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焦土 Pronunciation and Pinyin

焦土 Usage and Examples

scorched earth

scorched-earth policy

他采取了焦土政策,摧毁村庄并烧掉了庄稼。

He employed a scorched-earth policy, destroying villages and burning crops.

宣称我们将实行“焦土政策”。

We will pursue our own 'scorched earth' policy "(Lewis, 221; 224)."

The characters in 焦土

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
焦
jiāo12scorched, anxious, or crispy
土
tǔ3soil, earth, land

More words starting with 焦

  • jiāo焦xiān先shēng生Mr. Jiao
  • jiāo焦gān干parched; extremely dry
  • jiāo焦sī思kǔ苦lǜ虑le了worried and thought hard, racked one's brains
  • jiāo焦jí急Anxious; worried; concerned.
  • jiāo焦jí急wàn万fēn分extremely anxious, very worried
  • jiāo焦jí急de地anxiously, impatiently
  • jiāo焦jí急de得anxiously, impatiently
  • jiāo焦jí急shí时When anxious, When worried
  • jiāo焦kū枯scorched and withered, blasted
  • jiāo焦kě渴Parched, Extremely thirsty
  • jiāo焦kě渴de的Parched, Extremely thirsty
  • jiāo焦lú炉coke oven

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Questions about 焦土

What does 焦土 mean in Chinese?

焦土 (jiāo tǔ) means “scorched earth, scorched-earth policy”.

How do you pronounce 焦土?

焦土 is pronounced jiāo tǔ in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “scorched earth” in Chinese?

“scorched earth” is 焦土 (jiāo tǔ) in Chinese.

How is 焦土 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 焦土, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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