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土地

tǔ dì · tu di/tǔ di · tu di

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HSK 4Old HSK 5Measure words: 片 piàn, 块 kuài

Meaning

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tǔ dì 土地

  1. land
  2. soil
  3. territory

tǔ di 土地

  1. local god
  2. genius loci
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Grandpa's land

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，这片(zhèpiàn)土地(tǔdì)上(shàng)种满了(zhòngmǎnle)菜(cài)。

    Look, this land is planted full of vegetables.

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)啊(a)，这(zhè)是(shì)爷爷(yéye)的(de)土地(tǔdì)。

    Yes, this is Grandpa's land.

  3. Liangliang

    这么(zhème)大(dà)一块(yīkuài)土地(tǔdì)，他(tā)一个人(yīgèrén)种(zhòng)吗(ma)？

    Such a big piece of land. Does he farm it alone?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，他(tā)每天(měitiān)早上(zǎoshang)五点(wǔdiǎn)就(jiù)去(qù)地里(dìlǐ)。

    Yes. He goes out at five every morning.

  5. Liangliang

    爷爷(yéye)真(zhēn)辛苦(xīnkǔ)。

    Grandpa works so hard.

  6. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)也(yě)去(qù)帮(bāng)他(tā)吧(ba)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)先(xiān)吃(chī)一根(yīgēn)黄瓜(huángguā)。

    Let us help him. But first I will eat one of his cucumbers.

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2 examples
01

唯(wéi)一(yī)比(bǐ)什(shén)么(me)资(zī)源(yuán)都(dōu)珍(zhēn)贵(guì)的(de)是(shì)土(tǔ)地(dì)。

The only thing that is more precious than any resource is land.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Yorwba · English by yujiang · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)片(piàn)土(tǔ)地(dì)适(shì)合(hé)种(zhòng)蔬(shū)菜(cài)。

This piece of land is suitable for growing vegetables.

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