冻土

凍土
dòngtǔ
noun #39,353

Meanings

  1. 1 frozen ground
  2. 2 permafrost

Examples

HSK 5
Qīng-Zàng Tiělù yǒu hěn cháng yí duàn xiū zài dòngtǔ shàng.
A long stretch of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is built on permafrost.
HSK 6
Qìhòu biànnuǎn shǐ běijí de dòngtǔ kāishǐ rónghuà.
Climate warming is making the Arctic permafrost begin to thaw.

Tips

usage
Ground that stays frozen for years on end is permafrost, 永久冻土 'permanent frozen ground' or 多年冻土 'many-year frozen ground'. Ground that freezes only in winter is 季节性冻土 'seasonal frozen ground'.

Stroke Order

冻 dòng
土 tǔ