tǔ
earth
dust
clay
local
indigenous
crude opium
unsophisticated
one of the eight ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]
Tǔ
Tu (ethnic group)
surname Tu
tǔ yào rì
traditional Chinese name for Saturday
tǔ dì
land
soil
territory
CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]
huáng tǔ
loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)
shuǐ tǔ
water and soil
surface water
natural environment (extended meaning)
climate
chū tǔ
to dig up
to appear in an excavation
unearthed
to come up out of the ground
fēng tǔ
natural conditions and social customs of a place
local conditions
gù tǔ
native country
one's homeland
tǔ mù
building
construction
civil engineering
pò tǔ
to break ground
to start digging
to plough
to break through the ground (of seedling)
fig. the start of a building project
tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng
locally born and bred
indigenous
home-grown
dà xīng tǔ mù
to carry out large scale construction
xiāng tǔ
native soil
one's native land
one's hometown
local (to an area)
Tǔ kù màn
Turkmenistan
Republic of Turkmenistan, former Soviet republic adjoining Iran
běn tǔ
one's native country
native
local
metropolitan territory
tǔ sī
sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties
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
tǔ jiàn
civil engineering
same as 土木工程[tu3 mu4 gong1 cheng2]
guó tǔ
country's territory
national land
jìng tǔ
(Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit)
tǔ dòu
potato
CL:個|个[ge4]
(Tw) peanut
CL:顆|颗[ke1]
Rì tǔ
Rutog county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Ru thog rdzong
fēng tǔ rén qíng
local conditions and customs (idiom)
huáng tǔ gāo yuán
loess plateau of northwest China
tǔ céng
layer of soil
ground level
Tǔ chéng
Tucheng city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
tǔ rén
native
aborigine
clay figure
tǔ jiā zú
Tujia ethnic group of Hunan
dòng tǔ
frozen earth
permafrost
tundra
tǔ láng
aardwolf (Proteles cristatus), a small insectivorous relative of the hyena
tǔ dì gōng
Tudi Gong, the God of the earth
tǔ háo
local tyrant
local strong man
(slang) nouveau riche
tǔ chǎn
produced locally
local product (with distinctive native features)
Tǔ chéng shì
Tucheng city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
xī tǔ yuán sù
rare earth element (chemistry)
tǔ biē
ground beetle
(dialect) country bumpkin
tǔ gǎi
land reform
same as 土地改革[tu3 di4 gai3 ge2]
tǔ dì lì yòng guī huà
land use plan (official P.R.C. government term)
sōng tǔ
to plow (loosen the soil)
tǔ gǒu
native dog
mole cricket (colloquial word for agricultural pest Gryllotalpa 螻蛄|蝼蛄[lou2 gu1])
ā tǔ
country bumpkin
redneck (derog)
Tǔ zú
Tu or White Mongol ethnic group of Qinghai
Tǔ kù
Tuku town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
tǔ bēng wǎ jiě
to collapse
to fall apart
huī jīn rú tǔ
lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
fig. to spend money like water
extravagant
huī tóu tǔ liǎn
head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
covered in dirt
dejected and depressed
Xiāng xī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu
Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in northwest Hunan, capital Jishou 吉首
Ēn shī Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì zhōu
Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in Hubei
Huáng tǔ dì
Yellow Earth, 1984 movie by Zhang Yimou 張藝謀|张艺谋[Zhang1 Yi4 mou2]
huáng tǔ dì
the yellow earth (of China)
tǔ zhù rén
indigenous person
aboriginal
tǔ huà
vernacular
slang
dialect
patois
tǔ niú
clay ox
mound of earth on a dike (ready for emergency repairs)
tǔ bāo zi
country bumpkin
boor
unsophisticated country person (humble, applied to oneself)
burial mound
shēng tǔ
(agr.) immature soil
virgin soil
Tǔ mén
Tumen or Bumin Khan (-553), founder of Göktürk khanate
shǒu tǔ
to guard one's territory
to protect the country
rù tǔ wéi ān
buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
fēng tǔ
to heap earth (to close a tomb)
