土

tǔ

A2 Level 4 ★ Core word
Noun

土 (tǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “Tu ethnic group”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4 (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. surname Tu
  2. Tu ethnic group
  3. earth
  4. dust
  5. clay
  6. local
  7. indigenous
  8. crude opium
  9. unsophisticated
  10. one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音

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Example

花要種在土裡。

Flowers should be planted in soil.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).