A Bite of China

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舌尖上的中国 shéjiān shǎng de zhōngguó

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千山万水 千山萬水 qiān shān wàn shuǐ lit. a thousand mountains and ten thousand rivers (idiom); fig. a long and arduous journey; vast distances Idiom ∼HSK 7
八仙过海 八仙過海 bā xiān guò hǎi lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea — each shows their own special talent (idiom); fig. everyone using their own unique abilities Idiom ∼HSK 7
说来说去 說來說去 shuō lái shuō qù (idiom) to talk back and forth; to say the same thing over and over Idiom ∼HSK 7
人才辈出 人才輩出 rén cái bèi chū talented people emerging in large numbers (idiom); a steady flow of gifted individuals, generation after generation Idiom ∼HSK 7
直上直下 直上直下 zhí shàng zhí xià straight up and down; vertical; perpendicular (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
绵延不断 綿延不斷 mián yán bù duàn continuous and unbroken (idiom); stretching on without end; uninterrupted Idiom ∼HSK 7
汪洋大海 汪洋大海 wāng yáng dà hǎi the vast ocean (idiom); a boundless expanse of water Idiom ∼HSK 7
飞沙走石 飛沙走石 fēi shā zǒu shí sand flying and stones hurtling (idiom); fig. a raging gale; a tempestuous wind Idiom ∼HSK 7
千门万户 千門萬戶 qiān mén wàn hù lit. a thousand gates and ten thousand households (idiom); countless homes; a vast city or palace complex Idiom ∼HSK 7
花甲之年 花甲之年 huā jiǎ zhī nián the age of sixty (idiom); the year completing one full sexagenary cycle Idiom ∼HSK 7
傲然挺立 傲然挺立 ào rán tǐng lì to stand proud and erect (idiom); to hold oneself unyielding and dignified Idiom ∼HSK 7
约定俗成 約定俗成 yuē dìng sú chéng established by popular usage (idiom); common usage agreement; customary convention Idiom HSK 7
苦尽甘来 苦盡甘來 kǔ jìn gān lái bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning Idiom HSK 7
画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point Idiom HSK 7
川流不息 川流不息 chuān liú bù xī the stream flows without stopping (idiom); unending flow Idiom HSK 7
津津有味 津津有味 jīn jīn yǒu wèi with keen interest (idiom); with great pleasure; with gusto; eagerly Idiom HSK 7
千变万化 千變萬化 qiān biàn wàn huà countless changes; constant permutation Idiom HSK 7
络绎不绝 絡繹不絕 luò yì bù jué (idiom) continuously; in an endless stream Idiom HSK 7
家家户户 家家戶戶 jiā jiā hù hù each and every family (idiom); every household Idiom HSK 7
千家万户 千家萬戶 qiān jiā wàn hù every family (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
精打细算 精打細算 jīng dǎ xì suàn meticulous planning and careful accounting (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
无微不至 無微不至 wú wēi bù zhì in every possible way (idiom); meticulous Idiom HSK 7
根深蒂固 根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù deep-rooted (problem etc) Idiom HSK 7
赞不绝口 讚不絕口 zàn bù jué kǒu to praise without cease (idiom); praise sb to high heaven Idiom HSK 7
层出不穷 層出不窮 céng chū bù qióng more and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
形形色色 形形色色 xíng xíng sè sè all kinds of; all sorts of; every (different) kind of Idiom HSK 7
顺理成章 順理成章 shùn lǐ chéng zhāng logical; only to be expected; rational and clearly structured (of text) Idiom HSK 7
惊心动魄 驚心動魄 jīng xīn dòng pò (idiom) heart-stopping; hair-raising; breathtaking Idiom HSK 7
大街小巷 大街小巷 dà jiē xiǎo xiàng great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city Idiom HSK 7
日复一日 日復一日 rì fù yī rì day after day Idiom HSK 7
息息相关 息息相關 xī xī xiāng guān closely bound up (idiom); intimately related Idiom HSK 7
万无一失 萬無一失 wàn wú yī shī surefire; absolutely safe (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
一目了然 一目了然 yī mù liǎo rán obvious at a glance (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
源源不断 源源不斷 yuán yuán bù duàn a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream Idiom HSK 7
措手不及 措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared Idiom HSK 7
念念不忘 念念不忘 niàn niàn bù wàng to keep in mind constantly (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
轻而易举 輕而易舉 qīng ér yì jǔ easy; with no difficulty Idiom HSK 7
截然不同 截然不同 jié rán bù tóng entirely different; different as black and white Idiom HSK 7
小心翼翼 小心翼翼 xiǎo xīn yì yì cautious and solemn (idiom); very carefully; prudent; gently and cautiously Idiom HSK 7
大吃一惊 大吃一驚 dà chī yī jīng to have a surprise (idiom); shocked or startled; gobsmacked Idiom HSK 7
迫不及待 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài impatient (idiom); in a hurry; itching to get on with it Idiom HSK 7
成群结队 成群結隊 chéng qún jié duì making up a group, forming a troupe (idiom); in large numbers; as a large crowd Xiehouyu HSK 7
密不可分 密不可分 mì bù kě fēn inextricably linked (idiom); inseparable Xiehouyu HSK 7
稀少 稀少 xī shǎo sparse; rare Xiehouyu HSK 7
荒凉 荒涼 huāng liáng desolate Xiehouyu HSK 7
不定 不定 bù dìng indefinite; indeterminate; (botany) adventitious Xiehouyu HSK 7
冷落 冷落 lěng luò desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder Xiehouyu HSK 7
渺小 渺小 miǎo xiǎo minute; tiny; negligible; insignificant Xiehouyu HSK 7
淘气 淘氣 táo qì naughty; mischievous Xiehouyu HSK 7
吹牛 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) Xiehouyu HSK 7