烧荒 shāo huāng

to clear waste land or forest by burning

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 87301st word

Definitions

  1. 1. to clear waste land or forest by burning
  2. 2. slash-and-burn (agriculture)

Characters

Character Meaning
烧 shāo HSK 3
to burn; to heat; to cook
荒 huāng HSK 6
to neglect; absurd; desolate