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退耕还林

tuì gēng huán líndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
restoring agricultural land to forest
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

退耕還林 退耕还林 [tui4 geng1 huan2 lin2] /restoring agricultural land to forest/

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Other forms in these source records: 退耕還林

  • 退
    tuì

    to retreat / to withdraw / to reject / to return (sth) / to decline

  • 耕
    gēng

    to plow / to till

  • 还
    hái

    still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else

    huán

    to pay back / to return

    Huán

    surname Huan

  • 林
    lín

    (bound form) woods / forest / (bound form) circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people) / (bound form) a collection (of similar things)

    Lín

    surname Lin / Japanese surname Hayashi

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.