土壤 tǔrǎng soil
How to remember 土壤: 土 earth + 壤 soil = soil.
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How it is used
- Soil, in agriculture/science - 肥沃的土壤 (féiwò de tǔrǎng) fertile soil.
- More technical than plain 土 (dirt/earth). Common figuratively as a 'breeding ground': 腐败的土壤 (fǔbài de tǔrǎng) fertile ground for corruption.
Example sentences
- 这是非常好的土壤。 Zhèshì fēicháng hǎo de tǔrǎng.This is very good soil.
- 土壤被雨水冲走了。 Tǔrǎng bèi yǔshuǐ chōngzǒu le.The rain washed away the soil.