土

tǔ

earth

nounalso adjectiveHSK 3.0 word list · Band 4
Dictionary entry

earth; soil; local; homemade

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土

See it in sentences

鞋上都是土。

Xié shàng dōu shì tǔ.

English

My shoes are covered in dirt.

这块地的土很好。

Zhè kuài dì de tǔ hěn hǎo.

English

The soil in this field is good.

Goes with

  • 土里in the soil
  • 种花的土soil for planting flowers
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