A Bite of China

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舌尖上的中国 shéjiān shǎng de zhōngguó

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刻意为之 刻意為之 kè yì wéi zhī to make a conscious effort; to do something deliberately ∼HSK 6
杆秤 桿秤 gǎn chèng a steelyard (a type of balance) ∼HSK 6
此消彼长 此消彼長 cǐ xiāo - bǐ zhǎng (idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game) ∼HSK 6
叹为观止 嘆為觀止 tàn wéi guān zhǐ (idiom) to gasp in amazement; to acclaim as the peak of perfection ∼HSK 6
十分之一 十分之一 shí fēn zhī yī one tenth ∼HSK 6
野草 野草 yě cǎo weeds; mistress or prostitute (old) ∼HSK 6
泡泡 泡泡 pào pao bubbles ∼HSK 6
肉丸 肉丸 ròu wán meatball ∼HSK 6
歇业 歇業 xiē yè to close down (temporarily or permanently); to go out of business ∼HSK 6
穷尽 窮盡 qióng jìn to use up; to exhaust; to probe to the bottom; limit; end ∼HSK 6
精光 精光 jīng guāng nothing left (money, food etc); all finished; bright and shiny; radiant; glorious ∼HSK 6
福利院 福利院 fú lì yuàn welfare agency ∼HSK 6
云吞 雲吞 yún tūn wonton ∼HSK 6
种田 種田 zhòng tián to farm; farming ∼HSK 6
敞篷车 敞篷車 chǎng péng chē a convertible; open-top car ∼HSK 6
完好无损 完好無損 wán hǎo wú sǔn in good condition; undamaged; intact ∼HSK 6
儿媳 兒媳 ér xí daughter-in-law ∼HSK 6
远征 遠征 yuǎn zhēng an expedition, esp. military; march to remote regions ∼HSK 6
一头雾水 一頭霧水 yī tóu wù shuǐ to be confused; to be baffled ∼HSK 6
按揭 按揭 àn jiē a mortgage (loanword via Cantonese); to buy property on a mortgage ∼HSK 6
青壮年 青壯年 qīng zhuàng nián the prime of one's life ∼HSK 6
驻足 駐足 zhù zú to stop (walking); to halt ∼HSK 6
摸清 摸清 mō qīng to suss out; to figure out; to ascertain ∼HSK 6
岩浆 岩漿 yán jiāng (geology) magma ∼HSK 6
酒窝 酒窩 jiǔ wō dimple (on the cheek when smiling) ∼HSK 6
徽章 徽章 huī zhāng badge; emblem; insignia; crest; logo; coat of arms ∼HSK 6
精炼 精煉 jīng liàn to refine (a substance); to purify; to refine (one's skills, writing etc); refined; polished; succinct; skilled; capable ∼HSK 6
浸透 浸透 jìn tòu to soak; to saturate; to drench; to permeate ∼HSK 6
相距 相距 xiāng jù distance apart; separated by a given distance ∼HSK 6
补足 補足 bǔ zú to bring up to full strength; to make up a deficiency; to fill (a vacancy, gap etc) ∼HSK 6
熔炉 熔爐 róng lú smelting furnace; forge ∼HSK 6
哽咽 哽咽 gěng yè to choke with emotion; to choke with sobs ∼HSK 6
副食 副食 fù shí non-staple food ∼HSK 6
刀锋 刀鋒 dāo fēng cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool ∼HSK 6
稀疏 稀疏 xī shū sparse; infrequent; thinly spread ∼HSK 6
大葱 大蔥 dà cōng leek; Chinese onion ∼HSK 6
同班同学 同班同學 tóng bān tóng xué classmate ∼HSK 6
腾腾 騰騰 téng téng steaming; scathing ∼HSK 6
豆腐乳 豆腐乳 dòu fu rǔ fermented bean curd ∼HSK 6
炒热 炒熱 chǎo rè to raise prices by speculation; to hype ∼HSK 6
拨出 撥出 bō chū to pull out; to allocate (funds); to dial ∼HSK 6
卓绝 卓絕 zhuó jué unsurpassed; extreme; extraordinary ∼HSK 6
水田 水田 shuǐ tián paddy field; rice paddy ∼HSK 6
少之又少 少之又少 shǎo zhī yòu shǎo very few; very little ∼HSK 6
鼻腔 鼻腔 bí qiāng nasal cavity ∼HSK 6
炒饭 炒飯 chǎo fàn fried rice; (Tw) (slang) to have sex ∼HSK 6
曾祖父 曾祖父 zēng zǔ fù father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather ∼HSK 6
发祥 發祥 fā xiáng to give rise to (sth good); to emanate from ∼HSK 6
精粹 精粹 jīng cuì succinct; pure and concise ∼HSK 6
莲蓉 蓮蓉 lián róng lotus seed paste ∼HSK 6