How to say “land” in Chinese
land, plot
“Land” in Chinese is 土地, tǔ dì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
土地 is read tǔ dì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It appears in many characters about the ground: 地, 城, 坐. Don't confuse it with 士: in 土 the bottom stroke is longer.
On the left, 土 “earth”. As a particle it is read de.
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 “土地”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 土地. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这片土地很适合种2水果zhèpiàntǔdìhěnshìhézhòngshuǐguǒThis land is very good for growing fruit.
- 我们要防止土地变成沙漠wǒmenyàofángzhǐtǔdìbiànchéngshāmòWe must not let the land turn into desert.
More words from the lesson “Land and ground”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “land” in Chinese?
“Land” in Chinese is 土地, pinyin tǔdì.
What does 土地 mean?
土地 (tǔdì) means “land, plot”.
How do you write 土地?
土地 is 2 characters: 土 (tǔ) — earth, soil; 地 (dì) — earth, ground. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 土地?
土地 is read tǔdì. Tones: tǔ — third tone, dì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“land” in the lesson “Land and ground”
This word is from the topic “Earth, weather, ecology” of HSK 5. 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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