a mound (covering a tomb)
tǔ bà
earth dam
dam of earth and rocks (as opposed to waterproof dam of clay or concrete)
tǔ cái zhǔ
local wealthy landlord
country money-bags
rich provincial
tǔ tuō yú
see 馬鮫魚|马鲛鱼[ma3 jiao1 yu2]
suān là tǔ dòu sī
hot and sour shredded potato
jiǎn tǔ jīn shǔ
alkaline earth (i.e. beryllium Be 鈹|铍, magnesium Mg 鎂|镁, calcium Ca 鈣|钙, strontium Sr 鍶|锶, barium Ba 鋇|钡 and radium Ra 鐳|镭)
guó tǔ ān quán bù
(US) Department of Homeland Security
bīng lái jiāng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
Shí zhù Tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn
Shizhu Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
Kā tǔ mù
Khartoum, capital of Sudan
Tǔ kù zhèn
Tuku town in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
miàn cháo huáng tǔ bèi cháo tiān
face to the ground, back to the sky
Tǔ mò tè zuǒ qí
Tumed left banner, Mongolian Tümed züün khoshuu, in Hohhot 呼和浩特[Hu1 he2 hao4 te4], Inner Mongolia
shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
duty to defend the country (idiom)
Cháng yáng Tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn
Changyang Tujiazu autonomous county in Hubei
Xiù shān Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Xiushan Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
Tǔ mò tè yòu qí
Tumed right banner, Mongolian Tümed baruun khoshuu, in Baotou 包頭|包头[Bao1 tou2], Inner Mongolia
tǔ háo liè shēn
local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia
Yǒu yáng Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Youyang Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
Péng shuǐ Miáo zú Tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn
Pengshui Miao and Tujia autonomous county in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
tǔ yáng jié hé
combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided
dòng tǔ céng
permafrost
tundra
layer of frozen soil
tǔ wèi liù
Titan
Saturn's sixth moon
fǔ zhí tǔ
humus (topsoil of decayed vegetation)
Wǔ fēng tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn
Wufeng Tujiazu autonomous county in Hubei
Hù zhù Tǔ zú zì zhì xiàn
Huzhu Tuzu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hǎi dōng dì qū], Qinghai
běn tǔ pài
local faction
pro-localization faction (in Taiwanese politics)
Dà tōng Huí zú Tǔ zú zì zhì xiàn
Datong Hui and Tu autonomous county in Xining 西寧|西宁[Xi1 ning2], Qinghai
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
Mín hé Huí zú Tǔ zú zì zhì xiàn
Minhe Hui and Tu autonomous county in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hai3 dong1 di4 qu1], Qinghai
Yìn jiāng Tǔ jiā zú Miáo zú zì zhì xiàn
Yinjiang Tujia and Hmong autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[Tong2 ren2 di4 qu1], Guizhou
Tǔ wèi èr
Enceladus (moon of Saturn)
Tái wán tǔ gǒu
Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan
Yán hé Tǔ jiā zú zì zhì xiàn
Yanhe Tujia autonomous county in Tongren prefecture 銅仁地區|铜仁地区[Tong2 ren2 di4 qu1], Guizhou
nián tǔ dòng huà
clay animation
Claymation
zhá tǔ dòu tiáo
french fries
(hot) potato chips
bù fú shuǐ tǔ
(of a stranger) not accustomed to the climate of a new place
not acclimatized
Rì tǔ xiàn
Rutog county in Ngari prefecture, Tibet, Tibetan: Ru thog rdzong
zhá tǔ dòu piān
french fries
fried potato
chǎn tǔ jī
earth-moving machine
mechanical digger
tǔ gěng
embankment or foothpath between paddy fields
guó tǔ ān quán jú
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
tǔ bāng
native state (term used by British Colonial power to refer to independent states of India or Africa)
nài huǒ tǔ
fire-proof stone
flame resistant material
yǐn tǔ
legendary land of hermits
secret land
the back of beyond
qí tǔ
knight
chevallier
chivalrous
Bì tǔ
Putog, former county 1983-1999 in Zogang county 左貢縣|左贡县[Zuo3 gong4 xian4], Chamdo prefecture, Tibet
shì rú fèn tǔ
to look upon as dirt
considered worthless
gān biān tǔ dòu sī
dry-fried potato slices (Chinese dish)
tǔ mù xíng hái
earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
