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土 tǔ earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
Results beginning with 土
土地 tǔ di local god / genius loci
土地 tǔ dì land / soil / territory / CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]
土壤 tǔ rǎng soil
土豆 tǔ dòu potato / CL:個|个[ge4] / (Tw) peanut / CL:顆|颗[ke1]
土匪 tǔ fěi bandit
土木 tǔ mù building / construction / civil engineering
土建 tǔ jiàn civil engineering / same as 土木工程[tu3 mu4 gong1 cheng2]
土着 tǔ zhù native, aboriginal
土著 tǔ zhù aboriginal
土星 Tǔ xīng Saturn (planet)
土城 Tǔ chéng Tucheng city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
土方 tǔ fāng cubic meter of earth (unit of measurement) / excavated soil / earthwork (abbr. for 土方工程[tu3 fang1 gong1 cheng2]) / (TCM) folk remedy
土司 tǔ sī sliced bread (loanword from "toast") / government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties
土人 tǔ rén native / aborigine / clay figure
土产 tǔ chǎn produced locally / local product (with distinctive native features)
土层 tǔ céng layer of soil / ground level
土墙  earth wall
土路 tǔ lù dirt road
土气 tǔ qì rustic / uncouth / unsophisticated
土鸡 tǔ jī free-range chicken
土堆 tǔ duī mound
土丘 tǔ qiū mound / hillock / barrow
土改 tǔ gǎi land reform / same as 土地改革[tu3 di4 gai3 ge2]
土族 Tǔ zú Tu or White Mongol ethnic group of Qinghai
土豪 tǔ háo local tyrant / local strong man / (slang) nouveau riche
土话 tǔ huà vernacular / slang / dialect / patois
土法 tǔ fǎ traditional method
土坯 tǔ pī mud brick / adobe / unfired earthenware
土狼 tǔ láng aardwolf (Proteles cristatus), a small insectivorous relative of the hyena
土门 Tǔ mén Tumen or Bumin Khan (-553), founder of Göktürk khanate
土语 tǔ yǔ dialect / patois
土葬 tǔ zàng burial (in earth)
土鳖 tǔ biē ground beetle / (coll.) professional or entrepreneur who, unlike a 海歸|海归[hai3 gui1], has never studied overseas / (dialect) country bumpkin
土布 tǔ bù homespun cloth
土制 tǔ zhì homemade / earthen
土温 tǔ wēn temperature of the soil
土系  soil series
土澳 Tǔ Aò Australia (slang term reflecting a perception of Australia as something of a backwater)
土坝 tǔ bà earth dam / dam of earth and rocks (as opposed to waterproof dam of clay or concrete)
土邦 tǔ bāng native state (term used by British Colonial power to refer to independent states of India or Africa)
土崩 tǔ bēng mudslide
土岗 tǔ gǎng mound / hillock
土埂 tǔ gěng embankment or foothpath between paddy fields
土共 Tǔ gòng (coll.) commie (derog., used by the KMT) / CCP, the party of the people (used by CCP supporters) / pro-Beijing camp (HK) / (abbr.) Communist Party of Turkey / Communist Party of Turkmenistan
土狗 tǔ gǒu native dog / mole cricket (colloquial word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa 螻蛄|蝼蛄[lou2 gu1])
土货 tǔ huò local produce
土墼 tǔ jī sun-dried mudbrick / adobe brick
土坎 tǔ kǎn earthen levee
土炕 tǔ kàng heated brick common bed
土库 Tǔ kù Tuku town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
土楼 tǔ lóu traditional Hakka communal residence in Fujian, typically a large multistory circular structure built around a central shrine
土伦 Tǔ lún Toulon (city in France)
土牛 tǔ niú clay ox / mound of earth on a dike (ready for emergency repairs)
土器 tǔ qì earthenware
土桑 Tǔ sāng Tucson (city in Arizona)
土神 tǔ shén earth God
土豚 tǔ tún aardvark
土卫 tǔ wèi moon of Saturn
土香 tǔ xiāng see 香附[xiang1 fu4]
土腥 tǔ xīng (of a taste or smell) earthy
土洋 tǔ yáng domestic and foreign
土窑 tǔ yáo earthen kiln / loess cave
土音 tǔ yīn local accent
土猪 tǔ zhū aardvark
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土耳其 Tǔ ěr qí Turkey
