葫芦里卖的是什么药 hú lu lǐ mài de shì shén me yào

DEFINITIONS

  1. what has (he) got up (his) sleeve?
  2. what's going on?

CHARACTERS

葫 hú bottle-gourd
芦 lu rushes, reeds
里 lǐ
HSK 1
unit of distance; village; lane
卖 mài
HSK 2
sell; betray; show off
的 de
HSK 1
possessive, adjectival suffix
是 shì
HSK 1
indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
什 shén
HSK 1
file of ten soldiers; mixed, miscellaneous
么 me
HSK 1
interrogative particle; repetition of a tune small; tender
药 yào
HSK 2
leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine