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| Pronunciation |
: |
tǔ |
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| Meaning |
: |
- soil; earth. (n)
- land; ground. (n)
- local; native. (adj)
- homemade; indigenous. (adj)
- unrefined; unenlightened; unfashionable. (adj)
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| Radical |
: |
土 |
| Strokes |
: |
3 |
| Traditional |
: |
土 |
| Usage |
: |
23.6% |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
| 5. |
|
|
: |
rustic; uncouth; vulgar |
Sentences:
| 1. There’s dust all over his shoes. |
| tā |
xié |
shàng |
dōu |
shì |
tǔ |
。 |
| 他 |
鞋 |
上 |
都 |
是 |
土 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 他 |
: |
his |
| 鞋 |
: |
shoe |
| 上 |
: |
on |
| 都 |
: |
all |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 土 |
: |
soil, dust |
|
| 2. The water cleared after the mud had settled. |
| ní |
tǔ |
chén |
diàn |
hòu |
， |
shuǐ |
biàn |
dé |
chéng |
qīng |
le |
。 |
| 泥 |
土 |
沉 |
淀 |
后 |
， |
水 |
变 |
得 |
澄 |
清 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
|
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| 泥土 |
: |
soil, mud |
| 沉淀 |
: |
settle |
| 后 |
: |
after |
| 水 |
: |
water |
| 变得 |
: |
become |
| 澄清 |
: |
clear |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
| 3. This clothing style and color are too rustic. |
| zhè |
yī |
fú |
de |
shì |
yàng |
hé |
yán |
sè |
dōu |
hěn |
tǔ |
qì |
。 |
| 这 |
衣 |
服 |
的 |
式 |
样 |
和 |
颜 |
色 |
都 |
很 |
土 |
气 |
。 |
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| 这 |
: |
this |
| 衣服 |
: |
clothes |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 式样 |
: |
style |
| 和 |
: |
and |
| 颜色 |
: |
color |
| 都 |
: |
all, both |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 土气 |
: |
rustic |
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