There is botany theme in chapter 5. I find the word for boabab tree especially funny in Chinese because it is literally "monkey bread tree".
猴面包树 hóu miànbāoshù boabab tree; Adansonia digitata (botany)
天竺葵 tiānzhú kuí geranium (Pelargonium hortorum)
小灌木 xiǎo guànmù undershrub
灌木 guànmù bush; shrub
玫瑰 méiguī rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower
益草 yì cǎo beneficial plant
毒草 dúcǎo poisonous plant
一粒草籽 yī lì cǎo zǐ a single plant seed
嫩苗 nèn miáo seedling; sprout
嫩 nèn tender; soft; delicate; light (color); inexperienced; unskilled
苗 miáo sprout
萝卜 luóbo radish
拔掉 bá diào pluck
种子 zhǒngzǐ seed
清除掉 qīngchú diào eliminate
钻透 zuān tòu penetrate
支离破碎 zhīlí pòsuì [idiom] scattered and smashed
支离 zhīlí fragmented; disorganized; incoherent
破碎 pòsuì to smash to pieces; to shatter
纪律 jìlǜ discipline
区别开 qūbié kāi to distinguish; to discriminate
乏味 fáwèi tedious
乏 fá short of; tired
味 wèi taste; smell; [Traditional Chinese Medicine] measure word for drugs
容易 róngyì easy
惯例 guànlì convention; usual practice
警惕 jǐngtì to be on the alert; vigilant; alert; on guard; to warn
长期以来 chángqī yǐlái ever since a long time ago
长期 chángqī long term; long time; long range (of a forecast)
以来 yǐlái since (a previous event)
壮观 zhuàngguān spectacular; magnificent sight
壮 zhuàng to strengthen; strong; robust; Zhuang ethnic group of Guangxi, the PRC's second most numerous ethnic group; Zhuang: Bouxcuengh
观 guān to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; to advise; concept; point of view; outlook
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