开荒 Traditional form: 開荒 Pinyin (reading): kāihuāng Definitions: to open up land (for agriculture) Characters: 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin 荒 - wasteland, desert; uncultivated Traditional characters: 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin 荒 - wasteland, desert; uncultivated