Correct
破土
/ pòtǔ /
Strokes
Definition
to break ground/to start digging/to plough/to break through the ground (of seedling)/fig. the start of a building project
Example
As a Verb
break ground—begin a construction project
1
Yī
一
tiáo
条
xīn
新
de
的
tiělù
铁路
yǐ
已
pòtǔdònggōng
破土动工
le
了
。
The ground has been broken for a new railway.
2
Pòtǔ
破土
xīngjiàn
兴建
break ground for the building of
3
Pòtǔdònggōng
破土动工
break ground; begin construction
4
Pòtǔ
破土
diànjī
奠基
break ground and lay a cornerstone
As a Verb
start spring ploughing
5
Pòtǔ
破土
fāndì
翻地
start ploughing the soil
6
Pòtǔ
破土
chūngēng
春耕
start spring ploughing
As a Verb
(of seedling) break through the soil
7
Chūnsǔn
春笋
pòtǔérchū
破土而出
。
Bamboo shoots come out of the soil in spring.