浮土

fútǔ

noun

Meanings

1 topsoil
2 loose surface soil
3 surface dust

Characters

float, on the surface

Examples

HSK 6

雨水把田里的浮土都冲走了。

Yǔshuǐ bǎ tiánli de fútǔ dōu chōngzǒu le.

The rain washed away all the topsoil from the field.

HSK 7-9

他掸掉鞋上的浮土，走进了客厅。

Tā dǎn diào xié shàng de fútǔ, zǒujìn le kètīng.

He brushed the dust off his shoes and walked into the living room.

Tips

usage

Two senses: (1) the loose top layer of earth on a field, and (2) a thin layer of dust on objects. The colloquial diminutive 浮土儿 is used in northern speech, especially Beijing.

Stroke Order

浮 fú

土 tǔ