动土 動土
动土 動土 dòng tǔ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇ dung6 tou2
- to break ground (prior to building sth)
- to start building
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动 動
- 主动 主動 zhǔ dòng ㄓㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ zyu2 dung6 to take the initiative
- 互动 互動 hù dòng ㄏㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ wu6 dung6 to interact
- 出动 出動 chū dòng ㄔㄨ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ceot1 dung6 to start out on a trip
- 动乱 動亂 dòng luàn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ dung6 lyun6 turmoil
- 动人 動人 dòng rén ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ dung6 jan4 touching
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- 动作 動作 dòng zuò ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ dung6 zok3 movement; motion; action
- 动力 動力 dòng lì ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄌㄧˋ dung6 lik6 motive power
- 动向 動向 dòng xiàng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ dung6 hoeng3 trend; tendency
- 动员 動員 dòng yuán ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄢˊ dung6 jyun4 to mobilize
- 动工 動工 dòng gōng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ dung6 gung1 to start (a building project)
- 动弹 動彈 dòng tan ㄉㄨㄥˋ ˙ㄊㄢ dung6 daan6 to budge
- 动感 動感 dòng gǎn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄢˇ dung6 gam2 sense of movement (often in a static work of art)
- 动态 動態 dòng tài ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄞˋ dung6 taai3 movement
- 动手 動手 dòng shǒu ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄡˇ dung6 sau2 to set about (a task)
- 动摇 動搖 dòng yáo ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˊ dung6 jiu4 to sway
- 动机 動機 dòng jī ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧ dung6 gei1 motive; motivation
- 动物 動物 dòng wù ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˋ dung6 mat6 animal
- 动产 動產 dòng chǎn ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄢˇ dung6 caan2 movable property
- 动用 動用 dòng yòng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄩㄥˋ dung6 jung6 to utilize
- 动画 動畫 dòng huà ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ dung6 waa2 animation
土
- 出土 chū tǔ ㄔㄨ ㄊㄨˇ ceot1 tou2 to dig up
- 国土 國土 guó tǔ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄨˇ gwok3 tou2 country's territory
- 土匪 tǔ fěi ㄊㄨˇ ㄈㄟˇ tou2 fei2 bandit
- 土地 tǔ dì ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄧˋ tou2 dei6 land
- 土壤 tǔ rǎng ㄊㄨˇ ㄖㄤˇ tou2 joeng6 soil
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- 土豆 tǔ dòu ㄊㄨˇ ㄉㄡˋ tou2 dau2 potato
- 尘土 塵土 chén tǔ ㄔㄣˊ ㄊㄨˇ can4 tou2 dust
- 本土 běn tǔ ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄨˇ bun2 tou2 one's native country
- 泥土 ní tǔ ㄋㄧˊ ㄊㄨˇ nai4 tou2 earth; soil; mud; clay
- 乡土 鄉土 xiāng tǔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄊㄨˇ hoeng1 tou2 native soil
- 领土 領土 lǐng tǔ ㄌㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄨˇ ling5 tou2 territory
- 混凝土 hùn níng tǔ ㄏㄨㄣˋ ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨˇ wan6 jing4 tou2 concrete (building material)
- 土生土长 土生土長 tǔ shēng tǔ zhǎng ㄊㄨˇ ㄕㄥ ㄊㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ tou2 sang1 tou2 zoeng2 (idiom) (of people) born and raised in the locality; (of art forms, political parties, enterprises, products etc) developed locally from the outset; wholly indigenous
- 中土 Zhōng Tǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˇ zung1 tou2 China-Turkey; Sino-Turkish
- 中土 Zhōng tǔ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄊㄨˇ zung1 tou2 (literary) the Central Plains of China
- 入土 rù tǔ ㄖㄨˋ ㄊㄨˇ jap6 tou2 to bury
- 冻土 凍土 dòng tǔ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇ dung3 tou2 frozen earth
- 吃土 chī tǔ ㄔ ㄊㄨˇ hek3 tou2 (neologism c. 2015) (slang) (used jokingly) to live on dirt (typically because one has spent all one's money on consumer items)
- 后土 Hòu tǔ ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨˇ hau6 tou2 Earth Deity (often paired with 皇天, August Heaven)
- 土丘 tǔ qiū ㄊㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄡ tou2 jau1 mound
Idioms with these characters
- 按兵不动 按兵不動 àn bīng bù dòng ㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ on3 bing1 bat1 dung6 to hold back one's troops without moving (idiom); to bide one's time
- 不动声色 不動聲色 bù dòng shēng sè ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ bat1 dung6 sing1 sik1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
- 蠢蠢欲动 蠢蠢欲動 chǔn chǔn yù dòng ㄔㄨㄣˇ ㄔㄨㄣˇ ㄩˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ceon2 ceon2 juk6 dung6 to begin to stir (idiom)
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- 大动干戈 大動干戈 dà dòng gān gē ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄍㄢ ㄍㄜ daai6 dung6 gon1 gwo1 lit. to go to war (idiom)
- 地动山摇 地動山搖 dì dòng shān yáo ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄢ ㄧㄠˊ dei6 dung6 saan1 jiu4 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
- 动见观瞻 動見觀瞻 dòng jiàn guān zhān ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓㄢ dung6 gin3 gun1 zim1 to be watched closely (idiom)
- 动人心魄 動人心魄 dòng rén xīn pò ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄆㄛˋ dung6 jan4 sam1 paak3 (idiom) breathtaking
- 动辄得咎 動輒得咎 dòng zhé dé jiù ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ dung6 zip3 dak1 gau3 faulted at every turn (idiom); can't get anything right
- 风吹草动 風吹草動 fēng chuī cǎo dòng ㄈㄥ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄘㄠˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ fung1 ceoi1 cou2 dung6 lit. grass stirring in the wind (idiom)
- 感天动地 感天動地 gǎn tiān dòng dì ㄍㄢˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ gam2 tin1 dung6 dei6 (idiom) deeply affecting
- 寸土寸金 cùn tǔ cùn jīn ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cyun3 tou2 cyun3 gam1 land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
- 风土人情 風土人情 fēng tǔ rén qíng ㄈㄥ ㄊㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ fung1 tou2 jan4 cing4 local conditions and customs (idiom)
- 皇天后土 huáng tiān hòu tǔ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨˇ wong4 tin1 hau6 tou2 heaven and earth (idiom)
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- 挥金如土 揮金如土 huī jīn rú tǔ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨˇ fai1 gam1 jyu4 tou2 lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
- 灰头土脸 灰頭土臉 huī tóu tǔ liǎn ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄡˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ fui1 tau4 tou2 lim5 head and face filthy with grime (idiom)
- 积土成山 積土成山 jī tǔ chéng shān ㄐㄧ ㄊㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄢ zik1 tou2 sing4 saan1 lit. piling up dirt eventually creates a mountain (idiom)
- 卷土重来 卷土重來 juǎn tǔ chóng lái ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ gyun2 tou2 cung4 loi4 lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)
- 开疆拓土 開疆拓土 kāi jiāng tuò tǔ ㄎㄞ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨˇ hoi1 goeng1 taap3 tou2 (idiom) to expand one's territory; to conquer new lands; (fig.) to expand one's business into new markets
- 面如灰土 miàn rú huī tǔ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄊㄨˇ min6 jyu4 fui1 tou2 ashen-faced (idiom)
- 面如土色 miàn rú tǔ sè ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄊㄨˇ ㄙㄜˋ min6 jyu4 tou2 sik1 ashen-faced (idiom)