What Does "赤地千里禾黍不登" (chì dì qiān lǐ hé shǔ bù dēng) Mean?

chì赤dì地qiān千lǐ里 hé禾shǔ黍bù不dēng登

The land is barren, and the crops have failed.

HSK Vocabulary

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Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E10

Clip Timestamp

21:03

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	今岁风雨失调	jīn suì fēng yǔ shī tiáo	the weather has been erratic this year.
2▶	赤地千里禾黍不登	chì dì qiān lǐ hé shǔ bù dēng	The land is barren, and the crops have failed.
3	今灾年之际	jīn zāi nián zhī jì	In this year of disaster,

More Clips From Episode

Total 278 clips (Page 2 of 14)

HSK 3

0:03s

我在杂货铺先下买点东西

wǒ zài zá huò pù xiān xià mǎi diǎn dōng xīI'll get off at the grocery store to buy something.

HSK 3

0:03s

那一会儿买完你们就先回家

nà yī huì er mǎi wán nǐ men jiù xiān huí jiāThen you two go home first after I'm done shopping.

HSK 1

0:03s

我去给你们买陈皮糖

wǒ qù gěi nǐ men mǎi chén pí tángI'll go buy you some tangerine peel candy.

HSK 1

0:03s

在西固巷死人哪

zài xī gù xiàng sǐ rén nǎin Xigu Lane.

HSK 5

0:03s

看来呀这点淘米水是不够

kàn lái ya zhè diǎn táo mǐ shuǐ shì bù gòuIt seems this rice water isn't enough.

HSK 4

0:03s

我得找点干艾草的叶子

wǒ dé zhǎo diǎn gàn ài cǎo de yè ziI need to find some dry mugwort leaves

HSK 4

0:03s

看来挂在这门上才行

kàn lái guà zài zhè mén shàng cái xíngand hang them on this door.

HSK 6

0:03s

你看那丧门星样

nǐ kàn nà sāng mén xīng yàngLook at that jinx.

HSK 4

0:03s

路上雪深沾湿的吧

lù shàng xuě shēn zhān shī de baThe snow was deep. It must have been the snow.

HSK 5

0:03s

谁敢在我背后嚼舌头啊

shuí gǎn zài wǒ bèi hòu jiáo shé tou aWho dares to do that?

HSK 2

0:03s

你给我出来樊长玉

nǐ gěi wǒ chū lái fán zhǎng yùCome out here! Fan Changyu!

HSK 5

0:03s

把我们家虎头推下台阶

bǎ wǒ men jiā hǔ tóu tuī xià tái jiēdown the stairs at noon.

HSK 5

0:03s

这门牙都摔缺了两颗

zhè mén yá dōu shuāi quē le liǎng kēHe lost two front teeth.

HSK 3

0:03s

你说说该怎么办吧

nǐ shuō shuō gāi zěn me bàn baTell me, what are you going to do about it?

HSK 4

0:03s

你这孙子又比她大好几岁

nǐ zhè sūn zi yòu bǐ tā dà hǎo jǐ suìYour grandson is years older than her.

HSK 4

0:03s

她怎么可能推得动他

tā zěn me kě néng tuī dé dòng tāHow could she possibly push him?

HSK 4

0:03s

康婆子有事好好说

kāng pó zi yǒu shì hǎo hǎo shuōGranny Kang, let's talk this over calmly.

HSK 7

0:03s

你在门口让让街坊邻居看笑话

nǐ zài mén kǒu ràng ràng jiē fāng lín jū kàn xiào huàYou're making a scene in front of the neighbors.

HSK 7

0:03s

他们樊家欺负我孙子

tā men fán jiā qī fù wǒ sūn ziThe Fan family bullied my grandson.

HSK 4

0:03s

我还怕别人笑话我啊我

wǒ hái pà bié rén xiào huà wǒ a wǒWhy should I be afraid of being laughed at?