稀疏、低矮、枝葉稀疏的雪松被數量更多、顏色更深、更綠、更茂密的雪松所取代,這些雪松又被高大、枝繁葉茂、結滿綠色漿果的樹木所取代。

Scant, low, scraggy cedars gave place to more numerous, darker, greener, bushier ones, and these to high, full-foliaged, green-berried trees.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 稀疏 shū
  1. sparse
  2. infrequent
  3. thinly spread
=2 低矮 ǎi
  1. short
  2. low
=2 低矮 dī'ǎi short; low
3 枝葉 zhī branch and leaf
4 稀疏 shū
  1. sparse
  2. infrequent
  3. thinly spread
=5 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 跑堂兒的 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
=5 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=5 really and truly
=5 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
6 雪松 xuěsōng
  1. cedar tree
  2. cedarwood
=7 bèi
  1. quilt
  2. to cover (with)
  3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
  4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)
  5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊 bèilu:yóu to "go on a trip")
=7
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“to cover oneself; to scatter”)
  2. alternative form of (“to cover oneself; to scatter”)
=7
  1. alternative form of (bǐ, “that”)
  2. alternative form of (bì, “wig”)
=7 alternative form of
8 數量 shùliàng
  1. quantitative
  2. (math.) scalar quantity

classifier:

=9 gēng
  1. to change or replace
  2. to experience
  3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
=9 gèng
  1. more
  2. even more
  3. further
  4. still
  5. still more
10 duō
  1. many; much; more; a lot of
  2. too many; in excess
  3. (after a numeral) ... odd
  4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. duó)
  5. (bound form) multi-; poly-
=11 顏色 yán
  1. color
  2. countenance
  3. appearance
  4. facial expression
  5. pigment
  6. dyestuff
=11 顏色 yánshai pigment
12 更深 gēngshēn deep at night
=13 gēng
  1. to change or replace
  2. to experience
  3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
=13 gèng
  1. more
  2. even more
  3. further
  4. still
  5. still more
=14 used in names
=14
  1. green
  2. (slang) (derived from 綠帽子 màozi) to cheat on (one's spouse or boyfriend or girlfriend)
=15 gēng
  1. to change or replace
  2. to experience
  3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
=15 gèng
  1. more
  2. even more
  3. further
  4. still
  5. still more
16 茂密 mào
  1. dense (of plant growth)
  2. lush
=17 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 跑堂兒的 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
=17 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=17 really and truly
=17 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
18 雪松 xuěsōng
  1. cedar tree
  2. cedarwood
19 suǒ
  1. actually
  2. place
  3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
  4. that which
  5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive

classifier:

20 取代 dài
  1. to replace
  2. to supersede
  3. to supplant
  4. (chemistry) substitution
21 這些 zhèxiē these
22 雪松 xuěsōng
  1. cedar tree
  2. cedarwood
23 yòu
  1. (once) again
  2. also
  3. both... and...
  4. and yet
  5. (used for emphasis) anyway
=24 bèi
  1. quilt
  2. to cover (with)
  3. (literary) to suffer (a misfortune)
  4. used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb)
  5. (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊 bèilu:yóu to "go on a trip")
=24
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“to cover oneself; to scatter”)
  2. alternative form of (“to cover oneself; to scatter”)
=24
  1. alternative form of (bǐ, “that”)
  2. alternative form of (bì, “wig”)
=24 alternative form of
25 高大 gāo tall; lofty; towering
26 枝繁葉茂 zhīfánmào (of plants) to grow luxuriantly; (fig.) (of a family or business etc) to prosper; to flourish
=27 jiē
  1. (of a plant) to produce (fruit or seeds)
  2. Taiwan pr. jié
=27 jié
  1. knot
  2. sturdy
  3. bond
  4. to tie
  5. to bind
  6. to check out (of a hotel)
=28 滿 Mǎn Manchu ethnic group
=28 滿 mǎn
  1. to fill
  2. full
  3. filled
  4. packed
  5. fully
  6. completely
  7. quite
  8. to reach the limit
  9. to satisfy
  10. satisfied
  11. contented
29 綠色 green
30 漿果 jiāngguǒ berry
=31 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 跑堂兒的 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
=31 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=31 really and truly
=31 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
32 樹木 shù tree
33 suǒ
  1. actually
  2. place
  3. classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
  4. that which
  5. particle introducing a relative clause or passive

classifier:

34 取代 dài
  1. to replace
  2. to supersede
  3. to supplant
  4. (chemistry) substitution