clod of earth
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
clod; lump of dirt
dialectA term used in northern Chinese dialects to refer to a lump of dry, hard soil. Can also be written as 坷拉.
Dì地
li里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
tǔ土
kē坷
la垃
，
yào要
qiāo敲
suì碎
le了
cái才
néng能
zhòng种
dì地
。
There are many clods of earth in the field; they must be broken up before planting.
Tā他
jiǎn捡
qǐ起
yī一
kuài块
kē坷
la垃
，
yòng用
lì力
rēng扔
le了
chū出
qù去
。
He picked up a clod of earth and threw it hard.
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Zhè这
kuài块
dì地
tài太
yìng硬
le了
，
jìng净
shì是
dà大
kē坷
la垃
。
This piece of land is too hard; it's full of big clods.