填地

tiándì
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 landfill
  2. 2 land reclamation
  3. 3 to fill in land

Examples

Chéngshì lājī dàduō sòngdào tiándì chǔlǐ.
Most city garbage is sent to landfills for processing.
Xiānggǎng jīchǎng shì tōngguò tiándì jiànchéng de.
Hong Kong's airport was built through land reclamation.

Tips

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Hong Kong / Cantonese-influenced term. In Mainland Mandarin, 'landfill' is more often 垃圾 (lājī tiánmáichǎng) and 'land reclamation' is (tiánhǎi) when filling sea, (tiánhǎi zào dì) for the full process.

Stroke Order

tián