灰 ⇒
灰 huī, ash/dust/lime/gray/discouraged/dejected
灰色 huīsè, gray/ash gray/grizzly/pessimistic/gloomy/dispirited/ambiguous
骨灰 gǔhuī, bone ash/ashes of the dead
灰姑娘 Huīgūniang, Cinderella/a sudden rags-to-riches celebrity
灰尘 huīchén, [灰塵], dust
灰烬 huījìn, [灰燼], ashes
烟灰缸 yānhuīgāng, [煙灰缸], ashtray
灰心 huīxīn, to lose heart/to be discouraged
灰暗 huīàn, dull gray/drab/murky
灰飞烟灭 huīfēiyānmiè, [灰飛煙滅], lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)/fig. to be annihilated/to vanis...
烟灰 yānhuī, [煙灰], cigarette ash
化为灰烬 骨灰盒 gǔhuīhé, box for bone ashes/funerary casket
石灰 shíhuī, lime (calcium oxide)
大灰狼 dàhuīláng, big bad wolf
灰心丧气 huīxīnsàngqì, [灰心喪氣], downhearted/downcast/in despair
炮灰 pàohuī, cannon fodder
心灰意冷 xīnhuīyìlěng, discouraged/downhearted
死灰 石灰石 shíhuīshí, limestone
灰溜溜 huīliūliū, dull gray/gloomy/dejected/crestfallen/with one's tail between one's legs
灰白 huībái, colored/ash-colored
死灰复燃 sǐhuīfùrán, [死灰復燃], lit. ashes burn once more (idiom); fig. sb lost returns to have influence/sth ma...
煤灰 méihuī, soot
火山灰 huǒshānhuī, volcanic ash
万念俱灰 wànniànjùhuī, [萬念俱灰], every hope turns to dust (idiom); completely disheartened
油灰 银灰色 灰质炎 灰鲸 灰土 Huītǔ/huītǔ, Spodosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy), dust
一鼻子灰 灰白色 huībáisè, ash gray
深灰色 shēnhuīsè, dark gray
灰鼠 灰鹅 炉灰 石灰岩 shíhuīyán, limestone
深灰 灰蒙蒙 huīmēngmēng, dusky/overcast (of weather)
灰质 生石灰 shēngshíhuī, calcium oxide CaO/quicklime
灰度 huīdù, grayscale
灰市 灰指甲 灰不溜秋 huībuliūqiū, see 灰不溜丟|灰不溜丢[huī bu liū diū]
灰鹤 huīhè, [灰鶴], (bird species of China) common crane (Grus grus)
磷灰石 línhuīshí, apatite/phosphatic limestone
灰扑扑 抹灰 mǒhuī, to plaster/to render (a wall)/(fig.) to bring shame on/also pr. [mò huī]
灰浆 huījiāng, [灰漿], mortar (for masonry)
土 ⇒
土地 tǔdì/tǔdi, land/soil/territory/CL:片[piàn],塊|块[kuài], local god/genius loci
土 Tǔ/tǔ, Tu (ethnic group)/surname Tu, earth/dust/clay/local/indigenous/crude opium/unsop...
土豆 tǔdòu, potato/CL:個|个[gè]/(Tw) peanut/CL:顆|颗[kē]
国土 guótǔ, [國土], country's territory/national land
土耳其 Tǔěrqí, Turkey
泥土 nítǔ, earth/soil/mud/clay
领土 lǐngtǔ, [領土], territory
本土 běntǔ, one's native country/native/local/metropolitan territory
尘土 chéntǔ, [塵土], dust
土著 tǔzhù, aboriginal
混凝土 hùnníngtǔ, concrete
土壤 tǔrǎng, soil
土豆泥 tǔdòuní, mashed potato
土司 tǔsī, sliced bread (loanword from "toast")/government-appointed hereditary tribal head...
土匪 tǔfěi, bandit
入土 rùtǔ, to bury/buried/interred
卷土重来 juǎntǔchónglái, [卷土重來], lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom)/fig. to regroup and come back even str...
推土机 tuītǔjī, [推土機], bulldozer
土拨鼠 tǔbōshǔ, [土撥鼠], groundhog
土生土长 tǔshēngtǔzhǎng, [土生土長], locally born and bred/indigenous/home-grown
粘土 乐土 lètǔ, [樂土], happy place/paradise/haven
土著人 tǔzhùrén, indigenous person/aboriginal
土包子 tǔbāozi, country bumpkin/boor/unsophisticated country person (humble, applied to oneself)...
土星 Tǔxīng, Saturn (planet)
土耳其人 Tǔěrqírén, a Turk/Turkish person
土人 tǔrén, native/aborigine/clay figure
土崩瓦解 tǔbēngwǎjiě, to collapse/to fall apart
净土 Jìngtǔ, [淨土], (Buddhism) Pure Land, usually refers to Amitabha Buddha's Western Pure Land of U...
