A Bite of China

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舌尖上的中国 shéjiān shǎng de zhōngguó

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咕噜 咕嚕 gū lu (onom.) to rumble (of a stomach); to coo (of a dove); rumbling; noisy drinking sound ∼HSK 6
绝佳 絕佳 jué jiā exceptionally good ∼HSK 6
敬畏 敬畏 jìng wèi to revere ∼HSK 6
学徒 學徒 xué tú apprentice; to serve an apprenticeship ∼HSK 6
独创 獨創 dú chuàng to come up with (an innovation); innovation ∼HSK 6
主菜 主菜 zhǔ cài main course ∼HSK 6
五谷 五穀 wǔ gǔ five crops, e.g. millet, soybean, sesame, barley, rice or other variants; all crops; all grains; oats, peas, beans and barley ∼HSK 6
枣泥 棗泥 zǎo ní jujube paste ∼HSK 6
餐具 餐具 cān jù tableware; dinner service ∼HSK 6
驱寒 驅寒 qū hán to warm oneself; to expel the cold (TCM) ∼HSK 6
用料 用料 yòng liào ingredients; material ∼HSK 6
自古以来 自古以來 zì gǔ yǐ lái since ancient times ∼HSK 6
一日三餐 一日三餐 yī rì sān cān to have three meals a day ∼HSK 6
炒菜 炒菜 chǎo cài to stir-fry; to do the cooking; stir-fried dish ∼HSK 6
家庭主妇 家庭主婦 jiā tíng zhǔ fù housewife ∼HSK 6
肉馅 肉餡 ròu xiàn ground meat; mincemeat ∼HSK 6
闷热 悶熱 mēn rè sultry; sultriness; hot and stuffy; stifling hot ∼HSK 6
莲藕 蓮藕 lián ǒu lotus root ∼HSK 6
收割 收割 shōu gē to harvest; to reap; to gather in crops ∼HSK 6
大限 大限 dà xiàn the limit; maximum; one's allocated lifespan ∼HSK 6
挥发 揮發 huī fā to volatilize; to vaporize; to evaporate (esp. at ordinary temperatures); (in compound words) volatile ∼HSK 6
葡萄汁 葡萄汁 pú táo zhī grape juice ∼HSK 6
洋流 洋流 yáng liú ocean current ∼HSK 6
洋葱 洋蔥 yáng cōng onion (Allium cepa); bulb onion ∼HSK 6
酱料 醬料 jiàng liào sauce ∼HSK 6
翻炒 翻炒 fān chǎo to stir-fry ∼HSK 6
馅料 餡料 xiàn liào filling; stuffing (for dumplings, pies etc) ∼HSK 6
贫瘠 貧瘠 pín jí barren; infertile; poor ∼HSK 6
吸附 吸附 xī fù to adhere to a surface; to absorb; to draw in; (fig.) to attract; (chemistry) adsorption ∼HSK 6
石墨 石墨 shí mò black lead; graphite; plumbago ∼HSK 6
霉菌 黴菌 méi jūn mold ∼HSK 6
物产 物產 wù chǎn products; produce; natural resources ∼HSK 6
酥脆 酥脆 sū cuì crisp (of food) ∼HSK 6
泡椒 泡椒 pào jiāo pickled pepper ∼HSK 6
糯稻 糯稻 nuò dào glutinous rice; sticky rice ∼HSK 6
吃螺丝 吃螺絲 chī luó sī (of an actor, announcer etc) to stumble over words (Tw) ∼HSK 6
豆瓣酱 豆瓣醬 dòu bàn jiàng sticky chili bean sauce; doubanjiang ∼HSK 6
辣酱油 辣醬油 là jiàng yóu Worcestershire sauce ∼HSK 6
解毒 解毒 jiě dú to detoxify; to relieve fever (in Chinese medicine) ∼HSK 6
敬老 敬老 jìng lǎo to respect the elderly ∼HSK 6
不甘心 不甘心 bù gān xīn not reconciled to; not resigned to ∼HSK 6
蕴含 蘊含 yùn hán to contain; to accumulate ∼HSK 6
炉火 爐火 lú huǒ the fire of a stove ∼HSK 6
清爽 清爽 qīng shuǎng fresh and cool; relaxed ∼HSK 6
市井 市井 shì jǐng marketplace; town; the street (urban milieu); the haunts of the common people ∼HSK 6
消散 消散 xiāo sàn to dissipate ∼HSK 6
脱壳 脫殼 tuō ké to break out of an eggshell; to molt; to remove the husk; to shell ∼HSK 6
自驾 自駕 zì jià to drive oneself somewhere ∼HSK 6
腹地 腹地 fù dì hinterland; interior; outback ∼HSK 6
琵琶 琵琶 pí pa pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard ∼HSK 6