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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赠予 贈予 zèng yǔ to give a present; to accord (a favor); to grant ∼HSK 6
不平凡 不平凡 bù píng fán marvelous; marvelously ∼HSK 6
自足 自足 zì zú self-sufficient; satisfied with oneself ∼HSK 6
埋头 埋頭 mái tóu to immerse oneself in; engrossed in sth; to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain); countersunk (of screws, rivets etc) ∼HSK 6
驯化 馴化 xùn huà to tame; to domesticate ∼HSK 6
杂质 雜質 zá zhì impurity ∼HSK 6
负重 負重 fù zhòng (lit. and fig.) to carry a heavy load; to carry a heavy burden ∼HSK 6
掩藏 掩藏 yǎn cáng hidden; covered; concealed ∼HSK 6
正轨 正軌 zhèng guǐ the right track ∼HSK 6
乳酸 乳酸 rǔ suān lactic acid ∼HSK 6
孤岛 孤島 gū dǎo isolated island ∼HSK 6
降解 降解 jiàng jiě (chemistry) degradation; to degrade ∼HSK 6
炒米 炒米 chǎo mǐ fried rice; millet stir-fried in butter ∼HSK 6
浇灌 澆灌 jiāo guàn to water; to irrigate ∼HSK 6
沿袭 沿襲 yán xí to carry on as before; to follow (an old custom etc) ∼HSK 6
回甘 回甘 huí gān to have a sweet aftertaste ∼HSK 6
临水 臨水 lín shuǐ facing the water (favored location) ∼HSK 6
酒席 酒席 jiǔ xí feast; banquet ∼HSK 6
滋生 滋生 zī shēng to breed; to flourish; to cause; to provoke; to create ∼HSK 6
耕耘 耕耘 gēng yún plowing and weeding; farm work; fig. to work or study diligently ∼HSK 6
供品 供品 gòng pǐn offering ∼HSK 6
纹丝 紋絲 wén sī tiny bit; a jot; whisker ∼HSK 6
赐给 賜給 cì gěi to bestow; to give ∼HSK 6
长命百岁 長命百歲 cháng mìng bǎi suì may you live to a ripe old age! ; long life and a hundred years (idiom; birthday blessing) ∼HSK 6
置办 置辦 zhì bàn to purchase; to buy ∼HSK 6
千里之外 千里之外 qiān lǐ zhī wài thousand miles distant ∼HSK 6
杂粮 雜糧 zá liáng grain crops other than rice and wheat ∼HSK 6
用料 用料 yòng liào ingredients; material ∼HSK 6
夜幕降临 夜幕降臨 yè mù jiàng lín nightfall ∼HSK 6
一日三餐 一日三餐 yī rì sān cān to have three meals a day ∼HSK 6
颇为 頗為 pō wéi rather; quite ∼HSK 6
余年 餘年 yú nián one's remaining years ∼HSK 6
以此为 以此為 yǐ cǐ wéi to regard as; to treat as ∼HSK 6
局限于 局限於 jú xiàn yú to be limited to ∼HSK 6
陶器 陶器 táo qì pottery ∼HSK 6
主顾 主顧 zhǔ gù client; customer ∼HSK 6
拿捏 拿捏 ná niē (lit. and fig.) to grasp; to control; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; (dialect) to deliberately create difficulties; to threaten ∼HSK 6
春耕 春耕 chūn gēng to plow a field in the spring ∼HSK 6
搞砸 搞砸 gǎo zá to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil ∼HSK 6
吐槽 吐槽 tù cáo (slang) to roast; to ridicule; also pr. [tu3 cao2] ∼HSK 6
盛夏 盛夏 shèng xià midsummer; the height of summer ∼HSK 6
炒菜 炒菜 chǎo cài to stir-fry; to do the cooking; stir-fried dish ∼HSK 6
柔顺 柔順 róu shùn gentle and agreeable; supple; yielding ∼HSK 6
逢年过节 逢年過節 féng nián - guò jié during holidays and festivals; on festive occasions such as New Year ∼HSK 6
拉扯 拉扯 lā che to drag; to pull; to raise a child (through difficulties); to help; to support; to drag in; to chat ∼HSK 6
煲汤 煲湯 bāo tāng to simmer; soup made by simmering for a long time ∼HSK 6
大蒜 大蒜 dà suàn garlic ∼HSK 6
奥妙 奧妙 ào miào marvelous; mysterious; profound; marvel; wonder ∼HSK 6
挥之不去 揮之不去 huī zhī bù qù impossible to get rid of ∼HSK 6
有感而发 有感而發 yǒu gǎn ér fā (idiom) to speak from the heart ∼HSK 6