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Hanzi

土

earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium/unsophisticated/one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

tǔ, dù, chǎ, tú

Bopomofo

ㄊㄨˇ, ㄉㄨˋ, ㄔㄚˇ, ㄊㄨˊ

Jyutping

tou2

Example sentences

土 tǔ
這種土很適合種花。
这种土很适合种花。

This kind of soil is very suitable for planting flowers.

砂 shā
建築工人正在搬運砂土。
建筑工人正在搬运砂土。

The construction workers are moving sand and soil.

土地 tǔdì
這片土地非常肥沃。
这片土地非常肥沃。

This piece of land is very fertile.

情感 qínggǎn
他對這片土地有著深厚的情感。
他对这片土地有著深厚的情感。

He has deep affection for this land.

出土 chūtǔ
這批文物是上個月出土的。
这批文物是上个月出土的。

These cultural relics were unearthed last month.

國土 / 国土 guótǔ
捍衛國土是軍人的天職。
捍卫国土是军人的天职。

Defending the national territory is the sacred duty of a soldier.

凍土 / 冻土 dòngtǔ
北方的凍土在夏季也不一定完全融化。
北方的冻土在夏季也不一定完全融化。

In the north, frozen soil does not necessarily thaw completely in summer.

Example Vocabulary

土

tu3

soil; earth; dust

土地

tu3'di4

land; soil; territory

土荳

入土

ru4'tu3

出土

chu1'tu3

to be unearthed; to be excavated; to sprout

卷土重來

國土

guo2'tu3

territory; national land

土人

tu3'ren2

中土

zhong1'tu3

凍土

dong4'tu3

frozen soil; permafrost

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