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动土
动
土
Traditional
動土
dòng
tǔ
word #34,273
noun
to break ground (prior to building sth)
to start building
Related words
动工
dòng gōng
to start (a building project)
修建
xiū jiàn
to build
修筑
xiū zhù
to build
修路
xiū lù
to repair a road
兴建
xīng jiàn
to build
土木
tǔ mù
building
地皮
dì pí
lot
坯
pī
blank (e.g. for a coin)
Found in idioms
太岁头上动土
tài suì tóu shàng dòng tǔ
provoke somebody far superior in power or strength
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