A Bite of China

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舌尖上的中国 shéjiān shǎng de zhōngguó

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东西南北 東西南北 dōng xī nán běi east west south north ∼HSK 1
外国人 外國人 wài guó rén foreigner ∼HSK 1
机能 機能 jī néng function ∼HSK 1
几年来 幾年來 jǐ nián lái for the past several years ∼HSK 1
真谛 真諦 zhēn dì the real meaning; the true essence ∼HSK 1
菜地 菜地 cài dì vegetable field ∼HSK 1
行话 行話 háng huà jargon; language of the trade ∼HSK 1
穿梭 穿梭 chuān suō to travel back and forth; to shuttle ∼HSK 1
口诀 口訣 kǒu jué mnemonic chant; rhyme for remembering (arithmetic tables, character stroke order etc) ∼HSK 1
树干 樹幹 shù gàn tree trunk ∼HSK 1
过热 過熱 guò rè too hot; (fig.) (economics) overheated; (physics) to superheat ∼HSK 1
东南西北 東南西北 dōng nán xī běi east, south, west and north; all directions ∼HSK 1
穿行 穿行 chuān xíng to go through; to pass through; to thread one's way through ∼HSK 1
等第 等第 děng dì level; rank; grade; rating ∼HSK 1
水能 水能 shuǐ néng hydroelectric power ∼HSK 1
白萝卜 白蘿蔔 bái luó bo daikon; white radish (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) ∼HSK 1
用工 用工 yòng gōng to employ workers ∼HSK 1
百岁老人 百歲老人 bǎi suì lǎo rén centenarian ∼HSK 1
梅雨 梅雨 méi yǔ East Asian rainy season (in late spring and early summer) ∼HSK 1
后学 後學 hòu xué junior scholar or pupil in imperial China ∼HSK 1
后儿 後兒 hòu r the day after tomorrow ∼HSK 1
听书 聽書 tīng shū to listen to a performance of pinghua storytelling; to listen to an audiobook ∼HSK 1
干瘪 乾癟 gān biě dried out; wizened; shriveled ∼HSK 1
吃藕 吃藕 chī ǒu (slang) unattractive; ugly (derived from near homophone) ∼HSK 1
碾子 碾子 niǎn zi roller (used for milling or crushing) ∼HSK 1
枫树 楓樹 fēng shù maple ∼HSK 1
不明就里 不明就裡 bù míng jiù lǐ not to understand the situation; unaware of the ins and outs ∼HSK 1
半年 半年 bàn nián half a year HSK 1
老字号 老字號 lǎo zì hào shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation ∼HSK 1
两口子 兩口子 liǎng kǒu zi husband and wife ∼HSK 1
第一手 第一手 dì yī shǒu first-hand ∼HSK 1
汉字 漢字 hàn zì Chinese character; Japanese: kanji; Korean: hanja; Vietnamese: hán tự HSK 1
地下水 地下水 dì xià shuǐ groundwater ∼HSK 1
少不了 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many ∼HSK 1
一家人 一家人 yī jiā rén household; the whole family ∼HSK 1
包子 包子 bāo zi bao (steamed stuffed bun) HSK 1
汉语 漢語 Hàn yǔ Chinese language HSK 1
课本 課本 kè běn textbook HSK 1
一回事 一回事 yī huí shì one and the same (thing); one thing (as distinct from another) ∼HSK 1
里边 裡邊 lǐ bian inside HSK 1
过日子 過日子 guò rì zi to live one's life; to pass one's days; to get along ∼HSK 1
米饭 米飯 mǐ fàn (cooked) rice HSK 1
渴 渴 kě thirsty HSK 1
从来不 從來不 cóng lái bù never ∼HSK 1
一大早 一大早 yī dà zǎo at dawn; at first light; first thing in the morning ∼HSK 1
半天 半天 bàn tiān half of the day; a long time; quite a while; midair HSK 1
弟 弟 dì younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter) HSK 1
中文 中文 Zhōng wén Chinese language HSK 1
有名 有名 yǒu míng famous; well-known HSK 1
放假 放假 fàng jià to have a holiday or vacation HSK 1