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退耕還林

简退耕还林 · 繁退耕還林

Mandarin · pinyin tuì gēng huán lín

restoring agricultural land to forest

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退: tuì · step back, retreat, withdraw
耕: gēng · plow, cultivate
還: hái · still, yet, also, besides
林: lín · forest, grove; surname
还: hái · still, yet, also, besides

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4–1–2–2 · tui4 geng1 huan2 lin2

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