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水土 (shuǐ tǔ): Natural environment (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

水土 consists of 2 characters.

earth, soil, ground

Word Info

Pinyinshuǐ tǔ

Meaningnatural environment

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word水土

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3.

How to Use 水土 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 水土 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith当地

dāng当

dì地

shuǐ水

tǔ土

neutral

local climate and environment

Idiomwith不服

shuǐ水

tǔ土

bù不

fú服

Verb + Objectwith保持

bǎo保

chí持

shuǐ水

tǔ土

Subject + Verbwith流失

shuǐ水

tǔ土

liú流

shī失

4.

Example Sentences with 水土

zhè这

lǐ里

de的

shuǐ水

tǔ土

hěn很

hǎo好

neutral

not acclimatized

formal

Written

conserve soil and water

formal

soil erosion

。

The natural environment here is very good.

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

xū需

yào要

xiān先

jìn进

xíng行

shuǐ水

tǔ土

píng评

gū估

，

cái才

néng能

què确

dìng定

shì是

fǒu否

kě可

xíng行

。

This project requires an environmental assessment first to determine its feasibility.

nǐ你

men们

gōng公

sī司

bān搬

qiān迁

hòu后

，

yuán员

gōng工

men们

néng能

shì适

yìng应

xīn新

de的

shuǐ水

tǔ土

ma吗

？

After your company relocates, can the employees adapt to the new environment?

tā他

gāng刚

dào到

běi北

fāng方

，

yǒu有

diǎn点

shuǐ水

tǔ土

bù不

fú服

。

He just arrived in the north and is having some difficulty adapting to the climate and environment.

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

méi没

yǒu有

shuǐ水

tǔ土

bù不

fú服

，

fǎn反

ér而

hěn很

kuài快

jiù就

róng融

rù入

le了

dāng当

dì地

shēng生

huó活

。

Not only did he not suffer from environmental discomfort, but he quickly integrated into the local life.

zhè这

piàn片

tǔ土

dì地

de的

shuǐ水

tǔ土

bǎo保

chí持

gōng工

zuò作

zuò做

dé得

xiāng相

dāng当

chū出

sè色

。

The soil and water conservation work on this land is quite outstanding.

zhè这

ge个

dì地

qū区

de的

shuǐ水

tǔ土

liú流

shī失

wèn问

tí题

hěn很

yán严

zhòng重

。

The problem of soil erosion in this area is very serious.

wǒ我

bú不

rèn认

wéi为

zhè这

lǐ里

de的

shuǐ水

tǔ土

shì适

hé合

zhǒng种

zhí植

zhè这

zhǒng种

rè热

dài带

zuò作

wù物

。

I don't think the natural environment here is suitable for growing this type of tropical crop.

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 水土.

Words with 水

水果shuǐ guǒHSK 1
水平shuǐ píngHSK 3
汽水qì shuǐHSK 4
矿泉水kuàng quán shuǐHSK 4
开水kāi shuǐHSK 5
水分shuǐ fènHSK 5
汗水hàn shuǐHSK 5
泪水lèi shuǐHSK 5

Words with 土

土地tǔ dìHSK 5
土豆tǔ dòuHSK 5
土壤tǔ rǎngHSK 6
本土běn tǔHSK 6
领土lǐng tǔHSK 6
风土人情fēng tǔ rén qíngHSK 6
出土chū tǔHSK 7-9
国土

guó tǔ

HSK 7-9