红土 (hóng tǔ) — red soil, laterite

Definition

Examples

• 这片红土适合种茶树。
  Zhè piàn hóng tǔ shì hé zhǒng chá shù.
  This patch of red soil is suitable for growing tea plants.
• 红土富含铁元素，颜色很特别。
  hóng tǔ Fù hán tiě yuán sù, yán sè hěn tè bié.
  Laterite is rich in iron, giving it a very distinctive color.
• 地质学家正在研究这片红土的形成过程。
  Dì zhì xué jiā zhèng zài yán jiū zhè piàn hóng tǔ de xíng chéng guò chéng.
  Geologists are studying the formation process of this laterite.