开垦

• 병음: kāi kěn
• 한자 분석: 开 = to open; 垦 = to cultivate wasteland (土 earth as semantic component)

뜻

개간하다; 황무지를 경작지로 만들다

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).

예문

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。

사용 가이드

맥락: agriculture, history, development

어조: neutral

올바른 표현

• 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.)

피해야 할 표현

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

기원과 역사

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

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal