泥
土

Earth in Chinese: 泥土 (ní tǔ)

ní tǔ

earth

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1earth; soil; mud; clay

Stroke order

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泥
土

Zhuyin

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ㄋㄧˊ

ní

ㄋ/ nㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄊㄨˇ

tǔ

ㄊ/ tㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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

  • 他的手上沾满了泥土。

    tā de shǒu shàng zhān mǎn le ní tǔ。

    His hands were covered in mud.

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Related words

土

tǔ

earth

泥

ní

mud

土地

tǔ dì

land

土豆

tǔ dòu

potato

本土

běn tǔ

one's native country

水泥

shuǐ ní

cement

出土

chū tǔ

to dig up

国土

guó tǔ

country's territory

领土

lǐng tǔ

territory

泥潭

ní tán

quagmire

土匪

tǔ fěi

bandit

土壤

tǔ rǎng

soil

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