How to say “homeland” in Chinese
homeland; local, native
“Homeland” in Chinese is 本土, běn tǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
本土 is read běn tǔ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
木 “tree” with a stroke at the root.
It appears in many characters about the ground: 地, 城, 坐. Don't confuse it with 士: in 土 the bottom stroke is longer.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “本土”.
More words from the lesson “Weapons and equipment”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “homeland” in Chinese?
“Homeland” in Chinese is 本土, pinyin běntǔ.
What does 本土 mean?
本土 (běntǔ) means “homeland; local, native”.
How do you write 本土?
本土 is 2 characters: 本 (běn) — root; measure word: books; 土 (tǔ) — earth, soil. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 本土?
本土 is read běntǔ. Tones: běn — third tone, tǔ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“homeland” in the lesson “Weapons and equipment”
This word is from the topic “Peace, war and diplomacy” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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