Definition
垦 is a bound morpheme (b.f.) — it cannot stand alone as a word in modern Chinese. You'll only see it inside compound words related to land cultivation and reclamation, such as 开垦 (to open up/reclaim land), 垦荒 (to bring wasteland under cultivation), and 垦区 (reclamation area).
b.f.
(bound form) to cultivateto reclaim (wasteland)
Examples
- 。Nóngmínmen zhèngzài kāikěn huāngdì.The farmers are reclaiming the wasteland.
- 。Zhè piàn tǔdì jīngguò kěnhuāng hòu biàn chéng le nóngtián.This land became farmland after being reclaimed.
- 垦。Zhèngfǔ shèlì le xīn de kěnqū.The government established a new reclamation area.
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