动土

Traditional form:

動土

Pinyin (reading):

dòngtǔ

Definitions:

• to break ground (prior to building sth)
• to start building

Characters:

• 动 - to move, to happen; movement, action
• 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth

Traditional characters:

• 動 - to move, to happen; movement, action
• 土 - soil, earth; items made of earth