土地

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

Stroke order for 土

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Examples

féi

This stretch of land is very fertile.

nónggēng

The farmers have tilled this land for generations.

The government took back that piece of land.

They fought to defend their own land.

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.