培土

péitǔ

noun

Measure Word

一袋培土 dài

Meanings

1 potting soil
2 garden soil (for cultivation)
3 to hill up soil (around plants)

Characters

to cultivate / to bank up

Examples

HSK 4

种花前先准备一袋培土。

Zhòng huā qián xiān zhǔnbèi yí dài péitǔ.

Before planting flowers, get a bag of potting soil ready.

HSK 5

土豆要定期培土才长得大。

Tǔdòu yào dìngqī péitǔ cái zhǎng de dà.

Potatoes need regular hilling-up to grow big.

Tips

usage

培土 has two senses. As a noun, e-commerce listings of garden products (营养土, 多肉培土, 兰花培土) use it to mean 'cultivation soil / potting mix'. As a verb, 给…培土 means 'to mound earth around the base of a plant', a key step for potatoes, scallions, and leeks.

Stroke Order

培 péi

土 tǔ