A Bite of China

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舌尖上的中国 shéjiān shǎng de zhōngguó

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李树 李樹 lǐ shù plum tree ∼HSK 3
酒厂 酒廠 jiǔ chǎng wine factory; distillery ∼HSK 3
刀鱼 刀魚 dāo yú tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes); various species of cutlassfish; saury ∼HSK 3
香醇 香醇 xiāng chún rich and mellow (flavor or aroma) ∼HSK 3
初夏 初夏 chū xià early summer ∼HSK 3
抓饭 抓飯 zhuā fàn pilaf (rice dish popular in many parts of the world, including Xinjiang) ∼HSK 3
城市化 城市化 chéng shì huà urbanization ∼HSK 3
开化 開化 kāi huà to become civilized; to be open-minded; (of ice) to thaw ∼HSK 3
压实 壓實 yā shí to compress; to compact ∼HSK 3
牛油 牛油 niú yóu butter; beef tallow ∼HSK 3
死面 死麵 sǐ miàn unleavened dough ∼HSK 3
合时宜 合時宜 hé shí yí in keeping with the current thinking; appropriate for the times (or for the occasion) ∼HSK 3
桂皮 桂皮 guì pí Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamonum cassia); cassia bark ∼HSK 3
改刀 改刀 gǎi dāo to cut food into a specific size or shape (strips, slices or cubes etc); (dialect) screwdriver ∼HSK 3
点化 點化 diǎn huà magic transformation performed by Daoist immortal; fig. to reveal; to enlighten ∼HSK 3
飞升 飛升 fēi shēng to fly upwards; (fig.) to rise; to increase; (Daoism) to ascend to heaven; to achieve immortality ∼HSK 3
己 己 jǐ self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem ∼HSK 3
总要 總要 zǒng yào nevertheless ∼HSK 3
身世 身世 shēn shì one's life experience; one's lot; one's past history ∼HSK 3
知音 知音 zhī yīn intimate friend; soul mate ∼HSK 3
婚 婚 hūn get married; marriage, wedding ∼HSK 3
耶 耶 yē used in transliteration ∼HSK 3
前世 前世 qián shì previous generations; previous incarnation (Buddhism) ∼HSK 3
修好 修好 xiū hǎo to repair (sth broken); to restore (sth damaged); to establish friendly relations with; (literary) to do meritorious deeds ∼HSK 3
世间 世間 shì jiān world; earth ∼HSK 3
双喜 雙喜 shuāng xǐ double happiness; the combined symmetric character 囍 (similar to 喜喜) as symbol of good luck, esp. marriage ∼HSK 3
白费 白費 bái fèi to waste (one's energy etc) ∼HSK 3
荣耀 榮耀 róng yào honor; glory ∼HSK 3
已久 已久 yǐ jiǔ already a long time ∼HSK 3
敌 敵 dí enemy, foe, rival; resist ∼HSK 3
高强 高強 gāo qiáng excellent; outstanding ∼HSK 3
美酒 美酒 měi jiǔ good wine; fine liquor ∼HSK 3
家传 家傳 jiā chuán handed down in a family; family traditions ∼HSK 3
新任 新任 xīn rèn newly-appointed; newly elected; new (in a political office) ∼HSK 3
赶来 趕來 gǎn lái to rush over ∼HSK 3
升起 升起 shēng qǐ to raise; to hoist; to rise ∼HSK 3
赶路 趕路 gǎn lù to hasten on with one's journey; to hurry on ∼HSK 3
失 失 shī lose; make mistake, neglect ∼HSK 3
难保 難保 nán bǎo hard to say; can't guarantee; difficult to protect; difficult to preserve ∼HSK 3
赞 贊 zàn help, support, assist, aid ∼HSK 3
血肉 血肉 xuè ròu flesh ∼HSK 3
历练 歷練 lì liàn to learn through experience; experience; practiced; experienced ∼HSK 3
强身 強身 qiáng shēn to strengthen one's body; to keep fit; to build up one's health (through exercise, nutrition etc) ∼HSK 3
张嘴 張嘴 zhāng zuǐ to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape ∼HSK 3
信物 信物 xìn wù keepsake; token ∼HSK 3
天时 天時 tiān shí the time; the right time; weather conditions; destiny; course of time; heaven's natural order ∼HSK 3
真香 真香 zhēn xiāng awesome (expression of approval used hypocritically after bitching about the exact same thing earlier) (neologism c. 2014) ∼HSK 3
真性 真性 zhēn xìng real; the nature of sth ∼HSK 3
唐 唐 Táng Tang dynasty; Chinese ∼HSK 3
突然间 突然間 tū rán jiān suddenly ∼HSK 3