Animals and plants Chinese vocabulary: Intermediate (HSK 4-6), part 2

阳台上的兰花开了。

Yángtái shàng de lánhuā kāile.

The orchid on the balcony has bloomed.

这盆兰花需要多少水？

Zhè pén lánhuā xūyào duōshǎo shuǐ?

How much water does this orchid need?

乌龟爬得很慢。

Wūguī pá de hěn màn.

The tortoise crawls very slowly.

乌龟有肉在肚里头

wūguī yǒu ròu zài dùlǐ tou

the tortoise keeps its flesh inside

花园里充满了花朵。

Huāyuán lǐ chōngmǎnle huāduǒ.

The garden was filled with flowers.

花园里有些漂亮的花朵。

Huāyuán lǐ yǒuxiē piàoliang de huāduǒ.

There are pretty flowers in the garden.

家畜也需要干净的水。

Jiāchù yě xūyào gānjìng de shuǐ.

Livestock need clean water too.

冬天，农民要照顾好家畜。

Dōngtiān, nóngmín yào zhàogu hǎo jiāchù.

In winter, farmers have to take good care of their livestock.

鲨鱼的牙齿又多又尖。

Shāyú de yáchǐ yòu duō yòu jiān.

A shark's teeth are numerous and sharp.

海里有一条很大的鲨鱼。

Hǎilǐ yǒu yìtiáo hěn dà de shāyú.

There is a very big shark in the sea.

你见过白色的孔雀吗？

Nǐ jiànguo báisè de kǒngquè ma?

Have you ever seen a white peacock?

孩子们围着孔雀拍照。

Háizimen wéizhe kǒngquè pāizhào.

The children gathered around the peacock to take photos.

山洞里住着很多蝙蝠。

Shāndòng lǐ zhùzhe hěn duō biānfú.

Lots of bats live in the cave.

刚才有只蝙蝠飞进了房间！

Gāngcái yǒu zhǐ biānfú fēi jìnle fángjiān!

A bat just flew into the room!

向日葵总是朝着太阳。

Xiàngrìkuí zǒngshì cháozhe tàiyang.

Sunflowers always face the sun.

这片向日葵是谁种的？

Zhè piàn xiàngrìkuí shì shéi zhǒng de?

Who planted this field of sunflowers?

植物园门票多少钱一张？

Zhíwùyuán ménpiào duōshǎo qián yì zhāng?

How much is a ticket to the botanical garden?

周末我们去植物园看花吧。

Zhōumò wǒmen qù zhíwùyuán kàn huā ba.

Let's go to the botanical garden this weekend to see the flowers.

你见过真的犀牛吗？

Nǐ jiànguo zhēnde xīniú ma?

Have you ever seen a real rhinoceros?

那头犀牛的角又大又长。

Nà tóu xīniú de jiǎo yòu dà yòu cháng.

That rhinoceros has a big, long horn.

仙人掌开花,黄了

xiānrénzhǎng kāihuā,huángle

a cactus blooms: it's yellow

仙人掌很少需要浇水。

Xiānrénzhǎng hěn shǎo xūyào jiāoshuǐ.

A cactus rarely needs watering.

袋鼠跳得又高又远。

Dàishǔ tiào de yòu gāo yòu yuǎn.

Kangaroos jump high and far.

你想去澳大利亚看袋鼠吗？

Nǐ xiǎng qù Àodàlìyà kàn dàishǔ ma?

Do you want to go to Australia to see kangaroos?