A Bite of China

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舌尖上的中国 shéjiān shǎng de zhōngguó

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杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
其 其 qí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
肯定 肯定 kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) HSK 5
如此 如此 rú cǐ like this; so; such HSK 5
唯一 唯一 wéi yī only; sole HSK 5
搞 搞 gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
将 將 jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
就地取材 就地取材 jiù dì qǔ cái to draw on local resources; using materials at hand Idiom ∼HSK 4
得心应手 得心應手 dé xīn yìng shǒu lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job; entirely in one's element; going smoothly and easily Idiom ∼HSK 4
天各一方 天各一方 tiān gè yī fāng (of relatives or friends) to live far apart from each other Idiom ∼HSK 4
回味无穷 回味無窮 huí wèi wú qióng to have a rich aftertaste; (fig.) memorable; to linger in one's memory Idiom ∼HSK 4
翻山越岭 翻山越嶺 fān shān yuè lǐng lit. to pass over mountain ridges (idiom); fig. hardships of the journey Idiom ∼HSK 4
落叶归根 落葉歸根 Luò yè guī gēn Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by, starring Idiom ∼HSK 4
摇身一变 搖身一變 yáo shēn yī biàn to change shape in a single shake; fig. to take on a new lease of life Idiom ∼HSK 4
落地生根 落地生根 luò dì shēng gēn air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum); to put down roots Idiom ∼HSK 4
言传身教 言傳身教 yán chuán shēn jiào to teach by words and example (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
美轮美奂 美輪美奐 měi lún - měi huàn (idiom) (of houses, scenery etc) magnificent Idiom ∼HSK 4
一无所获 一無所獲 yī wú suǒ huò to gain nothing; to end up empty-handed Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
跑江湖 跑江湖 pǎo jiāng hú to make a living as a traveling performer etc Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
自成一家 自成一家 zì chéng yī jiā to have a style of one's own Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
大方 大方 dà fāng expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea Xiehouyu HSK 4
热闹 熱鬧 rè nao bustling with noise and excitement; lively Xiehouyu HSK 4
神话 神話 shén huà legend; fairy tale; myth; mythology Xiehouyu HSK 4
来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
高潮 高潮 gāo cháo high tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity; climax (of a story, a competition etc); to have an orgasm Xiehouyu HSK 4
聊天 聊天 liáo tiān to chat; to gossip Xiehouyu HSK 4
苦 苦 kǔ bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
无法 無法 wú fǎ unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
干货 乾貨 gān huò dried food (including dried fruits, mushrooms and seafoods such as shrimp and abalone); (fig.) (coll.) knowledge presented in readily assimilable form; just what you want to know: no more, no less (no padding) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
拉肚子 拉肚子 lā dù zi (coll.) to have diarrhea Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
拜拜 拜拜 bái bái (loanword) bye-bye; also pr. [bai1 bai1] etc; (coll.) to part ways (with sb); (fig.) to have nothing further to do (with sb or sth) Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
尾巴 尾巴 wěi ba tail; colloquial pr. [yǐ ba] Colloquialism HSK 4
潮 潮 cháo tide; damp; moist; humid; fashionable; trendy; (coll.) inferior; substandard Colloquialism HSK 4
穷 窮 qióng poor; destitute; to use up; to exhaust; thoroughly; extremely; (coll.) persistently and pointlessly Colloquialism HSK 4
老公 老公 lǎo gōng (coll.) husband Colloquialism HSK 4
老婆 老婆 lǎo pó (coll.) wife Colloquialism HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
帅 帥 shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) Colloquialism HSK 4
俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
抱 抱 bào to hold; to carry (in one's arms); to hug; to embrace; to surround; to cherish; (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely Colloquialism HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
江南 江南 Jiāng nán south of Changjiang or Yangtze river; south of the lower reaches of Changjiang; often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces; a province during Qing times; in literature, refers to the sunny south; Gangnam (distri Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中原 中原 Zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
川菜 川菜 Chuān cài Sichuan or Szechuan cuisine Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中式 中式 Zhōng shì Chinese style Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
清水 清水 Qīng shuǐ Qingshui (place name); Shimizu (Japanese surname and place name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
广东人 廣東人 Guǎng dōng rén Cantonese (people) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
平江 平江 Píng jiāng Pingjiang district of Suzhou city, Jiangsu; Pingjiang county in Yueyang, Hunan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4