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title: "Guotu Meaning: 国土 (guótǔ) Means “national territory”"
description: "国土 (traditional 國土, guótǔ) means “national territory; land”. Hear its tones, see what 国 and 土 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guotu"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 国土 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

国土 guótǔ

## national territory; land

## Its characters

1. 国 guó national
2. 土 tǔ land

## In a sentence

这个国家的国土面积很大。 This country has a very large territory.

可是中国的**国土**从西到东横跨六十多个经度，按国际上通行的划分，大约要跨五个时区。

From [为什么中国只有一个时区？ · Why does China have only one time zone?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-does-china-have-only-one-time-zone#library-word-158-160)

[More about 国土](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9B%BD%E5%9C%9F)

## More words with 国 or 土

- [本土 běntǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bentu)
- [出国 chūguó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuguo)
- [帝国 dìguó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diguo)
- [共和国 gònghéguó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongheguo)
- [国产 guóchǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guochan)
- [国防 guófáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guofang)
- [国际 guójì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guoji)
- [国家 guójiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guojia)
- [国民 guómín](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guomin)
- [国旗 guóqí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guoqi)

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