土特产 tǔ tè chǎn local specialty
土家族 Tǔ jiā zú Tujia ethnic group of Hunan
土豆丝 tǔ dòu sī julienned potato
土著人 tǔ zhù rén indigenous person / aboriginal
土包子 tǔ bāo zi country bumpkin / boor / unsophisticated country person (humble, applied to oneself) / burial mound
土豆网 Tǔ dòu Wǎng Tudou, a Chinese video-sharing website
土拨鼠 tǔ bō shǔ groundhog
土豆泥 tǔ dòu ní mashed potato
土力学 tǔ lì xué soil mechanics
土皇帝 tǔ huáng dì local tyrant
土库曼 Tǔ kù màn Turkmenistan / Republic of Turkmenistan, former Soviet republic adjoining Iran
土壤学 tǔ rǎng xué pedology (soil study)
土食者  locavore
土财主 tǔ cái zhǔ local wealthy landlord / country money-bags / rich provincial
土城市 Tǔ chéng shì Tucheng city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
土地公 tǔ dì gōng Tudi Gong, the local tutelary god (in Chinese folk religion)
土地神 tǔ dì shén local tutelary god (in Chinese folk religion) (same as 土地公|土地公[Tu3 di4 Gong1])
土方子 tǔ fāng zi (TCM) folk remedy
土谷祠 tǔ gǔ cí temple dedicated to the local tutelary god 土地神[tu3 di4 shen2] and the god of cereals
土茴香 tǔ huí xiāng dill seed
土坎儿 tǔ kǎn r erhua variant of 土坎[tu3 kan3]
土库镇 Tǔ kù zhèn Tuku town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
土老帽 tǔ lǎo mào hillbilly / yokel / redneck / bumpkin
土鲮鱼 tǔ líng yú see 鯪|鲮[ling2]
土木身 tǔ mù shēn one's body as wood and earth / undecorated / unvarnished (truth)
土壤图 tǔ rǎng tú pedological map
土石方 tǔ shí fāng excavated soil and rock / construction spoil
土石流 tǔ shí liú (Tw) debris flow / mudslide
土魠鱼 tǔ tuō yú see 馬鮫魚|马鲛鱼[ma3 jiao1 yu2]
土卫二 Tǔ wèi èr Enceladus (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn II
土卫六 tǔ wèi liù Titan (moon of Saturn), aka Saturn VI
土曜日 Tǔ yào rì Saturday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
土政策 tǔ zhèng cè local policy / regional regulations
土木工程 tǔ mù gōng chéng civil engineering
土地资源 tǔ dì zī yuán land resources
土地利用 tǔ dì lì yòng land utilization
土地管理 tǔ dì guǎn lǐ land management
土地使用  land use
土生土长 tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng locally born and bred / indigenous / home-grown
土崩瓦解 tǔ bēng wǎ jiě to collapse / to fall apart
土地改革 tǔ dì gǎi gé land reform
土耳其人 Tǔ ěr qí rén a Turk / Turkish person
土里土气 tǔ lǐ tǔ qì unsophisticated / rustic / uncouth
土豪劣绅 tǔ háo liè shēn local bosses, shady gentry (idiom) / dominant local mafia
土阶茅茨 tǔ jiē máo cí lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut / frugal living conditions (idiom)
土阶茅屋 tǔ jiē máo wū lit. earthen steps and a small cottage / frugal living conditions (idiom)
土木形骸 tǔ mù xíng hái earth and wood framework (idiom) / plain and undecorated body
土牛木马 tǔ niú mù mǎ clay ox, wooden horse (idiom) / shape without substance / worthless object
土地覆盖  land cover
土地沉陷  subsidence
土拉菌病  tularemia
土地整理  land consolidation
土壤质地  soil texture
土地退化  land degradation
土地贫瘠  marginal land
土地权利  land rights
土壤水分  soil moisture
土地恢复  land rehabilitation
土地压力  land pressure
土地滥用  land misuse
土壤空气  soil air
土地丧失  land loss
土匪行为  banditry
土医郎中  traditional health practitioner / traditional healer / healer
土地银行  Lands Bank
土壤研究  soil research
土生品种  native species / indigenous species
土地保护  land conservation
土制地雷  home-made mine
土制炸弹  home-made bomb
土壤改良 gǎi liáng tǔ rǎng soil improvement
土到不行 tǔ dào bù xíng old-fashioned / extremely kitsch
土得掉渣 tǔ de diào zhā (coll.) rustic / uncouth
土地污染 tǔ dì wū rǎn land pollution
土耳其石 Tǔ ěr qí shí turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)
土耳其语 Tǔ ěr qí yǔ Turkish (language)
土耳其玉 Tǔ ěr qí yù turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)
