开垦 (開墾)
kāi kěn
Pinyin

Definition

开垦 (開墾)
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kāi kěn
  1. to clear a wild area for cultivation
  2. to put under the plow

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

打开
dǎ kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to show (a ticket)
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to switch on
开
kāi
  1. 1 to open
  2. 2 to start
  3. 3 to turn on
  4. 4 to boil
  5. 5 to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. 6 to operate (a vehicle)
  7. 7 carat (gold)
  8. 8 abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kāi ěr wén]
  9. 9 abbr. for 開本|开本[kāi běn], book format
开始
kāi shǐ
  1. 1 to begin
  2. 2 beginning
  3. 3 to start
  4. 4 initial
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
开心
kāi xīn
  1. 1 to feel happy
  2. 2 to rejoice
  3. 3 to have a great time
  4. 4 to make fun of sb
开门
kāi mén
  1. 1 to open a door (lit. and fig.)
  2. 2 to open for business

Idioms (20)

一夫当关，万夫莫开
yī fū dāng guān , wàn fū mò kāi
  1. 1 one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
一把钥匙开一把锁
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
  1. 1 One key opens one lock.
  2. 2 There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
  1. 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to blurt sth out
别开生面
bié kāi shēng miàn
  1. 1 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
  2. 2 to break fresh ground
哪壶不开提哪壶
nǎ hú bù kāi tí nǎ hú
  1. 1 lit. mention the pot that doesn't boil (idiom); to touch a sore spot
  2. 2 to talk about sb's weak point

Sample Sentences

投资非洲？这个想法我们以前也有过。但就目前情况来说，还是过于冒险了一点。虽然说非洲是片未被开垦的市场，人人都想从中分一杯羹，但时机还不成熟。
tóuzī fēizhōu ？zhè ge xiǎngfǎ wǒmen yǐqián yě yǒu guò 。dàn jiù mùqián qíngkuàng láishuō ，háishì guòyú màoxiǎn le yīdiǎn 。suīránshuō fēizhōu shì piàn wèi bèi kāikěn de shìchǎng ，rénrén dōu xiǎng cóngzhōng fēnyībēigēng ，dàn shíjī hái bù chéngshú 。
Invest in Africa? We've had that idea in the past. But judging by the current situation, it's still a bit too risky. Although the African market is uncultivated and everyone wants to take a share of the spoils, the time still isn't opportune.
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