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Meaning of 垦

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垦 (Trad.: 墾)
Pinyin: kěn
English Definition: to reclaim (land); to cultivate
Chinese Definition:
①用力翻土:耕垦。
②开辟荒地:农垦。开垦。
Total strokes: 9; Radical: 土
Pictophonetic:艮 indicates the sound; 土 (earth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿱ Above to below
    • 艮 [ gěn ] blunt; tough, chewy
    • 土 [ tǔ ] soil, earth; items made of earth
Similar Characters: 恳
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Example Words
开垦 kāi kěn to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow
垦荒 kěn huāng to open up land (for agriculture)
围垦 wéi kěn to reclaim land by diking
屯垦 tún kěn to open up land for cultivation; to garrison troops to open up land
垦殖 kěn zhí to open up land for cultivation
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Example Sentences
1
美国垦务局撤回了对三峡工程的支持
。
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation withdrew its support of the project.
2
但是
,
美国垦务局不同意大坝只有
50年
使用期的说法
。
But the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation disagrees that 50 years is an advanced age for a dam.
3
首先
,
庄稼只在那几个特定的时间才能收
。
因此垦地种田肯定不能取代满足人们吃肉需求的快餐文化
。
For a start, crops could only be harvested at certain times of the year, so arable farming was certainly no substitute for the fast-food culture of meat on demand.
4
今天
,
加拿大是世界上最大的冰酒出口国
。
不列颠哥伦比亚的欧垦那根湖区生产的冰酒比西北太平洋地区的其他任何一个地方都要多
。
British Columbia' s Okanagan Valley wineries produce far more ice wine than any other region in the Pacific Northwest.
5
最近它
98年
的冰酒在欧垦那根冰酒庆祝日获得了为冰酒而设的沃特
·
海恩勒奖的第二名
。
Most recently earning second place with its ' 98 vintage in the Walter Hainle Award for Best Icewine at the Okanagan Ice Wine Festival held in January.