土方工程 tǔ fāng gōng chéng earthwork
土库曼人 Tǔ kù màn rén Turkmen (person)
土力工程 tǔ lì gōng chéng geotechnical engineering
土壤保持 tǔ rǎng bǎo chí soil conservation
土壤保护 tǔ rǎng bǎo hù conservation of soil
土壤肥力 tǔ rǎng féi lì soil fertility
土壤科学 tǔ rǎng kē xué soil science / pedology
土壤流失 tǔ rǎng liú shī soil depletion
Approximate Results for 土
国土 guó tǔ country's territory / national land
本土 běn tǔ one's native country / native / local / metropolitan territory
泥土 ní tǔ earth / soil / mud / clay
领土 lǐng tǔ territory
尘土 chén tǔ dust
出土 chū tǔ to dig up / to appear in an excavation / unearthed / to come up out of the ground
净土 Jìng tǔ (Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit)
乡土 xiāng tǔ native soil / one's native land / one's hometown / local (to an area)
黄土 huáng tǔ loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)
稀土 xī tǔ rare earth (chemistry)
中土 zhōng tǔ Sino-Turkish
粘土 nián tǔ clay / loam
水土 shuǐ tǔ water and soil / surface water / natural environment (extended meaning) / climate
红土 hóng tǔ red soil / laterite
破土 pò tǔ to break ground / to start digging / to plough / to break through the ground (of seedling) / fig. the start of a building project
故土 gù tǔ native country / one's homeland
乐土 lè tǔ happy place / paradise / haven
沙土 shā tǔ sandy soil
沃土 wò tǔ fertile land
热土 rè tǔ homeland / hot piece of real estate
入土 rù tǔ to bury / buried / interred
疆土 jiāng tǔ territory
粪土 fèn tǔ dirty soil / dung / muck
风土 fēng tǔ natural conditions and social customs of a place / local conditions
黏土 nián tǔ clay
冻土 dòng tǔ frozen earth / permafrost / tundra
灰土 huī tǔ dust / (soil taxonomy) spodosol
东土 Dōng tǔ the East / China
陶土 táo tǔ potter's clay / kaolin
培土 péi tǔ to earth up
动土 dòng tǔ to break ground (prior to building sth) / to start building
焦土 jiāo tǔ scorched earth
松土 sōng tǔ to plow (loosen the soil)
壤土 rǎng tǔ loam
表土 biǎo tǔ surface soil / topsoil
浮土 fú tǔ topsoil / surface dust
烟土 yān tǔ raw opium
弃土  spoil
铒土  erbium oxide / erbia
阿土 ā tǔ country bumpkin / redneck (derog)
坋土 bèn tǔ silt (geology)
碧土 Bì tǔ Putog, former county 1983-1999 in Zogang county 左貢縣|左贡县[Zuo3 gong4 xian4], Chamdo prefecture, Tibet
吃土 chī tǔ (neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items)
废土 fèi tǔ waste soil (excavation waste, contaminated soil etc) / (post-apocalyptic) wasteland
封土 fēng tǔ to heap earth (to close a tomb) / a mound (covering a tomb)
粉土 fěn tǔ dust / sand
夯土 hāng tǔ rammed earth
碱土 jiǎn tǔ alkaline soil
铝土 lu:3 tǔ bauxite / aluminum ore
落土 luò tǔ (of seeds etc) to fall to the ground / (of the sun or moon) to set
骑土 qí tǔ knight / chevallier / chivalrous
日土 Rì tǔ Rutog county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Ru thog rdzong
墒土 shāng tǔ plowed earth / moist soil
生土 shēng tǔ (agr.) immature soil / virgin soil
守土 shǒu tǔ to guard one's territory / to protect the country
田土 tián tǔ farmland
心土 xīn tǔ subsoil
新土 xīn tǔ freshly dug up earth
隐土 yǐn tǔ legendary land of hermits / secret land / the back of beyond
脏土 zāng tǔ dirty soil / muck / trash
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混凝土 hùn níng tǔ concrete
本土化 běn tǔ huà to localize / localization
推土机 tuī tǔ jī bulldozer
高岭土 gāo lǐng tǔ kaolin (clay) / china clay
黄土地 huáng tǔ dì the yellow earth (of China)
膨润土 péng rùn tǔ bentonite (mineralogy)
挖土机 wā tǔ jī excavator / backhoe
铝矾土 lu:3 fán tǔ bauxite / aluminum ore
喀土穆 Kā tǔ mù Khartoum, capital of Sudan
冻土层 dòng tǔ céng permafrost / tundra / layer of frozen soil
泛域土  azonal soil
本土派 běn tǔ pài local faction / pro-localization faction (in Taiwanese politics)
