土地
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
土地 (tǔdì) · land
土地 (tǔdì) means “land; soil”. It is written with 2 characters: 土 (soil) + 地 (adverb particle (-ly)). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 土地 is built
The characters
土 tǔ · soil
What 土 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A lump of clay on a potter's wheel (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
地 de · adverb particle (-ly)
What 地 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 也yě — also
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 也 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这里的土地很好。Zhèlǐ de tǔdì hěn hǎo.The land here is very good.
农民在土地上种菜。Nóngmín zài tǔdì shàng zhòng cài.Farmers grow vegetables on the land.
Questions about 土地
What does 土地 mean?
土地 (tǔdì) means “land; soil”.
How do you pronounce 土地?
土地 is pronounced tǔdì.
Which HSK level is 土地?
土地 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 土豆tǔdòupotato
- 风土人情fēngtǔrénqínglocal customs and conditions
- 领土lǐngtǔterritory
- 土壤tǔrǎngsoil
- 土tǔsoil
- 地点dìdiǎnlocation
- 地方dìfangplace
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 地图dìtúmap
- 草地cǎodìlawn
Learn 土地 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 34: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.