Hanziro

All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

开垦

kāikěn
HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9Traditional: 開墾

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

  1. to clear land for farming
  2. to reclaim

Stroke order

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

垦
kěn
to reclaim (land); to cultivate