Native in Chinese
native · HSK 6
本土
- 本 root
- 土 soil
这些都是本土的水果，很新鲜。 These are all local fruits, and they're very fresh.
Other ways to say native
More words with 本 or 土
How do you say native in Chinese?
Native in Chinese is 本土 (běn tǔ). You can also say 土 (tǔ).
Which word should I use?
Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.
Where do these words come from?
Our own dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.
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