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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[tǔ]
  1. 1. noun [泥] soil
  2. 2. noun [土地] land
    native land
    territory
  3. 3. noun [鸦片] opium
  4. 4. adjective [地方] local
  5. 5. adjective [民间] folk
  6. 6. adjective [不时髦] unfashionable

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[tǔ]
  1. 1. noun soil; earth
    一把
    a handful of soil
    坷拉
    a lump of earth; clod
    把种子盖上
    cover seeds with earth
    an earthen platform
    他鞋上都是
    There's dust all over his shoes.
    他刚从地里回来,脚上还带着
    你不能在庄稼地里取
    禾苗已经从里冒了出来。
    这个地区都是沙
    他拍了拍身上的
  2. 2. noun land; ground
    territory; land
  3. 3. noun (crude) opium
    crude opium
  4. 4. adjective local; native
    他穿着那件大褂显着得很。
    He looks very rustic in his gown.
    他说的是很的北京话。
    He speaks with a broad Beijing accent.
    他说着当地的话。
  5. 5. adjective homemade; indigenous
    办法
    indigenous methods
    杂肥
    farmyard manure
    我们要法上马这个工程。
    这是我们当地的特产。
  6. 6. adjective unrefined; unenlightened
    rustic; uncouth; countrified
    他穿得很

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[tǔ]
  1. 1. 壤;泥
    这块地里的很肥。
    墙。
    为安。
  2. 2. 地;国
    必争。
  3. 3. 家乡;本地
    本乡本
    长。
  4. 4. 本地的;具有地方性的
    产。
    著。
    语。
  5. 5. 不时兴;不开通
    这身衣服真
    脑。
  6. 6. 本国旧有的;民间的
    洋结合。
    办法。
    专家。
  7. 7. 生的鸦片
  8. 8. E""作左偏旁时,最后一画横要改成提(咷),如"坑""埋""地"。

Examples

咱们俩把这筐搭走。
Let's carry this basket of earth away.
刮得满天飞。
Dust was blown into the air.
碱性
alkaline soil 碱性
拍掉身上的
pat one's clothes to get the dust off
在玉米根部多培点儿
earth up the maize 培土
他猛一使劲儿就把一车都倾倒到沟里了。
With a heave he emptied a wheelbarrow of earth into the ditch. 倾倒
一把
a handful of soil
把种子盖上
cover seeds with earth
他鞋上都是
There's dust all over his shoes.
他穿着那件大褂显着得很。
He looks very rustic in his gown.

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  [tiāo] |  一挑土
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