我在削芹菜和土豆。

I am peeling the celery and the potatoes.

I'm peeling the celery and the potatoes.

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Sentence Composition

1
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
=3 xiāo
  1. to peel with a knife
  2. to pare
  3. to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
=3 xuē
  1. to pare
  2. to reduce
  3. to remove
  4. Taiwan pr. xuè
=3 qiào Original form of (qiào, “sword sheath”).
=3 shào
  1. (historical) fief within three hundred li from the state capital
  2. fief within three hundred li from the state capital
4 芹菜 qíncài celery (Apium graveolens)
=5 old variant of
=5 surname He
=5
  1. (joining two nouns) and; together with; with (Taiwan pr. hàn)
  2. (math.) sum
  3. to make peace
  4. (sports) to draw; to tie
  5. (bound form) harmonious
  6. (bound form) Japan; Japanese
=5
  1. to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
  2. to join in the singing
  3. to chime in with others
=5 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=5 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=5 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=5 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=5 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
6 土豆 dòu
  1. (Canada, neologism) Justin Trudeau
  2. (Internet slang, sometimes offensive) often part of the term 南方小土豆 (nánfāng xiǎo tǔdòu), a nickname for tourists from southern China, especially when visiting northeastern China, often used in a lighthearted or affectionate way due to perceived smaller stature.
  3. (Mainland China) potato
  4. (Taiwan) peanut
  5. Justin Trudeau
  6. often part of the term 南方小土豆 (nánfāng xiǎo tǔdòu), a nickname for tourists from southern China, especially when visiting northeastern China, often used in a lighthearted or affectionate way due to perceived smaller stature.
  7. peanut
  8. potato

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