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本土

běn tǔ · ben tu

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Meaning

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  1. one's native country
  2. native
  3. local
  4. metropolitan territory
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A local soda

  1. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)，这个(zhège)牌子(páizi)是(shì)本土(běntǔ)品牌(pǐnpái)吗(ma)？

    Is this a local brand?

  2. Qiqi

    对(duì)，是(shì)本土(běntǔ)的(de)，很(hěn)多(duō)年轻人(niánqīngrén)都(dōu)喜欢(xǐhuan)。

    Yes, it is local. Many young people like it.

  3. Liangliang

    味道(wèidao)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How does it taste?

  4. Qiqi

    有点(yǒudiǎn)像(xiàng)苹果(píngguǒ)，又(yòu)有点(yǒudiǎn)像(xiàng)西瓜(xīguā)。

    A bit like apple, and a bit like watermelon.

  5. Dengdeng

    好喝(hǎohē)！再(zài)来(lái)一(yī)瓶(píng)本土(běntǔ)汽水(qìshuǐ)！

    Delicious! One more bottle of local soda, please!

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)说(shuō)你(nǐ)从来(cónglái)不(bù)喝(hē)汽水(qìshuǐ)吗(ma)？

    Did you not say you never drink soda?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

放(fàng)眼(yǎn)全(quán)球(qiú)，立(lì)足(zú)本(běn)土(tǔ)。

Think global, act local.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)公(gōng)司(sī)在(zài)本(běn)土(tǔ)市(shì)场(chǎng)很(hěn)受(shòu)欢(huān)迎(yíng)。

This company is very popular in the local market.

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