jiāo

common
technical
noun

Meaning of 焦土

焦土 means scorched earth; land burnt to ashes; scene of complete devastation. Pronounced jiāo tǔ.

  • scorched earth; land burnt to ashes; scene of complete devastation

Definitions & Examples

jūn
chè
tuì退
shí
 
zhí
xíng
le
jiāo
zhèng
 
liú
xià
piàn
jiāo
 

When the enemy forces retreated, they implemented a scorched-earth policy, leaving behind a scene of utter devastation.

Hōng
zhà
guò
hòu
 
céng
jīng
fán
huá
de
chéng
shì
huà
wéi
jiāo
 

After the bombing, the once prosperous city was reduced to scorched earth.

huǒ
jiāng
zhěng
piàn
sēn
lín
biàn
chéng
le
jiāo
 

The massive fire turned the entire forest into scorched earth.

Zhàn
zhēng
liú
xià
de
zhǐ
yǒu
fèi
jiāo
 

All that the war left behind were ruins and scorched earth.