

  1. 1to open up land (for agriculture)

Characters in 拓荒

拓tà · to make a rubbing (e.g. of an inscription)荒huāng · desolate

Related words

荒谬absurd; ridiculous荒唐beyond belief荒野wilderness饥荒crop failure荒诞beyond belief荒废to abandon (cultivated fields)荒地wasteland拓展to expand; to extend; to broaden (client base, outlook, territory etc)荒凉desolate荒岛barren or uninhabited island开拓to break new ground (for agriculture)荒芜left to return to unchecked growth

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