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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脱壳 脫殼 tuō ké to break out of an eggshell; to molt; to remove the husk; to shell ∼HSK 6
绝伦 絕倫 jué lún outstanding; peerless; beyond compare ∼HSK 6
禁足 禁足 jìn zú to forbid sb to go out; to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc); to ground (as disciplinary measure); to gate; to curfew; restriction on movement; ban on visiting a place; out of bounds; off limits; caveat ∼HSK 6
丛生 叢生 cóng shēng growing as a thicket; overgrown; breaking out everywhere (of disease, social disorder etc) ∼HSK 6
井下 井下 jǐng xià underground; in the pit (mining) ∼HSK 6
调制 調制 tiáo zhì to modulate; modulation ∼HSK 6
隆冬 隆冬 lóng dōng midwinter; the depth of winter ∼HSK 6
盛名 盛名 shèng míng famous reputation ∼HSK 6
依稀 依稀 yī xī vaguely; dimly; probably; very likely ∼HSK 6
炼丹 煉丹 liàn dān to concoct pills of immortality ∼HSK 6
浸润 浸潤 jìn rùn to permeate; to percolate; fig. to saturate (with emotion) ∼HSK 6
娘家 孃家 niáng jiā wife's family (before marriage) ∼HSK 6
砝码 砝碼 fǎ mǎ standard weight (used on a balance scale) ∼HSK 6
迁入 遷入 qiān rù to move in (to new lodging) ∼HSK 6
样貌 樣貌 yàng mào appearance; manifestation ∼HSK 6
重镇 重鎮 zhòng zhèn (military) strategic town; (fig.) major center (for commerce, culture or tourism etc) ∼HSK 6
清贫 清貧 qīng pín poor but upright; destitute ∼HSK 6
偏爱 偏愛 piān ài to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite ∼HSK 6
独到 獨到 dú dào original ∼HSK 6
隐退 隱退 yǐn tuì to retire (from society, esp. from politics); to vanish ∼HSK 6
绝妙 絕妙 jué miào exquisite ∼HSK 6
玄妙 玄妙 xuán miào mysterious; profound; abstruse ∼HSK 6
小巷 小巷 xiǎo xiàng alley ∼HSK 6
谷底 谷底 gǔ dǐ valley floor; (fig.) lowest ebb; all-time low ∼HSK 6
沿路 沿路 yán lù along the way; on the way; area beside a road ∼HSK 6
觉察 覺察 jué chá to sense; to perceive; to come to realize; to be aware ∼HSK 6
搅动 攪動 jiǎo dòng to mix; to stir ∼HSK 6
原样 原樣 yuán yàng original shape; the same as before ∼HSK 6
敬畏 敬畏 jìng wèi to revere ∼HSK 6
抚慰 撫慰 fǔ wèi to console; to comfort; to soothe ∼HSK 6
炮制 炮製 páo zhì to concoct; to invent; to fabricate; to produce; to process; processing and curing (Chinese medicine) ∼HSK 6
附着 附著 fù zhuó to adhere; attachment ∼HSK 6
舌根 舌根 shé gēn back of tongue; tongue root; dorsal ∼HSK 6
体魄 體魄 tǐ pò physique; build ∼HSK 6
莫大 莫大 mò dà greatest; most important ∼HSK 6
暗渠 暗渠 àn qú underground water channel; covered ditch; culvert ∼HSK 6
形制 形制 xíng zhì form; shape; structure; design ∼HSK 6
牵手 牽手 qiān shǒu to hold hands ∼HSK 6
破损 破損 pò sǔn to become damaged ∼HSK 6
独创 獨創 dú chuàng to come up with (an innovation); innovation ∼HSK 6
缝隙 縫隙 fèng xì small crack; chink ∼HSK 6
踪影 蹤影 zōng yǐng trace; vestige; presence ∼HSK 6
北端 北端 běi duān northern extremity ∼HSK 6
疏松 疏鬆 shū sōng to loosen ∼HSK 6
袍子 袍子 páo zi Chinese-style gown ∼HSK 6
顾家 顧家 gù jiā to take care of one's family ∼HSK 6
粮仓 糧倉 liáng cāng granary; barn; fig. bread basket (of fertile agricultural land) ∼HSK 6
主菜 主菜 zhǔ cài main course ∼HSK 6
定夺 定奪 dìng duó to make a decision; to determine ∼HSK 6
炎炎 炎炎 yán yán scorching ∼HSK 6