🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

泥土

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nítǔ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Dirt/dɜːrt/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"孩子们在泥土里玩,做泥饼。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A substance, often consisting of a mixture of organic matter, clay, and rock particles, that covers the ground.

    "The children played in the dirt, making mud pies and enjoying the sunny day."
  2. 2

    A term used to refer to something that is unclean or filthy.

    "He wiped the dirt off his shoes before entering the house."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'dirt' originates from the Old English 'dyrte', which is related to the Proto-Germanic '*durti', meaning 'soil' or 'earth'. Over time, its meaning has evolved to encompass not only soil but also any unclean or undesirable substance.

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