Definition

Examples

• 战争过后，整个城市变成了一片焦土。
  Zhànzhēng guòhòu, zhěnggè chéngshì biànchéng le yí piàn jiāo tǔ.
  After the war, the entire city became a scorched earth.
• 侵略者的暴行留下一片焦土。
  Qīnlüèzhě de bàoxíng liúxià yí piàn jiāo tǔ.
  The invaders' atrocities left behind a scorched earth.
• 这场大火烧出了几十公里的焦土。
  Zhè chǎng dàhuǒ shāo chū le jǐshí gōnglǐ de jiāo tǔ.
  This big fire burned dozens of kilometers of scorched earth.