huáng tǔ bù lù tiān
a slogan used in reference to a project to improve greenery in some parts of Northern China
tǔ niú mù mǎ
clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
worthless object
Lín hǎi shuǐ tǔ zhì
Seaboard geographic gazetteer (c. 275) by Shen Ying 沈瑩|沈莹
tǔ yáng bìng jǔ
combining native and foreign methods
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
tǔ dào bù xíng
old-fashioned
extremely kitsch
tǔ jiē máo wū
lit. earthen steps and a small cottage
frugal living conditions (idiom)
shì rú tǔ jiè
to regard as useless
to view as no better than weeds
niān tǔ fěi
scoundrel with an honest demeanor
see also 蔫兒壞|蔫儿坏[nian1 r5 huai4]
Bì tǔ xiàn
Putog, former county 1983-1999 in Zogang county 左貢縣|左贡县[Zuo3 gong4 xian4], Chamdo prefecture, Tibet
tǔ jiē máo cí
lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut
frugal living conditions (idiom)
tǔ kǎn r
erhua variant of 土坎[tu3 kan3]
tǔ mù shēn
one's body as wood and earth
undecorated
unvarnished (truth)
zhá tǔ dòu tiáo r
erhua variant of 炸土豆條|炸土豆条[zha2 tu3 dou4 tiao2]
mù kēng hāng tǔ céng
layer filled with rammed earth in a tomb pit (archeology)
yú hé zhá tǔ dòu tiáo r
fish and chips (traditional English food)
Qián yù tǔ
Gleyosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
Huǒ shān Huī tǔ
Andosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
Huī tǔ
Spodosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
zhá tǔ dòu piàn
potato chips
crisps
fried potato
Jìng tǔ
(Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss (Sukhavati in Sanskrit)
Lìn róng tǔ
Argosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
Yǒu jī tǔ
Histosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
Xīn chéng tǔ
Primosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
cùn tǔ cùn jīn
land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
Fù tiě tǔ
Ferrosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
rè tǔ
homeland
hot piece of real estate
Yán chéng tǔ
Halosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
Chú xíng tǔ
Cambosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
Cháng yáng Tǔ jiā zú Zì zhì xiàn
Changyang Tujiazu Autonomous County in Hubei
Tiě lǚ tǔ
Ferralosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
Biàn xìng tǔ
Vertosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
Tái wān tǔ gǒu
Formosan mountain dog, a breed native to Taiwan
Shí zhù Tǔ jiā zú Zì zhì xiàn
Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County in Qianjiang suburbs of Chongqing municipality
Huáng tǔ Gāo yuán
Loess Plateau of northwest China
Jūn fǔ tǔ
Isohumosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
Tǔ jiā zú
Tujia ethnic group of Hunan
tǔ pī
mud brick
adobe
unfired earthenware
Guó tǔ Zī yuán bù
Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR), formed in 1998
Guó tǔ Ān quán bù
(US) Department of Homeland Security
Guó tǔ Ān quán jú
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
dòng tǔ
to break ground (prior to building sth)
to start building
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
Rén wéi tǔ
Anthrosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
Wǔ fēng Tǔ jiā zú Zì zhì xiàn
Wufeng Tujiazu Autonomous County in Hubei
Hù zhù Tǔ zú Zì zhì xiàn
Huzhu Tuzu Autonomous County in Haidong prefecture 海東地區|海东地区[Hai3 dong1 di4 qu1], Qinghai
tǔ zhèng cè
local policy
regional regulations
Tǔ yào rì
Saturday (used in ancient Chinese astronomy)
tǔ tóu tǔ nǎo
rustic
uncouth
unsophisticated
Tǔ dòu Wǎng
Tudou, a Chinese video-sharing website
tǔ lǐ tǔ qì
unsophisticated
rustic
uncouth
Tǔ ěr qí shí
turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)
Tǔ ěr qí yù
turquoise (gemstone) (loanword)
tǔ lǎo mào
hillbilly
yokel
redneck
bumpkin
tǔ shí liú
(Tw) debris flow
mudslide
tǔ qì
rustic
uncouth
unsophisticated
tǔ lóu
traditional communal residence, usually of circular shape, found in Fujian province
Gān hàn tǔ
Aridosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)