| Grammar Notes: 這張 (zhè zhāng) - This (這, zhè) + measure word for flat objects like pictures or paper (張, zhāng). Infinitive: 這 (zhè) - this; 張 (zhāng) - measure word for flat objects. 霓虹燈 (ní hóng dēng) - neon light (霓虹, ní hóng) + lamp/light (燈, dēng). Infinitive: 霓虹 (ní hóng) - neon; 燈 (dēng) - lamp/light. 圖片 (tú piàn) - picture (圖, tú) + piece/slice (片, piàn). Infinitive: 圖 (tú) - picture; 片 (piàn) - piece/slice. 展示 (zhǎn shì) - to display/show (展, zhǎn) + to show (示, shì). Infinitive: 展示 (zhǎn shì) - to display/show. 了 (le) - particle indicating completed action. Infinitive: 了 (le) - particle for completed action. 一隻 (yī zhī) - one (一, yī) + measure word for animals (隻, zhī). Infinitive: 一 (yī) - one; 隻 (zhī) - measure word for animals. 被 (bèi) - passive voice marker, indicating the subject is acted upon. Infinitive: 被 (bèi) - passive voice marker. 植物 (zhí wù) - plant (植, zhí) + thing (物, wù). Infinitive: 植物 (zhí wù) - plant. 包圍 (bāo wéi) - to surround (包, bāo) + to encircle (圍, wéi). Infinitive: 包圍 (bāo wéi) - to surround. 的 (de) - possessive or descriptive particle, linking adjectives or possessors to nouns. Infinitive: 的 (de) - possessive/descriptive particle. 孔雀 (kǒng què) - peacock (孔, kǒng) + sparrow (雀, què). Infinitive: 孔雀 (kǒng què) - peacock. General grammar tip: The sentence uses the passive voice with 被 (bèi), which is common in Chinese to indicate that the subject (the peacock) is being acted upon (surrounded by plants). The structure is: Subject + 被 + Agent + Verb + Object. Related words: 包圍 (bāo wéi) - to surround; 展示 (zhǎn shì) - to display/show; 植物 (zhí wù) - plant. |
