Chinese Idioms and Legends L1

Once upon a time

从前 (cóng qiān)

farmer

农民 (nóng mín)

village

村子 (cūn zi)

field

地里 (dì lì)

seeds

种子 (zhǒng zi)

to plant seeds

种下种子 (zhòng xià zhǒng zi)

sprouts / seedlings

禾苗 (hé miáo)

to water

浇水 (jiāo shuǐ)

one ruler (use measure word)

一把尺子 (yī bā chǐ zi)

to measure

量 (liáng)

to use a ruler to measure

用尺子量 (yòng chǐ zi liáng)

anxious

着急 (zháo jí)

to sprout/ to grow out of the ground

长出 (zhǎng chū)

to grow tall

长高 (zhǎng gāo)

worried

着急 (zháojí)

to run

跑 (pǎo)

tired

累 (lèi)

to discover

发现 (fā xiàn)

to die (or to wither)

死 (sǐ)

His son went to the field to see, but found all the sprouts had died.

他的儿子到地里一看，却发现所有的禾苗都死了。