本
土

One's native country in Chinese: 本土 (běn tǔ)

běn tǔ

one's native country

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Definitions

  1. 1one's native country
  2. 2native
  3. 3local
  4. 4metropolitan territory

Stroke order

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本
土

Zhuyin

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ㄅㄣˇ

běn

ㄅ/ bㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄊㄨˇ

tǔ

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

See 本土 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这种植物是本土的品种。

    zhè zhǒng zhí wù shì běn tǔ de pǐn zhǒng。

    This plant is a native species.

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Related words

本

běn

root

土

tǔ

earth

本来

běn lái

original

本科

běn kē

undergraduate course

本领

běn lǐng

skill

本质

běn zhì

essence

根本

gēn běn

fundamental

基本

jī běn

basic

土地

tǔ dì

land

土豆

tǔ dòu

potato

本子

běn zi

book

课本

kè běn

textbook

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