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植物

zhí wù · zhi wu

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HSK 4Measure word: 种 zhǒng

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  1. plant
  2. vegetation
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Too much love

  1. Liangliang

    你家(nǐjiā)的(de)植物(zhíwù)怎么(zěnme)都(dōu)黄(huáng)了(le)？

    Why have all the plants at your place turned yellow?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)很(hěn)爱(ài)这些(zhèxiē)植物(zhíwù)，每天(měitiān)都(dōu)给(gěi)它们(tāmen)浇水(jiāoshuǐ)。

    I love these plants and water them every day.

  3. Liangliang

    每天(měitiān)浇(jiāo)多少(duōshao)水(shuǐ)？

    How much water every day?

  4. Dengdeng

    一(yī)大(dà)杯(bēi)，我(wǒ)怕(pà)它们(tāmen)渴(kě)。

    A big glass. I am afraid they are thirsty.

  5. Liangliang

    植物(zhíwù)不能(bùnéng)喝(hē)这么(zhème)多(duō)水(shuǐ)。

    Plants cannot take so much water.

  6. Dengdeng

    原来(yuánlái)我(wǒ)的(de)植物(zhíwù)是(shì)被(bèi)我(wǒ)爱坏(àihuài)的(de)。

    So my plants were ruined by my love.

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2 examples
01

所(suǒ)有(yǒu)的(de)植(zhí)物(wù)都(dōu)需(xū)要(yào)阳(yáng)光(guāng)和(hé)水(shuǐ)。

All plants need water and light.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tsayng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

有(yǒu)些(xiē)植(zhí)物(wù)无(wú)法(fǎ)适(shì)应(yìng)寒(hán)冷(lěng)。

Some plants cannot adapt themselves to the cold.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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