破土动工 沙土 shātǔ, sandy soil
粪土 fèntǔ, [糞土], dirty soil/dung/muck
陶土 táotǔ, potter's clay/kaolin
土路 tǔlù, dirt road
土窑 tǔyáo, [土窯], earthen kiln/loess cave
土豆片 故土 gùtǔ, native country/one's homeland
动土 dòngtǔ, [動土], to break ground (prior to building sth)/to start building
土气 tǔqì, [土氣], rustic/uncouth/unsophisticated
黏土 niántǔ, clay
疆土 jiāngtǔ, territory
乡土 xiāngtǔ, [鄉土], native soil/one's native land/one's hometown/local (to an area)
水土不服 shuǐtǔbùfú, not acclimatized
焦土 jiāotǔ, scorched earth
红土 hóngtǔ, [紅土], red soil/laterite
挥金如土 huījīnrútǔ, [揮金如土], lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)/fig. to spend money like water/extravag...
冻土 dòngtǔ, [凍土], frozen earth/permafrost/tundra
土语 tǔyǔ, [土語], dialect/patois
土豚 tǔtún, aardvark
土质 土堆 tǔduī, mound
沃土 wòtǔ, fertile land
土特产 tǔtèchǎn, [土特產], local specialty
土木 tǔmù, building/construction/civil engineering
中土 zhōngtǔ, Sino-Turkish
土葬 tǔzàng, burial (in earth)
风土人情 fēngtǔrénqíng, [風土人情], local conditions and customs (idiom)
土层 tǔcéng, [土層], layer of soil/ground level
土里土气 tǔlǐtǔqì, [土裡土氣], unsophisticated/rustic/uncouth
出土 chūtǔ, to dig up/to appear in an excavation/unearthed/to come up out of the ground
铝土 lǚtǔ, [鋁土], bauxite/aluminum ore
黄土 huángtǔ, [黃土], loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)
挖土 水土 shuǐtǔ, water and soil/surface water/natural environment (extended meaning)/climate
土包 土墩 土屋 土产 tǔchǎn, [土產], produced locally/local product (with distinctive native features)
土丘 tǔqiū, mound/hillock/barrow
灰土 Huītǔ/huītǔ, Spodosols (Chinese Soil Taxonomy), dust
昆土斯 土色 土话 tǔhuà, [土話], vernacular/slang/dialect/patois
土著居民 热土 rètǔ, [熱土], homeland/hot piece of real estate
稀土 xītǔ, rare earth (chemistry)
砂土 出土文物 铲土机 chǎntǔjī, [鏟土機], earth-moving machine/mechanical digger
土库曼斯坦 Tǔkùmànsītǎn, [土庫曼斯坦], Turkmenistan
喀土穆 Kātǔmù, Khartoum, capital of Sudan
挡土墙 铝土矿 土克姆卡 土墙 本土化 běntǔhuà, to localize/localization
土地改革 tǔdìgǎigé, land reform
乡土气息 破土 pòtǔ, to break ground/to start digging/to plough/to break through the ground (of seedl...
土方 tǔfāng, cubic meter of earth (unit of measurement)/excavated soil/earthwork (abbr. for 土...
土法 tǔfǎ, traditional method
土块 土布 tǔbù, homespun cloth
土风舞 土伦 Tǔlún, [土倫], Toulon (city in France)
挖土机 wātǔjī, [挖土機], excavator/backhoe
土皇帝 tǔhuángdì, local tyrant
黑土 土石流 tǔshíliú, (Tw) debris flow/mudslide
韦士·曼土斯 岩质土 土尔曼 杰克土特曼 渣土 仙土 土腥味 土克姆卡日市 帕土内 玛土撒 土地税 土尔其 寸土寸金 cùntǔcùnjīn, land is extremely expensive (in that area) (idiom)
无土栽培 大兴土木 dàxīngtǔmù, [大興土木], to carry out large scale construction
高岭土 gāolǐngtǔ, [高嶺土], kaolin (clay)/china clay
黑石土 阿塔土克 土岗 tǔgǎng, [土崗], mound/hillock
土音 土鲁 土鳖 tǔbiē, [土鱉], ground beetle/(coll.) professional or entrepreneur who, unlike a 海歸|海归[hǎi guī],...
土货 tǔhuò, [土貨], local produce
土炮 土族 Tǔzú, Tu or White Mongol ethnic group of Qinghai
土改 tǔgǎi, land reform/same as 土地改革[tǔ dì gǎi gé]
土温 tǔwēn, [土溫], temperature of the soil
土浦 土坑 土坡