A Bite of China

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舌尖上的中国 shéjiān shǎng de zhōngguó

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背水一战 背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die Idiom ∼HSK 5
心领神会 心領神會 xīn lǐng shén huì to understand tacitly (idiom); to know intuitively; to understand thoroughly Idiom ∼HSK 5
应运而生 應運而生 yìng yùn ér shēng to emerge to meet a historic destiny (idiom); to arise at an opportune time; able to take advantage of an opportunity; to rise to the occasion Idiom ∼HSK 5
酸甜苦辣 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot; fig. the joys and sorrows of life Idiom HSK 5
零碎 零碎 líng suì scattered and fragmentary; scraps; odds and ends Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
臭豆腐 臭豆腐 chòu dòu fu stinky tofu; strong-smelling preserved beancurd; fig. rough exterior but lovable person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
滚开 滾開 gǔn kāi (of a liquid) to boil; boiling hot; (rude) get out!; go away!; fuck off! Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
缺一不可 缺一不可 quē yī bù kě not a single one is dispensable; can't do without either Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
道听途说 道聽途說 dào tīng tú shuō gossip; hearsay; rumor Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
乏味 乏味 fá wèi tedious Xiehouyu ∼HSK 5
臭 臭 chòu stench; smelly; to smell (bad); repulsive; loathsome; terrible; bad; severely; ruthlessly; dud (ammunition) Xiehouyu HSK 5
一路 一路 yī lù the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind Xiehouyu HSK 5
排骨 排骨 pái gǔ pork chop; pork cutlet; spare ribs; (coll.) skinny person Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
姑妈 姑媽 gū mā (coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
攥 攥 zuàn (coll.) hold; grip; grasp Colloquialism ∼HSK 5
礼拜 禮拜 lǐ bài to attend a religious service; (coll.) week; (coll.) Sunday Colloquialism HSK 5
收拾 收拾 shōu shi to put in order; to tidy up; to pack; to repair; (coll.) to sort sb out; to fix sb Colloquialism HSK 5
熊 熊 xióng bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke; (coll.) weak; incapable Colloquialism HSK 5
神经 神經 shén jīng nerve; mental state; (coll.) unhinged; nutjob Colloquialism HSK 5
估计 估計 gū jì to estimate; to reckon; (coll.) to suppose Colloquialism HSK 5
秒 秒 miǎo second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly Colloquialism HSK 5
食材 食材 shí cái (food) ingredient ∼HSK 5
触 觸 chù butt, ram, gore; touch ∼HSK 5
殖 殖 zhí breed, spawn; increase; prosper ∼HSK 5
笋 筍 sǔn bamboo shoots ∼HSK 5
豆 荳 dòu beans, peas; bean-shaped ∼HSK 5
藕 藕 ǒu lotus root ∼HSK 5
宴 宴 yàn banquet ∼HSK 5
蒲 蒲 Pú type of rush; vine ∼HSK 5
馅 餡 xiàn filling, stuffing; secret ∼HSK 5
蟹 蟹 xiè crab, brachyura ∼HSK 5
筍 筍 sǔn bamboo shoot; joint; tendon ∼HSK 5
花椒 花椒 huā jiāo Sichuan pepper; Chinese prickly ash ∼HSK 5
菜品 菜品 cài pǐn culinary dish ∼HSK 5
果子 果子 guǒzi fruit ∼HSK 5
浆 漿 jiāng any thick fluid; starch; broth ∼HSK 5
大豆 大豆 dà dòu soybean ∼HSK 5
陶 陶 Táo pottery, ceramics ∼HSK 5
寿 壽 Shòu old age, long life; lifespan ∼HSK 5
馍 饃 mó bread ∼HSK 5
翠 翠 cuì color green; kingfisher ∼HSK 5
珍 珍 zhēn precious, valuable, rare ∼HSK 5
菌 菌 jūn mushroom; germ, microbe ∼HSK 5
居 居 jū reside ∼HSK 5
极致 極致 jí zhì peak; pinnacle; ultimate ∼HSK 5
仁 仁 rén humaneness, benevolence, kindness ∼HSK 5
荣 榮 Róng glory, honor; flourish, prosper ∼HSK 5
燕 燕 Yān swallow (bird); comfort, enjoy ∼HSK 5
面食 麵食 miàn shí food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc ∼HSK 5
螺 螺 luó spiral shell; conch; spiral ∼HSK 5