刀耕火種 dāo gēng huǒ zhòng

slash and burn (agriculture)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. slash and burn (agriculture)

Characters

Character Meaning
刀 dāo HSK 4
knife; blade; classifier for knife cuts or stabs
耕 gēng HSK 6
to plow; to till; variant of 耕gēng
火 huǒ HSK 2
fire; hot (popular); fiery or flaming
種 zhòng
kind; type; species