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烧荒

shāo huāng

2-character word Traditional 燒荒

What 烧荒 means

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

The characters in 烧荒

• 烧shāoto burn; to set on fire; to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc); to braise
• 荒huāngdesolate; shortage; scarce

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