kěn huāng

Traditional: 墾荒

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

Meanings

  1. 1to open up land (for agriculture)

Characters in 垦荒

垦kěn · to reclaim (land)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荒凉desolate荒岛barren or uninhabited island荒芜left to return to unchecked growth荒漠desert; desolate wilderness; barren wasteland荒郊desolate area outside a town

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