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土

tǔ · tu/Tǔ · tu

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Meaning

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tǔ 土

  1. earth
  2. dust
  3. clay
  4. local
  5. indigenous
  6. crude opium
  7. unsophisticated
  8. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 (bā yīn)

Tǔ 土

  1. Tu (ethnic group)
  2. surname Tu
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Soil for the flowers

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)花(huā)怎么(zěnme)了(le)？

    What is wrong with your plant?

  2. Dengdeng

    叶子(yèzi)黄(huáng)了(le)，要(yào)换(huàn)土(tǔ)。

    The leaves are yellow. I need to change the soil.

  3. Liangliang

    土(tǔ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)买(mǎi)？

    Where do you buy soil?

  4. Dengdeng

    花店(huādiàn)有(yǒu)，一袋(yīdài)十块(shíkuài)。

    The flower shop. Ten yuan a bag.

  5. Liangliang

    十块(shíkuài)一袋(yīdài)？公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)的(de)土(tǔ)不要钱(bùyàoqián)。

    Ten yuan a bag? The soil in the park is free.

  6. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)挖完(wāwán)还要(háiyào)洗手(xǐshǒu)，十块(shíkuài)一袋(yīdài)更(gèng)省事(shěngshì)。

    After digging you have to wash your hands. A bag for ten yuan is easier.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

她(tā)更(gēng)新(xīn)了(le)花(huā)盆(pén)里(lǐ)的(de)土(tǔ)。

She renewed the soil in the flower pot.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by BraveSentry · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

雨(yǔ)后(hòu)的(de)土(tǔ)又(yòu)湿(shī)又(yòu)软(ruǎn)。

After the rain, the soil is wet and soft.

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