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Chinese dictionary
v.burn wild grass and bushes for reclamation; clear land by burning
这起山火是烧荒引起的。
The mountain fire resulted from burning grass and bushes.
他放火烧荒。
He burns the grass on a stretch of wasteland.
研究表明，烧荒对土壤无机氮有强烈的影响。
The results show that soil inorganic nitrogen was strongly influenced by burning.
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Word usage
- Separable word"烧" and "荒" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
这片地前天才烧过荒。
The wild grass on the land was burned the day before yesterday.
办苗圃就要烧一片荒。
To set up a nursery, we will burn the wild grass on the land.
烧了荒就能开垦土地了。
We can reclaim the wasteland after burning the wild grass.