DictionaryCommon words休耕

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休耕

xiū gēng·ㄒㄧㄡㄍㄥ

“to leave farmland fallow; to suspend cultivation to restore soil fertility or due to poor growing conditions”

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xiū·ㄒㄧㄡ

To rest or stop doing something; to cease; don't (imperative); to retire from work; to break off a marriage engagement; also a surname.

to plow; to till land; to cultivate crops; to farm; to metaphorically seek a livelihood