开垦

• Pinyin: kāi kěn
• Desglose de hanzi: 开 = to open; 垦 = to cultivate wasteland (土 earth as semantic component)

Significado

Roturar; poner en cultivo (tierras baldías).

Refers to turning uncultivated land — wasteland, forests, marshes — into farmland. An important concept in agricultural history and development. Also used figuratively for pioneering new areas. Collocates with 荒地 (wasteland), 土地 (land), 农田 (farmland), 拓荒者 (pioneer).

Ejemplos

1. 早期移民在这片荒野上开垦土地，建立起最初的定居点。
2. 过度开垦导致水土流失严重，政府现在推行退耕还林政策。
3. 爷爷年轻时带着全家来到北大荒开垦，吃了很多苦。

Guía de uso

Contexto: agriculture, history, development

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 这片农田是祖辈开垦出来的。(This farmland was reclaimed by our ancestors.)
• 开垦荒地需要大量的人力和时间。(Reclaiming wasteland requires a lot of manpower and time.)

Incorrecto

• 我开垦了一个新的电脑程序。(开垦 is for cultivating land — for developing software, use 开发)

Origen e historia

开 (to open) + 垦 (to cultivate — 豸 component + 土 earth). To open up and cultivate land.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal