留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo

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Definitions

  1. 1. While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.

Child Words of 留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

不
bù

no; not so

在
zài

to exist; to be alive

山
shān

mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

怕
pà

to be afraid

没
méi

(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

没
mò

drowned

烧
shāo

to burn

留
liú

to leave (a message etc)

青
qīng

green

不怕
bù pà

fearless

柴
chái

firewood

青山
qīng shān

Qingshan district of Wuhan city 武漢市|武汉市[wǔ hàn shì], Hubei