破土

破土
[pò tǔ]
to break ground
⇒ 动土 开拓 别开生面 耙地
to start digging
⇒ 开挖
to plough
to break through the ground (of seedling)
fig. the start of a building project

简体中文>英语, CC-CEDICT

破土
pò//tŭ
动
1   break ground (in starting a building project, etc. ):
- 破土动工 break ground and start a building project
2   start spring ploughing
3   (of a seedling) break through the soil
- 破土仪式 ground-breaking ceremony

- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典

破土
pòtǔ
1. 指建筑开始时或埋葬时挖地动工。 {break ground (to start a building project or bury a coffin)}
2. 指春天土地解冻后翻松泥土,开始耕种。 {start spring ploughing (when the soil thaws)}
3. 指种子发芽后幼苗钻出地面。 {(of a seedling) break through the soil}

简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典

破土
pòtǔ
动 break ground—begin a construction project
- 破土奠基 break ground and lay a cornerstone
- 破土动工 break ground; begin construction
- 破土兴建 break ground for the building of
- 一条新的铁路已破土动工了。 The ground has been broken for a new railway.
动 start spring ploughing
- 破土春耕 start spring ploughing
- 破土翻地 start ploughing the soil
动 (of seedling) break through the soil
- 春笋破土而出。 Bamboo shoots come out of the soil in spring.

破土典礼
pòtǔ diǎnlǐ
名 ground-breaking ceremony

- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典

破土
/pòtǔ/
break ground

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