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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高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
命根 命根 mìng gēn lifeblood; the thing that one cherishes most in life; (coll.) family jewels (male genitals) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
表面上 表面上 biǎo miàn shang outwardly; superficially; on the face of it HSK 6
陈皮 陳皮 chén pí dried tangerine peel (used in cuisine and traditional Chinese medicine) ∼HSK 6
菜肴 菜餚 cài yáo vegetable and meat dishes; dish ∼HSK 6
油脂 油脂 yóu zhī grease; oil; fat ∼HSK 6
味觉 味覺 wèi jué sense of taste; gustation ∼HSK 6
馈赠 饋贈 kuì zèng to present (a gift) to (sb) ∼HSK 6
米粉 米粉 mǐ fěn rice flour; rice-flour noodles; (Internet slang) Xiaomi fan ∼HSK 6
腌制 腌製 yān zhì marinated; to make by pickling, salting or curing ∼HSK 6
调味料 調味料 tiáo wèi liào seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences ∼HSK 6
稻米 稻米 dào mǐ rice (crop) ∼HSK 6
大闸蟹 大閘蟹 dà zhá xiè Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis); Shanghai hairy crab ∼HSK 6
温润 溫潤 wēn rùn gentle; kindly; mild and humid (climate) ∼HSK 6
糖汁 糖汁 táng zhī syrup ∼HSK 6
炊具 炊具 chuī jù cooking utensils; cookware; cooker ∼HSK 6
采摘 採摘 cǎi zhāi to pluck; to pick ∼HSK 6
劳作 勞作 láo zuò work; manual labor ∼HSK 6
储藏 儲藏 chǔ cáng to store; deposit; (oil, mineral etc) deposits ∼HSK 6
酿酒 釀酒 niàng jiǔ to make a fermented drink (i.e. to brew beer, make wine etc) ∼HSK 6
阿伦 阿倫 Ā lún Aalen, town in Germany ∼HSK 6
农耕 農耕 nóng gēng farming; agriculture ∼HSK 6
捕捞 捕撈 bǔ lāo to fish for (aquatic animals and plants); to catch ∼HSK 6
舌尖 舌尖 shé jiān tip of tongue; apical ∼HSK 6
淤泥 淤泥 yū ní silt; sludge; ooze ∼HSK 6
清香 清香 qīng xiāng sweet scent; fragrant odor ∼HSK 6
菜园 菜園 cài yuán vegetable garden ∼HSK 6
味蕾 味蕾 wèi lěi taste bud(s) ∼HSK 6
色泽 色澤 sè zé color and luster ∼HSK 6
莲藕 蓮藕 lián ǒu lotus root ∼HSK 6
清蒸 清蒸 qīng zhēng steamed in broth ∼HSK 6
烹制 烹製 pēng zhì to cook; to prepare (food) ∼HSK 6
甘甜 甘甜 gān tián sweet ∼HSK 6
香醋 香醋 xiāng cù aromatic vinegar; balsamic vinegar ∼HSK 6
糯稻 糯稻 nuò dào glutinous rice; sticky rice ∼HSK 6
腹地 腹地 fù dì hinterland; interior; outback ∼HSK 6
繁衍 繁衍 fán yǎn to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity ∼HSK 6
苦涩 苦澀 kǔ sè bitter and astringent; pained; agonized ∼HSK 6
五谷 五穀 wǔ gǔ five crops, e.g. millet, soybean, sesame, barley, rice or other variants; all crops; all grains; oats, peas, beans and barley ∼HSK 6
催生 催生 cuī shēng to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby; (obstetrics) to induce labor; to expedite childbirth; (fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence ∼HSK 6
阿公 阿公 ā gōng (old) grandfather; polite address for an elderly man, or a woman's father-in-law; (Taiwanese) grandfather ∼HSK 6
耕种 耕種 gēng zhòng to till; to cultivate ∼HSK 6
绒毛 絨毛 róng máo fur; down (soft fur); villi capillary (in the small intestine) ∼HSK 6
晾晒 晾曬 liàng shài to sun-dry ∼HSK 6
煮熟 煮熟 zhǔ shóu to boil thoroughly; to cook thoroughly ∼HSK 6
肉馅 肉餡 ròu xiàn ground meat; mincemeat ∼HSK 6
滚烫 滾燙 gǔn tàng boiling hot ∼HSK 6
凝结 凝結 níng jié to condense; to solidify; to coagulate; clot (of blood) ∼HSK 6