Word: 开垦 (kāikěn) Traditional: 開墾 开垦 dictionary entry kāikěn to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow Full dictionary entry for 开垦 Example sentences using 开垦 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 农民在山脚下开垦荒地。 Nóngmín zài shān jiǎoxià kāikěn huāngdì. The farmers are clearing wasteland at the foot of the mountain. 这片草原被开垦成了农田。 Zhè piàn cǎoyuán bèi kāikěn chéng le nóngtián. This grassland has been plowed up into farmland.