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烧荒

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Strokes

Definition

to clear waste land or forest by burning/slash-and-burn (agriculture)

Example

As a Verb

burn wild grass and bushes for reclamation

1
Zhè
这
qǐ
起
shānhuǒ
山火
shì
是
yóu
由
shāohuāng
烧荒
yǐnqǐ
引起
de
的
  
。

The mountain fire resulted from burning grass and bushes.

2
Xiān
先
shāohuāng
烧荒
hòu
后
fāndì
翻地
  
。

Burn wild grass and bushes before turning up the soil.