(tǔ dì) - land, soil, territory, ground in Mandarin

tǔdì

Traditional: 土地

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Translation

land, soil, territory, ground

Word origin

A compound of 土 (tǔ, earth or soil), a pictograph of a mound of earth, and 地 (dì, ground or land), together meaning land or terrain.

Origin: compound
Root: 土 (tǔ, soil) + 地 (dì, ground)

Stroke order

土

地

Examples

肥féi沃wò。

This stretch of land is very fertile.

农nóng耕gēng。

The farmers have tilled this land for generations.

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The government took back that piece of land.

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They fought to defend their own land.

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Land here is getting more and more expensive.

土地 (tǔ dì) means land, soil or territory, the physical ground itself. It is used for farmland, national territory and real estate alike.

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This word is part of lesson 31.