Bilingual Vocabulary Flashcards

adjective · pín jí de

So dry or poor that little can grow there.

土地乾旱貧乏，幾乎長不出東西。

Fruitless Mountain was barren, and nothing grew on its rocky slopes.

無果山十分貧瘠，石坡上什麼也長不出來。

noun · yùn qì / fú qì

The good or bad luck that shapes a person's life.

決定一個人生活好壞的運氣或福氣。

Minli left home to ask the Old Man of the Moon to change her family's fortune.

敏俐離開家，想請月下老人改變家裡的命運。

adjective · zhī zú de

Happy with what you already have.

對已經擁有的感到滿足。

Ba was content with rice and stories, even when the harvest was small.

爸爸有米飯和故事就很知足，即使收成很少。

noun · nóng mín

A poor farmer who works the land.

耕種土地的貧苦農人。

The peasants of the village worked from sunrise to sunset in the muddy fields.

村裡的農民從日出到日落都在泥濘的田裡勞作。

noun · xún qiú zhī lǚ

A long journey taken to find something important.

為了尋找重要事物而展開的長途旅程。

Her quest began with a goldfish and one impossible question.

她的旅程始於一條金魚和一個看似不可能的問題。

adjective · pí bèi de

Very tired, in body or in spirit.

身體或心靈都十分疲倦。

Ma came home weary from the fields and said little.

媽媽從田裡回來，疲憊得幾乎不說話。

adjective · xī shǎo de

Hard to find; there is not enough of it.

很難找到，數量不夠。

Rice was scarce, so every grain was counted.

米很稀少，所以每一粒都要數。

noun · xiǎo fàn

A traveling seller who carries goods from village to village.

挑著貨物走村串戶的小生意人。

A peddler brought news along with his baskets of thread.

小販帶來的不只有線團，還有各地的消息。

adjective · gù zhí de

Refusing to change your mind.

不肯改變主意。

Minli was stubborn enough to leave home alone.

敏俐固執到敢一個人離家。

noun · huáng hūn

The dim light just after the sun goes down.

太陽剛落下時的微光時分。

At dusk Ba began the story of Fruitless Mountain.

黃昏時，爸爸開始講無果山的故事。

verb · dī yǔ

To speak softly, almost under your breath.

輕聲說話，幾乎像自言自語。

The river murmured all the way to the village.

河水一路低語，直到村口。

adjective · pò jiù de

Torn and worn out from long use.

因長期使用而破損陳舊。

Her tattered jacket had been mended many times.

她那件破舊的外衣已經補過許多次。

noun · yù

A green stone treasured in China as a sign of virtue.

中國人視為德行象徵的綠色寶石。

A single piece of jade held more meaning than money.

一塊玉的意義，勝過金錢。

adjective · chàng wǎng de

Quietly longing for something you may not get.

靜靜地渴望著可能得不到的東西。

Ma looked wistful whenever she spoke of the city.

媽媽每次提起城裡，神情就變得悵惘。

verb · jiè

To take something for a while, promising to return it.

暫時取用，並答應歸還。

Minli borrowed a goldfish and a great deal of hope.

敏俐借走了一條金魚，也借走了滿滿的希望。