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土 tǔ

soil, earth; items made of earth

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3
Level
HSK 5
Type
Pictograph
Made of 十一 ⿱十一

Memory hint: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel

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  1. 这片土地很肥沃。
    Zhè piàn tǔdì hěn féiwò.
    This piece of land is very fertile.
    this (measure) land very fertile
  2. 你喜欢吃土豆吗？
    Nǐ xǐhuan chī tǔdòu ma?
    Do you like eating potatoes?
    you like eat potato (question)
  3. 请把土豆洗干净。
    Qǐng bǎ tǔdòu xǐ gānjìng.
    Please wash the potatoes clean.
    please (object-marker) potato wash clean
  4. 这里的土壤并不肥沃。
    Zhèlǐ de tǔrǎng bìng bù féiwò.
    The soil here isn't fertile at all.
    here (particle) soil at-all not fertile
  5. 春天，农民在土地上播种。
    Chūntiān, nóngmín zài tǔdì shàng bōzhǒng.
    In spring, farmers sow seeds on the land.
    spring, farmer at land on sow-seed

Words with 土 (5)