tún​kěn

to garrison and farm

  • created sense approved 屯垦/屯墾 · tún​kěn · to garrison and farm — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    屯垦 / 屯墾

    tún​kěn

    to garrison and farm

    to station troops at a border or frontier to reclaim and cultivate wasteland; to settle soldiers to open up new land for farming

    屯 (literal) → 屯 · tún · to station 垦 (literal) → 垦/墾 · kěn · to reclaim

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