土

tǔ

surname Tu; Tu ethnic group

noun（形） HSK 3.0 · Band 4

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土

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土
  • 土地tǔdìlandB5
  • 土豆tǔdòupotatoB5
  • 本土běntǔone's native countryB6
  • 土壤tǔrǎngsoilB6
  • 出土chūtǔto dig upB7
  • 风土人情fēngtǔ-rénqínglocal conditions and customs (idiom)B7
  • 国土guótǔcountry's territoryB7

See it in sentences

鞋上都是土。

My shoes are covered in dirt.

这块地的土很好。

The soil in this field is good.