這兩個民族都以鹿、小型獵物、囓齒動物甚至昆蟲為生,但他們的主要食物來源可能是仙人掌、牧豆和山核桃等植物。

Both peoples lived off deer, small game, rodents, and even insects, but their main food sources were probably plants such as prickly pear cactus, mesquite beans, and pecan.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=1 zhèi (coll.) this
=2 liǎng
  1. two
  2. both
  3. some
  4. a few
  5. tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty jīn (old)
=2 liàng Original form of (liàng).
=3 used in 自个儿 r
=3
  1. (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)
  2. (bound form) individual
4 民族 mín nationality; ethnic group

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=5 surname Du
=5 dōu
  1. all; both; entirely
  2. (used for emphasis) even
  3. already
  4. (not) at all
=5
  1. capital city
  2. metropolis
=6 old variant of
=6 old variant of
=6 abbr. for Israel 以色列 liè
=6
  1. to use
  2. by means of
  3. according to
  4. in order to
  5. because of
  6. at (a certain date or place)
7 鹿 deer
8 小型 xiǎoxíng
  1. small scale
  2. small size
9 獵物 liè prey; quarry
10 niè
  1. variant of niè
  2. to gnaw
11 chǐ tooth

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12 動物 dòng animal

classifiers: , ,

13 甚至 shènzhì even; so much so that
14 昆蟲 kūnchóng insect

classifiers: , ,

15 為生 wéishēng to make a living
16 dàn
  1. but; yet; however; still
  2. merely; only; just
17 他們 men they; them
=18 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=18 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=18 really and truly
=18 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
19 主要 zhǔyào main; principal; major; primary
20 食物 shí food
21 來源 láiyuán
  1. source (of information etc)
  2. origin
22 可能 néng
  1. might (happen)
  2. possible
  3. probable
  4. possibility
  5. probability
  6. maybe
  7. perhaps

classifier:

=23 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=23 shì variant of shì
24 仙人掌 xiānrénzhǎng cactus
=25 surname Mu
=25
  1. to herd
  2. to breed livestock
  3. to govern (old)
  4. government official (old)
=26 dòu
=26 dòu (old) stemmed cup or bowl

classifiers: ,

=27 old variant of
=27 surname He
=27
  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
=27
  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
=27 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=27 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=27 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=27 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=27 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
28 山核桃 shāntao hickory
29 děng
  1. to wait for; to await
  2. by the time; when; till
  3. and so on; etc.; et al.
  4. (bound form) class; rank; grade
  5. (bound form) equal to; same as
  6. (used to end an enumeration)
  7. (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
30 植物 zhí
  1. plant
  2. vegetation

classifier: