phục hóa
Definition
- Verb:
- To reclaim (land): The primary meaning of "phục hóa" is to restore land to a state suitable for cultivation after a period of being abandoned, fallow, or damaged.
- To rehabilitate (agricultural land): It specifically refers to the process of making land usable again for farming or gardening through activities like clearing, decontaminating, or repairing.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Người nông dân đang phục hóa những cánh đồng bị bỏ hoang. (The farmer is reclaiming the abandoned fields.)
- Sau chiến tranh, việc đầu tiên là phục hóa đất đai. (After the war, the first task was to rehabilitate the land.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used in agricultural, environmental, or post-conflict contexts. It implies a deliberate, effortful process of restoration for productive use.
Variants and Related Words
- Khai hoang (v): to clear and bring new land (e.g., virgin land, forest) under cultivation for the first time.
- Cải tạo đất (v): to improve/amend soil quality.
Synonyms
- Reclaim: To recover land for cultivation.
- Rehabilitate: To restore land to a useful state.
- Restore (to cultivation): To bring back land for farming.
Related Terms
- Đất bỏ hoang: fallow/abandoned land.
- Canh tác: cultivation.