Dictionary/土

土

土 tǔ

ㄊㄨˇ
NHSK 3TOCFL L3core 10k
1earth
2dust
3clay
4local
5indigenous
6crude opium
7unsophisticated
8one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音

Characters

土

Examples

jīn tiān今天xià下zhè me这么dà大de的yǔ雨，tǔ土sōng松zhe着ne呢。
今天下这么大的雨，土松着呢。
It is still raining a lot today, and the soil is being broken up.
他后悔自己的挥金如土。
He regrets his having wasted his money.
我的早餐总是咖啡和土司。
I always have coffee and toast for breakfast.

In the story library

回村的年轻人L4十兄弟L4愚公移山L5一片叶子的故事L5春（朱自清）L6

More words starting with 土

土地tǔdì土豆tǔdòu土壤tǔrǎng土匪tǔfěi土生土长tǔshēng-tǔzhǎng土司tǔsī土层tǔcéng土著tǔzhù

Often confused with

土 vs 士

See also: words & characters pronounced tǔ