本土 běn tǔ ㄅㄣˇ ㄊㄨˇ bun2 tou2 HSK 6 高階級 · Level 4
- one's native country
- native
- local
- metropolitan territory
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- 剧本 劇本 jù běn ㄐㄩˋ ㄅㄣˇ kek6 bun2 script; screenplay; scenario; libretto
- 原本 yuán běn ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄣˇ jyun4 bun2 originally
- 基本 jī běn ㄐㄧ ㄅㄣˇ gei1 bun2 basic
- 影本 yǐng běn ㄧㄥˇ ㄅㄣˇ jing2 bun2 copy (of a document)
- 成本 chéng běn ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄣˇ sing4 bun2 (manufacturing, production etc) costs
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- 日本 Rì běn ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ jat6 bun2 Japan
- 书本 書本 shū běn ㄕㄨ ㄅㄣˇ syu1 bun2 book (chiefly used to refer to a plurality of books or books in general)
- 本事 běn shì ㄅㄣˇ ㄕˋ bun2 si6 source material
- 本事 běn shi ㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄕ bun2 si6 ability
- 本人 běn rén ㄅㄣˇ ㄖㄣˊ bun2 jan4 I; me; myself
- 本位 běn wèi ㄅㄣˇ ㄨㄟˋ bun2 wai6 (economics) standard; benchmark (as in 金本位 "gold standard")
- 本来 本來 běn lái ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ bun2 loi4 original
- 本分 běn fèn ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄣˋ bun2 fan6 (to play) one's part
- 本地 běn dì ㄅㄣˇ ㄉㄧˋ bun2 dei6 local
- 本子 běn zi ㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄗ bun2 zi2 book
- 本性 běn xìng ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ bun2 sing3 natural instincts
- 本意 běn yì ㄅㄣˇ ㄧˋ bun2 ji3 original idea
- 本期 běn qī ㄅㄣˇ ㄑㄧ bun2 kei4 the current period
- 本科 běn kē ㄅㄣˇ ㄎㄜ bun2 fo1 undergraduate course
- 本能 běn néng ㄅㄣˇ ㄋㄥˊ bun2 nang4 instinct
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
- 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
- 动土 動土 dòng tǔ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄊㄨˇ dung6 tou2 to break ground (prior to building sth)
- 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
- 报本反始 報本反始 bào běn fǎn shǐ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄈㄢˇ ㄕˇ bou3 bun2 faan2 ci2 ensure that you pay debts of gratitude (idiom)
- 本来面目 本來面目 běn lái miàn mù ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ bun2 loi4 min6 muk6 (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
- 本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì ㄅㄣˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓˋ bun2 mut6 dou2 zi3 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect
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- 本性难移 本性難移 běn xìng nán yí ㄅㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧˊ bun2 sing3 naan4 ji4 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
- 变本加厉 變本加厲 biàn běn jiā lì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ bin3 bun2 gaa1 lai6 lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)
- 慈悲为本 慈悲為本 cí bēi wéi běn ㄘˊ ㄅㄟ ㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄣˇ ci4 bei1 wai4 bun2 mercy as the guiding principle (idiom); the Buddhist teaching that nothing is valid except compassion
- 看家本领 看家本領 kān jiā běn lǐng ㄎㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄥˇ hon3 gaa1 bun2 ling5 (idiom) one's forte
- 舍本逐末 捨本逐末 shě běn zhú mò ㄕㄜˇ ㄅㄣˇ ㄓㄨˊ ㄇㄛˋ se2 bun2 zuk6 mut6 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)
- 血本无归 血本無歸 xuè běn wú guī ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟ hyut3 bun2 mou4 gwai1 (idiom) to lose everything one invested; to lose one's shirt
- 一本万利 一本萬利 yī běn wàn lì ㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˋ jat1 bun2 maan6 lei6 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
- 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)
Example sentences
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放眼 全球 ， 立足 本土 。
Think globally, act locally.
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