破土 pòtǔ to break ground Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 破土 pò//tǔ to break ground To start a construction project by digging the foundation or turning the first sod to break through the soil To sprout or emerge from the ground, as of a seedling or young plant to start plowing To loosen or turn the soil for the first time in spring to begin farming or cultivation to dig a grave To break the ground specifically for the purpose of digging a tomb or grave Frequency Movie subtitles 0.060 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.347 per million Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
破土 pò//tǔ to break ground To start a construction project by digging the foundation or turning the first sod to break through the soil To sprout or emerge from the ground, as of a seedling or young plant to start plowing To loosen or turn the soil for the first time in spring to begin farming or cultivation to dig a grave To break the ground specifically for the purpose of digging a tomb or grave Frequency Movie subtitles 0.060 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 0.347 per million Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)