Chinese Riddle 中国谜语：Youshi Luo zai Shanyao 有时落在山腰

By Ling-Ling Lisa Shih
From Ling-LingChinese.com

zhōng guó  mí yǔ
中        国      谜   语

yǒu shí  luò  zài  shān yā

“有时落在山腰，

有时挂在树梢。

有时像个圆盘，

有时像把镰刀。

 

 

With Pinyin:

zhōng guó  mí yǔ
中        国      谜   语

yǒu shí  luò  zài  shān yāo
“ 有   时     落    在    山     腰 ，

yǒu shí  guà  zài  shù shāo
有    时     挂     在     树    梢 。

yǒu shí  xiàng  gè  yuán pán
有    时     像       个    圆     盘 ，

yǒu shí  xiàng  bǎ  lián dāo
有时 像 把 镰刀 。

 "Sometimes it falls on mountainside ,

Sometimes hanging in the trees .

Sometimes like a disc ,

Sometimes it is like a scythe (sickle) .

Vocabulary 生词 for the Chinese Riddle “又是落在山腰”

ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	English Definition
1	有时	有時	yǒu shí	sometimes; now and then
2	落		luò	to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set
3	在		zài	(located) at; (to be) in; to exist; in the middle of doing sth; (indicating an action in progress)
4	山腰		shān yāo	halfway up a mountain; lit. waist of mountain
5	挂	掛	guà	to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); to hang
6	树梢	樹梢	shù shāo	the tip of a tree; treetop
7	像		xiàng	to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as
8	个	個	gè	classifier for people or objects in general
9	圆盘	圓盤	yuán pán	disk
10	把		bǎ	classifier for objects with handle
11	镰刀	鐮刀	lián dāo	sickle; curved blade to cut grain

Individual  Character List

	ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	English Definition
	ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	English Definition
	1	谜	謎	mèi	riddle; see 谜儿 , riddle
	2	语	語	yǔ	dialect; language; speech; to tell to
	3	有	有	yǒu	to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
	4	时	時	shí	o’clock; time; when; hour; season; period
	5	落	落	là	to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set
	6	在	在	zài
	7	山	山	shān	mountain; hill; Classifiers: 座
	8	腰	腰	yāo	waist; lower back;
	9	挂	掛	guà	to hang
	10	树	樹	shù	tree; Classifiers: 棵 ; to cultivate; to set up
	11	梢	梢	shāo	tip of branch
	12	像	像	xiàng	to resemble; to be like; to look as if
	13	个	個	gè	classifier for people or objects in general; variant of 个
	14	圆	圓	yuán	circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan)
	15	盘	盤	pán	plate; dish; tray; classifier for plate
	16	把	把	bǎ	classifier for small objects such as knife
	17	镰	鐮	lián	scythe; sickle
	18	刀	刀	dāo	knife; blade; Classifiers: 把

Downloadable Worksheets:

• Riddle_You luo zai shanyao
• Riddle_You Shi Luo Zai Shanyao_flashcard
• Riddle_You Shi Luo Zai Shanyao_Vocabulary & Character List
• Riddle_Youshi Luo Zai Shanyao_Character Worksheet
• Riddle You luo zai shanyao_Text Worksheet_
• Riddle You luo zai shanyao_Text