变性土 Biàn xìng tǔ vertisol (soil taxonomy)
碧土县 Bì tǔ xiàn Putog, former county 1983-1999 in Zogang county 左貢縣|左贡县[Zuo3 gong4 xian4], Chamdo prefecture, Tibet
残积土 cán jī tǔ residual soil
铲土机 chǎn tǔ jī earth-moving machine / mechanical digger
雏形土 Chú xíng tǔ cambisol (soil taxonomy)
富铁土 Fù tiě tǔ ferrosol (soil taxonomy)
腐殖土 fǔ zhí tǔ humus (topsoil of decayed vegetation)
干旱土 Gān hàn tǔ aridisol (soil taxonomy)
夯土机 hāng tǔ jī rammer / tamper
碱性土 jiǎn xìng tǔ alkaline soil
净土宗 Jìng tǔ zōng Pure Land Buddhism
紧实土 jǐn shí tǔ compacted soil
掘土机 jué tǔ jī excavator
均腐土 Jūn fǔ tǔ isohumisol (soil taxonomy)
淋溶土 Lìn róng tǔ argosol (soil taxonomy)
耐火土 nài huǒ tǔ fireproof stone / flame-resistant material
蔫土匪 niān tǔ fěi scoundrel with an honest demeanor / see also 蔫兒壞|蔫儿坏[nian1 r5 huai4]
潜育土 Qián yù tǔ gleysol (soil taxonomy)
人为土 Rén wéi tǔ anthrosol (soil taxonomy)
日土县 Rì tǔ xiàn Rutog county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Ru thog rdzong
三合土 sān hé tǔ mortar / concrete / cement
石灰土 shí huī tǔ limestone soil
士敏土 shì mǐn tǔ cement (loanword) (old)
水成土 shuǐ chéng tǔ hydromorphic soil
碎土机 suì tǔ jī clod-crusher
铁铝土 Tiě lu:3 tǔ ferralsol (soil taxonomy)
新成土 Xīn chéng tǔ primosol (soil taxonomy)
盐成土 Yán chéng tǔ halosol (soil taxonomy)
岩土体 yán tǔ tǐ gneiss
永冻土 yǒng dòng tǔ permafrost
有机土 Yǒu jī tǔ histosol (soil taxonomy)
纸黏土 zhǐ nián tǔ paperclay
砖红土 zhuān hóng tǔ red brick clay
筑土墙 zhù tǔ qiáng a wall of rammed earth
卷土重来 juǎn tǔ chóng lái lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom) / fig. to regroup and come back even stronger / to make a comeback
水土保持 shuǐ tǔ bǎo chí soil conservation
风土人情 fēng tǔ rén qíng local conditions and customs (idiom)
灰头土脸 huī tóu tǔ liǎn head and face filthy with grime (idiom) / covered in dirt / dejected and depressed
领土完整 lǐng tǔ wán zhěng territorial integrity
黄土高原 Huáng tǔ Gāo yuán Loess Plateau of northwest China
挥金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom) / fig. to spend money like water / extravagant
大兴土木 dà xīng tǔ mù to carry out large scale construction
面如土色 miàn rú tǔ sè ashen-faced (idiom)
稀土元素 xī tǔ yuán sù rare earth element (chemistry)
安土重迁 ān tǔ zhòng qiān to hate to leave a place where one has lived long / to be attached to one's native land and unwilling to leave it
皇天后土 huáng tiān hòu tǔ heaven and earth (idiom)
面如灰土 miàn rú huī tǔ ashen-faced (idiom)
视如粪土 shì rú fèn tǔ to look upon as dirt / considered worthless
视如土芥 shì rú tǔ jiè to regard as useless / to view as no better than weeds
守土有责 shǒu tǔ yǒu zé duty to defend the country (idiom)
水土不服 shuǐ tǔ bù fú not acclimatized
底土资产  subsoil assets
其他土地  other land areas
边缘土地  marginal lands
领土发展  territorial development
边际土地  marginal land
市区土地  urban land
瓜分领土  carving up a territory
数字土着  digital native
陆地领土  land territory
领土连续  territorial continuity
侵占土地  land-grab
美洲土着  Native American
领土议会  territorial assembly
领土让予  territorial alienation
合并领土  incorporated territory
建制领土  organized territory
取得领土  territorial gains
本国领土  home territory
本土物种  native species / indigenous species
领土分治  territorial partition
不服水土 bù fú shuǐ tǔ (of a stranger) not accustomed to the climate of a new place / not acclimatized
寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
堆土设备 duī tǔ shè bèi earth moving equipment
多边形土 duō bian xíng tǔ patterned ground
腐殖质土 fǔ zhí zhì tǔ muck soil
国土安全 guó tǔ ān quán homeland security
海外领土 hǎi wài lǐng tǔ overseas territory
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