沙土 (shā tǔ) — sandy soil

Definition

Examples

• 这种沙土很适合种花生。
  Zhè zhǒng shā tǔ hěn shì hé zhǒng huā shēng.
  This kind of sandy soil is very suitable for growing peanuts.
• 这里的沙土太松了，不适合盖房子。
  Zhè lǐ de shā tǔ tài sōng le, bú shì hé gài fáng zi.
  The sandy soil here is too loose, not suitable for building houses.
• 农民们在沙土里种了很多西瓜。
  Nóng mín men zài shā tǔ lǐ zhǒng le hěn duō xī guā.
  The farmers planted a lot of watermelons in the sandy soil.

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