A Bite of China

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Season 1 — A Bite of China

舌尖上的中国 shéjiān shǎng de zhōngguó

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Vocabulary

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狼 狼 láng wolf HSK 7
并非 並非 bìng fēi really isn't HSK 7
嫁 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) HSK 7
探 探 tàn to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward HSK 7
制 製 zhì to manufacture; to make HSK 7
毫无 毫無 háo wú not in the least; to completely lack HSK 7
生物 生物 shēng wù organism; living creature; life form; biological HSK 7
灵 靈 líng quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin HSK 7
有所 有所 yǒu suǒ somewhat; to some extent HSK 7
格 格 gé square; frame; rule; (legal) case; style; character; standard; pattern; (grammar) case; (classical) to obstruct; to hinder; (classical) to arrive; to come; (classical) to investigate; to study exhaustively HSK 7
丝 絲 sī silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc HSK 7
即 即 jí namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
经 經 jīng classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 经济 HSK 7
文 文 wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
感 感 gǎn to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
生机勃勃 生機勃勃 shēng jī bó bó full of vitality Idiom ∼HSK 6
举手之劳 舉手之勞 jǔ shǒu zhī láo lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom); fig. a very slight effort Idiom ∼HSK 6
一席之地 一席之地 yī xí zhī dì (acknowledged) place; a role to play; niche Idiom ∼HSK 6
咄咄逼人 咄咄逼人 duō duō bī rén overbearing; forceful; aggressive; menacing; imperious Idiom ∼HSK 6
锦上添花 錦上添花 jǐn shàng tiān huā lit. add flowers to brocade (idiom); fig. to give sth additional splendor; to provide the crowning touch; (derog.) to benefit sb who is already well off Idiom ∼HSK 6
成家立业 成家立業 chéng jiā lì yè to get married and start a career (idiom); to settle down; to establish oneself Idiom ∼HSK 6
无影无踪 無影無蹤 wú yǐng - wú zōng (idiom) (to disappear) without a trace Idiom ∼HSK 6
出神入化 出神入化 chū shén rù huà to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement Idiom ∼HSK 6
如出一辙 如出一轍 rú chū yī zhé to be precisely the same; to be no different Idiom ∼HSK 6
坐享其成 坐享其成 zuò xiǎng qí chéng to reap where one has not sown (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
一网打尽 一網打盡 yī wǎng dǎ jìn lit. to catch everything in the one net (idiom); fig. to scoop up the whole lot; to capture them all in one go Idiom ∼HSK 6
精疲力尽 精疲力盡 jīng pí lì jìn spirit weary, strength exhausted (idiom); spent; drained; washed out Idiom ∼HSK 6
原封不动 原封不動 yuán fēng - bù dòng lit. the original seal has not been disturbed (idiom); fig. left completely unchanged; untouched; intact Idiom ∼HSK 6
当仁不让 當仁不讓 dāng rén bù ràng to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others Idiom ∼HSK 6
点睛之笔 點睛之筆 diǎn jīng zhī bǐ the brush stroke that dots 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 6
浩浩荡荡 浩浩蕩蕩 hào hào - dàng dàng (idiom) grandiose; majestic Idiom ∼HSK 6
一气呵成 一氣呵成 yī qì hē chéng to do something at one go; to flow smoothly Idiom ∼HSK 6
鱼米之乡 魚米之鄉 yú mǐ zhī xiāng (lit.) land of fish and rice; (fig.) fertile region; land of milk and honey Idiom ∼HSK 6
独树一帜 獨樹一幟 dú shù yī zhì lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner; to stand out; to develop one's own school; to have attitude of one's own Idiom ∼HSK 6
不可言喻 不可言喻 bù kě yán yù inexpressible (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
如数家珍 如數家珍 rú shǔ jiā zhēn lit. as if enumerating one's family valuables (idiom); fig. to be very familiar with a matter Idiom ∼HSK 6
迥然不同 迥然不同 jiǒng rán bù tóng widely different; utterly different Idiom ∼HSK 6
高产 高產 gāo chǎn high yielding Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
大功告成 大功告成 dà gōng gào chéng successfully accomplished (project or goal); to be highly successful Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
一家之主 一家之主 yī jiā zhī zhǔ master of the house; head of the family Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
物尽其用 物盡其用 wù jìn qí yòng to use sth to the full; to make the best use of everything Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
自给自足 自給自足 zì jǐ zì zú self-sufficiency; autarky Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6