水土 shuǐtǔ water and soil
water and soil; surface water; natural environment (extended meaning); climate
How to remember 水土: 水 water + 土 earth = water and soil.
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How it is used
- 'Water and soil; local natural environment/climate' - 水土不服 (shuǐtǔ bùfú) unable to adjust to a new climate/place.
- 水土不服 is the key phrase: feeling unwell (or, figuratively, not fitting in) after moving somewhere new.
- Also literal 水土流失 (shuǐtǔ liúshī) soil erosion.