开
垦

To clear a wild area for cultivation in Chinese: 开垦 (kāi kěn)

kāi kěn

to clear a wild area for cultivation

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 開墾1 example sentence

Definitions

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

Stroke order

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开
垦

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄞ

kāi

ㄎ/ kㄞ/ ai—/ first tone

ㄎㄣˇ

kěn

ㄎ/ kㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

开垦

Simplified

開墾

Traditional

Example sentences

See 开垦 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 农民在山坡上开垦出一片农田。

    nóng mín zài shān pō shàng kāi kěn chū yí piàn nóng tián。

    The farmers reclaimed a field on the hillside.

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Related words

开

kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive)

开始

kāi shǐ

to begin

离开

lí kāi

to depart

公开

gōng kāi

open

开发

kāi fā

to exploit (a resource)

开放

kāi fàng

to bloom

开心

kāi xīn

to feel happy

展开

zhǎn kāi

to unfold

召开

zhào kāi

to convene (a conference or meeting)

打开

dǎ kāi

to open

开车

kāi chē

to drive a car

开会

kāi huì

to hold a meeting

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