# 开垦 (kāikěn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 开垦 (kāikěn) means “to clear land for farming; to reclaim”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to clear land for farming; to reclaim
- Pinyin: kāikěn (kai1 ken3)
- Traditional: 開墾
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 村民们开垦了一片荒地。
  Cūnmínmen kāikěn le yí piàn huāngdì.
  Villagers cleared a piece of wasteland for farming.

## Characters

- [开](https://hanziro.com/word/kai-open/) (kāi): to open; to turn on
- 垦 (kěn): to reclaim (land); to cultivate

https://hanziro.com/word/kai-ken-clear-land-farming/

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