土阶茅屋 tǔjiēmáowū frugal living conditions Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 土 tǔ noun soil soil; earth; dirt; clay阶 階 jiē noun stairs (bound form) steps; stairs; a structure made of brick or stone for climbing up or down, as in 台阶 táijiē茅屋 máowū thatched cottage a simple house or cottage with a roof made of straw or reeds