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1 lit. one object bests another object
2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock

仁民爱物

rén mín ài wù

1 love to all creatures (idiom, from Mencius); universal benevolence

价廉物美

jià lián wù měi

1 inexpensive and of good quality (idiom)

博物洽闻

bó wù qià wén

1 to have a wide knowledge of many subjects (idiom)

厚德载物

hòu dé zài wù

1 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这样是不错，不过可能不太温馨。因为你们的厅面积大，其实可以在简约主义的基础上加一点东南亚的元素。放些雕塑，或者植物，一下子就感觉有生机、有文化内涵了。

zhè yàng shì bùcuò ，bùguò kěnéng bù tài wēnxīn 。yīnwèi nǐ men de tīng miànji dà ，qíshí kěyǐ zài jiǎnyuē zhǔyì de jīchǔ shàng jiāyīdiǎn dōngnányà de yuánsù 。fàng xiē diāosù ，huòzhě zhíwù ，yíxiàzi jiù gǎnjué yǒu shēngjī 、yǒu wénhuànèihán le 。

That's an idea, though it might not be cozy enough. Because you have a big place, you can add a few Southeast Asian elements onto a foundation of simplicity. Put in some sculptures or plants, and in no time at all the feeling will be organic and cultured.

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去植物园赏花吧，听说今年梅花开得很美。

qù zhíwùyuán shǎnghuā ba ，tīngshuō jīnnián méihuā kāi de hěn měi 。

Let's go to the Botanic Gardens to look at the flowers, I hear this year's plum blossoms are very pretty.

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通过长时间的积累，他已经对植物非常了解。

tōngguò cháng shíjiān de jīlěi ，tā yǐjīng duì zhíwù fēicháng liǎojiě 。

Over a long period of time, he has gained an acute understanding of plants.

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有些植物的生长过程非常慢。

yǒuxiē zhíwù de shēngzhǎng guòchéng fēicháng màn 。

Some plants have a very slow growing process.

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有些植物的生长历程非常慢。

yǒuxiē zhíwù de shēngzhǎng lìchéng fēicháng màn 。

The process by which some plants grow is extremely slow.

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不是吧，你已经养死过很多动物和植物了，这次你又打算谋杀热带鱼啦？

bùshìba ，nǐ yǐjīng yǎng sǐ guo hěn duō dòngwù hé zhíwù le ，zhè cì nǐ yòu dǎsuàn móushā rèdài yú la ？

Seriously? You've already killed so many animals and plants. This time you're planning on murdering tropical fish?

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他养了好几种植物。

tā yǎng le hǎojǐ zhǒng zhíwù 。

He raised many kinds of plants.

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那就吃素吧，你看这里植物那么多。

nà jiù chī sù ba ，nǐ kàn zhèlǐ zhíwù nàme duō 。

Then we'll just eat some vegetables. See, there are so many plants here.

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每天要给所有的植物浇水，要把门锁好，对了，别跑出去玩，别吃很多冰淇淋。

měitiān yào gěi suǒyǒu de zhíwù jiāoshuǐ ，yào bǎ mén suǒ hǎo ，duì le ，bié pǎo chūqù wán ，bié chī hěn duō bīngqílín 。

You need to water all the plants every day, lock the door-- oh, yeah, don't go running around looking for fun, and don't eat a lot of ice cream.

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是啊，西藏本来就是个大“金矿”，除了旅游资源外，还有丰富的野生动植物资源、农牧资源、民族手工艺资源和矿产资源，以前交通不方便，运输成本高，现在铁路开通，经济前景一片大好啊。有大钱的可以投资旅游业、房地产业、采矿业和农牧产品加工业，有小钱的可以做做藏饰、藏药、牦牛肉干、松茸、黄蘑之类的特产生意，即使没钱的，依我看，在进藏的火车上卖西藏地图都能赚大钱。

shì ā ，Xīzàng běnlái jiùshì ge dà “jīnkuàng ”，chúle lǚyóu zīyuán wài ，hái yǒu fēngfù de yěshēng dòngzhíwù zīyuán 、nóngmù zīyuán 、mínzú shǒugōngyì zīyuán hé kuàngchǎnzīyuán ，yǐqián jiāotōng bù fāngbiàn ，yùnshū chéngběn gāo ，xiànzài tiělù kāitōng ，jīngjì qiánjǐng yīpiàn dà hǎo ā 。yǒu dàqián de kěyǐ tóuzī lǚyóuyè 、fángdìchǎnyè 、cǎikuàngyè hé nóng mù chǎnpǐn jiāgōng yè ，yǒu xiǎoqián de kěyǐ zuòzuo zàngshì 、 zàngyào 、máoniú ròugān 、sōngróng 、 huángmó zhīlèi de tèchǎn shēngyi ，jíshǐ méi qián de ，yī wǒ kàn ，zài jìn zàng de huǒchē shàng mài Xīzàng dìtú dōu néng zhuàn dàqián 。

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