土洋結合 tǔ yáng jié hé

mix of local and foreign; blend of East and West

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. combining native and foreign methods (idiom); sophisticated and many-sided

Characters

Character Meaning
土 tǔ HSK 5
earth; clay; local
洋 yáng HSK 4
foreign; ocean; vast
結 jié
to tie; knot; to bind
合 hé HSK 4
to join; to fit; to close