Hardcore Chinese - Caring for indoor plants

Question	Answer
potted plant	盆栽pénzāipénzāi
This is a potted plant.	这zhè　是shì　盆栽pénzāi。zhè shì pénzāi.
plant pot	花盆huāpénhuāpén
This is a plant pot.	这zhè　是shì　花盆huāpén。zhè shì huāpén.
potting soil	营养土yíngyǎngtǔyíngyǎngtǔ
Put the potting soil in the plant pot.	把bǎ　营养土yíngyǎngtǔ　放fàng　在zài　花盆huāpén　里lǐ。bǎ yíngyǎngtǔ fàng zài huāpén lǐ.
drainage hole	排水孔páishuǐkǒngpáishuǐkǒng
This plant pot has a drainage hole.	这个zhège　花盆huāpén　有yǒu　排水孔páishuǐkǒng。zhège huāpén yǒu páishuǐkǒng.
This plant pot does not even have a drainage hole.	这个zhège　花盆huāpén　连lián　排水孔páishuǐkǒng　都dōu　没有méiyǒu。zhège huāpén lián páishuǐkǒng dōu méiyǒu.
plant saucer	托盘tuōpántuōpán
Put the plant saucer underneath the plant pot.	把bǎ　托盘tuōpán　放fàng　在zài　花盆huāpén　下面xiàmiàn。bǎ tuōpán fàng zài huāpén xiàmiàn.
windowsill	窗台chuāngtáichuāngtái
sunlight	阳光yángguāngyángguāng
This windowsill does not even get a little sunlight.	这个zhège　窗台chuāngtái　连lián　一点儿yìdiǎnr　阳光yángguāng　都dōu　没有méiyǒu。zhège chuāngtái lián yìdiǎnr yángguāng dōu méiyǒu.
shady place	阴凉处yīnliángchùyīnliángchù
The potted plant is in a shady place beside the windowsill.	盆栽pénzāi　在zài　窗台chuāngtái　旁边pángbiān　的de　阴凉处yīnliángchù。pénzāi zài chuāngtái pángbiān de yīnliángchù.
Please put the potted plant in a shady place.	请qǐng　把bǎ　盆栽pénzāi　放fàng　在zài　阴凉处yīnliángchù。qǐng bǎ pénzāi fàng zài yīnliángchù.
to water a plant	浇水jiāoshuǐjiāoshuǐ
He did not even water the potted plant.	他tā　连lián　盆栽pénzāi　都dōu　没méi　浇水jiāoshuǐ。tā lián pénzāi dōu méi jiāoshuǐ.
standing water	积水jīshuǐjīshuǐ
There is standing water in the plant saucer.	托盘tuōpán　里lǐ　有yǒu　积水jīshuǐ。tuōpán lǐ yǒu jīshuǐ.
There must not be standing water in the plant saucer.	托盘tuōpán　里lǐ　不能bùnéng　有yǒu　积水jīshuǐ。tuōpán lǐ bùnéng yǒu jīshuǐ.
fertilizer	肥料féiliàoféiliào
This is fertilizer.	这zhè　是shì　肥料féiliào。zhè shì féiliào.
to fertilize	施肥shīféishīféi
There is no need to fertilize today.	今天jīntiān　不用búyòng　施肥shīféi。jīntiān búyòng shīféi.
to prune	修剪xiūjiǎnxiūjiǎn
leaf	叶片yèpiànyèpiàn
Please prune the leaves.	请qǐng　修剪xiūjiǎn　叶片yèpiàn。qǐng xiūjiǎn yèpiàn.
This is a leaf.	这zhè　是shì　叶片yèpiàn。zhè shì yèpiàn.
root area	根部gēnbùgēnbù
She even checked the root area.	她tā　连lián　根部gēnbù　都dōu　看kàn　了le。tā lián gēnbù dōu kàn le.
to repot	换盆huànpénhuànpén
After repotting, the root area is in the potting soil.	换盆huànpén　以后yǐhòu，　根部gēnbù　在zài　营养土yíngyǎngtǔ　里lǐ。huànpén yǐhòu, gēnbù zài yíngyǎngtǔ lǐ.
The potted plant needs repotting.	盆栽pénzāi　需要xūyào　换盆huànpén。pénzāi xūyào huànpén.
to sprout; germinate	发芽fāyáfāyá
After the potted plant sprouts, it needs sunlight.	盆栽pénzāi　发芽fāyá　以后yǐhòu　需要xūyào　阳光yángguāng。pénzāi fāyá yǐhòu xūyào yángguāng.
to wither	枯萎kūwěikūwěi
The potted plant has sprouted and has not withered.	盆栽pénzāi　发芽fāyá　了le，　没有méiyǒu　枯萎kūwěi。pénzāi fāyá le, méiyǒu kūwěi.
