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tu3 - soil

soil



  • soil; earth
  • local; native
  • indigenous; unrefined

tǔ-chǎn
土产

n.

local product

tǔ-dì
土地

adj.

land; soil; ground / territory

tǔ-dòu
土豆

n.

potato

tǔ-fāng
土方

n.

traditional cure ; folk prescription / earth work / cubic meter of earth

tǔ-fěi
土匪

n.

bandit; brigand

tǔ-huà
土话

n.

local, colloquial expressions; local dialect

tǔ-rǎng
土壤

n.

soil

tǔ-zhù
土著

n.

original inhabitants; natives; aborigines

tǔ-bēng-wǎ-jiě
土崩瓦解
collapse like a house of cards; disintegrate; fall to pieces

tǔ-háo-liè-shēn
土豪劣绅
local bullies and bad gentry

tǔ-shēng-tǔ-zhǎng
土生土长
born and brought up in one’s native land

tǔ-tóu-tǔ-nǎo
土头土脑
stupid and not refine; rustic

Usage 用法

soil; earth

Tā xié-shang dōu shì tǔ.
他鞋上都是土。
There is dirt all over his shoes.

indigenous; unrefined

Gè-dì dōu yǒu yì-xiē yǒu-xiào de zhì-bìng tǔ-fāng.
各地都有一些有效的治病土方。
You can find effective folk herbal prescriptions everywhere.

local; native

Wǒ gěi nǐ dài lái yì-xiē jiā-xiāng de tǔ-chǎn.
我给你带来一些家乡的土产。
I brought you some local products from my hometown.