水土 (shuǐ tǔ) — water and soil (as natural resources); natural environment, climate, and conditions of a place

Definition

水土 (shuǐtǔ) is a fixed pair meaning 'natural environment and conditions' of a place — broader than 土壤 (just the soil) and not limited to weather like 气候. Common in set phrases like 水土流失 (soil erosion) and 水土不服 (not acclimatized).

noun
water and soil (as natural resources)natural environmentclimateand conditions of a place

Examples

  • 水土。
    Zhè ge dì qū shuǐ tǔ liú shī hěn yán zhòng.
    Soil erosion is very serious in this region.
  • ,。
    Wǒ gāng dào nán fāng shí shuǐ tǔ bù fú, shēng le yì chǎng bìng.
    When I first arrived in the south, I wasn't acclimatized and got sick.
  • 水土。
    Zhè lǐ de shuǐ tǔ shì hé zhòng zhí shuǐ dào.
    The natural conditions here are suitable for growing rice.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

土tǔsoil

水 and 土 list water and soil, which together stand for local natural conditions.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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