The potted plant has withered.	盆栽pénzāi　枯萎kūwěi　了le。pénzāi kūwěi le.
to turn yellow	发黄fāhuángfāhuáng
The leaf has turned yellow and needs pruning.	叶片yèpiàn　发黄fāhuáng　了le，　需要xūyào　修剪xiūjiǎn。yèpiàn fāhuáng le, xūyào xiūjiǎn.
pest infestation	虫害chónghàichónghài
The potted plant has a pest infestation.	盆栽pénzāi　有yǒu　虫害chónghài。pénzāi yǒu chónghài.
plant mister	喷壶pēnhúpēnhú
I use the plant mister to water the potted plant.	我wǒ　用yòng　喷壶pēnhú　给gěi　盆栽pénzāi　浇水jiāoshuǐ。wǒ yòng pēnhú gěi pénzāi jiāoshuǐ.
Use the plant mister to water it.	用yòng　喷壶pēnhú　浇水jiāoshuǐ。yòng pēnhú jiāoshuǐ.
humidity	湿度shīdùshīdù
The humidity here is very high.	这里zhèlǐ　的de　湿度shīdù　很hěn　高gāo。zhèlǐ de shīdù hěn gāo.
to ventilate	通风tōngfēngtōngfēng
Please open the window to ventilate the room.	请qǐng　打开dǎkāi　窗户chuānghu　通风tōngfēng。qǐng dǎkāi chuānghu tōngfēng.
once; as soon as	一旦yídànyídàn
Once there is too much fertilizer, the root area will have problems.	一旦yídàn　肥料féiliào　太tài　多duō，　根部gēnbù　就jiù　会huì　有yǒu　问题wèntí。yídàn féiliào tài duō, gēnbù jiù huì yǒu wèntí.
Once the leaves turn yellow, do not fertilize for the moment.	一旦yídàn　叶片yèpiàn　发黄fāhuáng，　就jiù　先xiān　不用búyòng　施肥shīféi。yídàn yèpiàn fāhuáng, jiù xiān búyòng shīféi.
Once you discover a pest infestation, check the leaves first.	一旦yídàn　发现fāxiàn　虫害chónghài，　就jiù　先xiān　看kàn　叶片yèpiàn。yídàn fāxiàn chónghài, jiù xiān kàn yèpiàn.
Once the humidity is too high, ventilation is needed.	一旦yídàn　湿度shīdù　太tài　高gāo，　就jiù　需要xūyào　通风tōngfēng。yídàn shīdù tài gāo, jiù xūyào tōngfēng.
to grab; catch; scratch	抓zhuāzhuā
The cat scratches me.	猫māo　抓zhuā　我wǒ。māo zhuā wǒ.
Do not grab the leaf.	别bié　抓zhuā　叶片yèpiàn。bié zhuā yèpiàn.
to move; touch	动dòngdòng
Do not move the plant pot.	别bié　动dòng　花盆huāpén。bié dòng huāpén.
The leaves are moving.	叶片yèpiàn　在zài　动dòng。yèpiàn zài dòng.
to pick up; answer; receive	接jiējiē
I am going to pick up my friend.	我wǒ　去qù　接jiē　朋友péngyou。wǒ qù jiē péngyou.
Please answer the phone.	请qǐng　接jiē　电话diànhuà。qǐng jiē diànhuà.
only; sole	唯一wéiyīwéiyī
This is the only problem.	这zhè　是shì　唯一wéiyī　的de　问题wèntí。zhè shì wéiyī de wèntí.
The only leaf is here.	唯一wéiyī　的de　叶片yèpiàn　在zài　这里zhèlǐ。wéiyī de yèpiàn zài zhèlǐ.
to guess	猜cāicāi
Guess the reason.	猜cāi　一下yíxià　原因yuányīn。cāi yíxià yuányīn.
I guess the humidity is too high.	我wǒ　猜cāi　湿度shīdù　太tài　高gāo。wǒ cāi shīdù tài gāo.
old; long-standing	老lǎolǎo
That elderly gentleman is watering the plant.	那nà　位wèi　老lǎo　先生xiānsheng　在zài　浇水jiāoshuǐ。nà wèi lǎo xiānsheng zài jiāoshuǐ.
He is my old friend.	他tā　是shì　我wǒ　的de　老lǎo　朋友péngyou。tā shì wǒ de lǎo péngyou.
real; genuine	真正zhēnzhèngzhēnzhèng
This is the real reason.	这zhè　是shì　真正zhēnzhèng　的de　原因yuányīn。zhè shì zhēnzhèng de yuányīn.
The real problem is standing water.	真正zhēnzhèng　的de　问题wèntí　是shì　积水jīshuǐ。zhēnzhèng de wèntí shì jīshuǐ.
at all; simply	根本gēnběngēnběn
I do not understand at all.	我wǒ　根本gēnběn　不bù　懂dǒng。wǒ gēnběn bù dǒng.
He simply does not want to wait.	他tā　根本gēnběn　不bù　想xiǎng　等děng。tā gēnběn bù xiǎng děng.

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