本土

běn tǔ

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HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. one's native country
2. native
3. local
4. metropolitan territory

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 外国 wài guó 外国 wài guó foreign (country) foreign country: foreign (country)

Related words

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• 领地 lǐng dì 领地 lǐng dì territory territory under jurisdiction: territory

Synonyms

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• 本国 běn guó 本国 běn guó one's own country refers to one's own country: one's own country
• 本地 běn dì 本地 běn dì local local area: local

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used in fixed phrases like 本土文化 (local culture) and 本土企业 (local enterprise), but not typically for 'native speaker' (use 母语者 instead).

Common mistakes

Do not confuse with 本地 (běn dì) for people; 本土人 is less common and may sound like 'aboriginal', while 本地人 is standard for 'local person'.

Example Sentences

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我们应该保护 本土 文化。

We should protect our local culture.

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Words Containing 本土

• 本土化 本土化 běn tǔ huà: to localize
• 本土派 本土派 běn tǔ pài: local faction

Child Words of 本土

• 土 土 tǔ: earth
• 本 本 běn: root