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干旱土
Gān hàn tǔ
Pinyin
Definition
干旱土
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Gān hàn tǔ
Aridosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy)
Character Decomposition
干
干
旱
日
干
土
土
Related Words
(20)
土
Tǔ
1
Tu (ethnic group)
2
surname Tu
土地
tǔ dì
1
land
2
soil
3
territory
4
CL:片[piàn],塊|块[kuài]
土豆
tǔ dòu
1
potato
2
CL:個|个[gè]
3
(Tw) peanut
4
CL:顆|颗[kē]
旱
hàn
1
drought
乾坤
qián kūn
1
yin and yang
2
heaven and earth
3
the universe
干旱
gān hàn
1
drought
2
arid
3
dry
乾陵
Qián líng
1
Qianling at Xianyang 咸陽市|咸阳市 in Shaanxi, burial site of third Tang emperor 高宗 and empress Wuzetian 武則天|武则天
乾隆
Qián lóng
1
Qianlong Emperor (1711-1799), sixth Qing emperor, princely title 寶親王|宝亲王[Bǎo Qīn wáng], personal name 弘曆|弘历[Hóng lì], reigned 1735-1799
入土
rù tǔ
1
to bury
2
buried
3
interred
出土
chū tǔ
1
to dig up
2
to appear in an excavation
3
unearthed
4
to come up out of the ground
动土
dòng tǔ
1
to break ground (prior to building sth)
2
to start building
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
1
lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
2
fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
3
to make a comeback
国土
guó tǔ
1
country's territory
2
national land
土人
tǔ rén
1
native
2
aborigine
3
clay figure
土包子
tǔ bāo zi
1
country bumpkin
2
boor
3
unsophisticated country person (humble, applied to oneself)
4
burial mound
土匪
tǔ fěi
1
bandit
土司
tǔ sī
1
sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
2
government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties
土壤
tǔ rǎng
1
soil
土家族
Tǔ jiā zú
1
Tujia ethnic group of Hunan
土方
tǔ fāng
1
cubic meter of earth (unit of measurement)
2
excavated soil
3
earthwork (abbr. for 土方工程[tǔ fāng gōng chéng])
4
(TCM) folk remedy
Idioms
(20)
入土为安
rù tǔ wéi ān
1
buried and at rest (idiom); Resquiescat in pacem (RIP)
兵来将挡,水来土掩
bīng lái jiàng dǎng , shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn
1
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
2
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
兵来将敌,水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
1
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
2
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
卷土重来
juǎn tǔ chóng lái
1
lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
2
fig. to regroup and come back even stronger
3
to make a comeback
土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái
1
earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
土洋结合
tǔ yáng jié hé
1
combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided
土牛木马
tǔ niú mù mǎ
1
clay ox, wooden horse (idiom); shape without substance
2
worthless object
土豪劣绅
tǔ háo liè shēn
1
local bosses, shady gentry (idiom); dominant local mafia
土阶茅屋
tǔ jiē máo wū
1
lit. earthen steps and a small cottage
2
frugal living conditions (idiom)
土阶茅茨
tǔ jiē máo cí
1
lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut
2
frugal living conditions (idiom)
大旱望云霓
dà hàn wàng yún ní
1
lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom)
2
fig. desperate for an escape from a difficult situation
守土有责
shǒu tǔ yǒu zé
1
duty to defend the country (idiom)
寸土寸金
cùn tǔ cùn jīn
1
land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
扭转乾坤
niǔ zhuǎn qián kūn
1
lit. to upend heaven and earth (idiom)
2
fig. to change the course of events
3
to turn things around
挥金如土
huī jīn rú tǔ
1
lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
2
fig. to spend money like water
3
extravagant
旋乾转坤
xuán qián zhuǎn kūn
1
lit. overturning heaven and earth (idiom); earth-shattering
2
a radical change
朝乾夕惕
zhāo qián xī tì
1
cautious and diligent all day long (idiom)
灰头土脸
huī tóu tǔ liǎn
1
head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
2
covered in dirt
3
dejected and depressed
皇天后土
huáng tiān hòu tǔ
1
heaven and earth (idiom)
积土成山
jī tǔ chéng shān
1
lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom)
2
fig. success is the cumulation of lots of small actions
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