中國採取的報復性關稅措施降低了大豆等農作物的需求和整體價格,最終影響了農民的收入,迫使許多農民一時無法購買大型、昂貴的設備。

Retaliatory tariffs by China have decreased demand and overall prices for crops like soybeans, ultimately affecting a farmer’s bottom line, forcing many to hold off purchasing large, expensive equipment.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 中國 Zhōngguó China
2 採取 cǎi
  1. to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
  2. to take
=3 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
=3 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=3 really and truly
=3 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
4 報復性 bàoxìng retaliatory
5 關稅 guānshuì
  1. customs duty
  2. tariff
6 措施 cuòshī
  1. measure
  2. step

classifier:

7 降低 jiàng to reduce; to lower; to bring down
=8 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=8 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=8 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=8 liào unofficial variant of liào
9 大豆 dòu soybean
10 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)
11 農作物 nóngzuò (farm) crops
=12 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
=12 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=12 really and truly
=12 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
13 需求 qiú
  1. requirement
  2. to require
  3. (economics) demand
=14 old variant of
=14 surname He
=14
  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
=14
  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
=14 to complete a set in mahjong or playing cards
=14 huó
  1. to combine a powdery substance (flour, plaster etc) with water
  2. Taiwan pr. huò
=14 huò
  1. to mix (ingredients) together
  2. to blend
  3. classifier for rinses of clothes
  4. classifier for boilings of medicinal herbs
=14 (literary) harmonious (variant of )
=14 huo
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) warm
  2. warm
15 整體 zhěng
  1. whole entity
  2. entire body
  3. synthesis
  4. as a whole (situation, construction, team etc)
  5. global
  6. macrocosm
  7. integral
  8. holistic
  9. whole
16 價格 jià price

classifier:

17 最終 zuìzhōng final; ultimate
18 影響 yǐngxiǎng
  1. influence
  2. effect
  3. to influence
  4. to affect (usually adversely)
  5. to disturb

classifier:

=19 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=19 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=19 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=19 liào unofficial variant of liào
20 農民 nóngmín peasant; farmer
=21 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
=21 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=21 really and truly
=21 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
22 收入 shōu
  1. to take in
  2. income
  3. revenue

classifiers: ,

23 迫使 shǐ to force; to compel
24 許多 duō
  1. many
  2. a lot of
  3. much
25 農民 nóngmín peasant; farmer
26 一時 shí
  1. a period of time
  2. a while
  3. for a short while
  4. temporary
  5. momentary
  6. at the same time
27 無法 unable to; incapable of
28 購買 gòumǎi to purchase; to buy
29 大型 xíng
  1. large
  2. large-scale
30 昂貴 ángguì
  1. expensive
  2. costly
=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 設備 shèbèi equipment; facilities; installations

classifier: