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pénzāi

盆栽pénzāipénzāi
potted plant
From Lesson 33:Caring for indoor plants·Hardcore Chinese

Usages of pénzāi

这zhè　是shì　盆栽pénzāi。zhè shì pénzāi.
This is a potted plant.
盆栽pénzāi　在zài　窗台chuāngtái　旁边pángbiān　的de　阴凉处yīnliángchù。pénzāi zài chuāngtái pángbiān de yīnliángchù.
The potted plant is in a shady place beside the windowsill.
请qǐng　把bǎ　盆栽pénzāi　放fàng　在zài　阴凉处yīnliángchù。qǐng bǎ pénzāi fàng zài yīnliángchù.
Please put the potted plant in a shady place.
他tā　连lián　盆栽pénzāi　都dōu　没méi　浇水jiāoshuǐ。tā lián pénzāi dōu méi jiāoshuǐ.
He did not even water the potted plant.
盆栽pénzāi　需要xūyào　换盆huànpén。pénzāi xūyào huànpén.
The potted plant needs repotting.
盆栽pénzāi　发芽fāyá　以后yǐhòu　需要xūyào　阳光yángguāng。pénzāi fāyá yǐhòu xūyào yángguāng.
After the potted plant sprouts, it needs sunlight.
盆栽pénzāi　发芽fāyá　了le，　没有méiyǒu　枯萎kūwěi。pénzāi fāyá le, méiyǒu kūwěi.
The potted plant has sprouted and has not withered.
盆栽pénzāi　枯萎kūwěi　了le。pénzāi kūwěi le.
The potted plant has withered.
盆栽pénzāi　有yǒu　虫害chónghài。pénzāi yǒu chónghài.
The potted plant has a pest infestation.
我wǒ　用yòng　喷壶pēnhú　给gěi　盆栽pénzāi　浇水jiāoshuǐ。wǒ yòng pēnhú gěi pénzāi jiāoshuǐ.
I use the plant mister to water the potted plant.
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