土

Earth in Chinese: 土 (tǔ)

tǔ

earth

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Definitions

  1. 1earth
  2. 2dust
  3. 3clay
  4. 4local
  5. 5indigenous
  6. 6crude opium
  7. 7unsophisticated
  8. 8one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音

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土

Zhuyin

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ㄊㄨˇ

tǔ

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

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Related words

土地

tǔ dì

land

土豆

tǔ dòu

potato

本土

běn tǔ

one's native country

出土

chū tǔ

to dig up

国土

guó tǔ

country's territory

领土

lǐng tǔ

territory

泥土

ní tǔ

earth

土匪

tǔ fěi

bandit

土壤

tǔ rǎng

soil

混凝土

hùn níng tǔ

concrete

土生土长

tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng

locally born and bred

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