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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甜蜜蜜 甜蜜蜜 tián mì mì very sweet ∼HSK 6
扑鼻 撲鼻 pū bí to assail the nostrils (of fragrance and odors) ∼HSK 6
煮沸 煮沸 zhǔ fèi to boil ∼HSK 6
意料之中 意料之中 yì liào zhī zhōng to come as no surprise; as expected ∼HSK 6
和缓 和緩 hé huǎn mild; gentle; to ease up; to relax ∼HSK 6
来之不易 來之不易 lái zhī bù yì 来: come, coming; return, returning · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 易: change; easy ∼HSK 6
文火 文火 wén huǒ small flame (when cooking, simmering etc) ∼HSK 6
闷热 悶熱 mēn rè sultry; sultriness; hot and stuffy; stifling hot ∼HSK 6
临摹 臨摹 lín mó to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc) ∼HSK 6
拘泥 拘泥 jū nì to be a stickler for formalities; to rigidly adhere to; to cling to; constrained; ill at ease ∼HSK 6
经得起 經得起 jīng de qǐ to be able to withstand; to be able to endure ∼HSK 6
垫上 墊上 diàn shàng to pay for sb ∼HSK 6
洁白 潔白 jié bái spotlessly white; pure white ∼HSK 6
灵动 靈動 líng dòng to be quick-witted ∼HSK 6
汁液 汁液 zhī yè juice ∼HSK 6
灌木 灌木 guàn mù bush; shrub ∼HSK 6
超乎寻常 超乎尋常 chāo hū xún cháng out of the ordinary; exceptional ∼HSK 6
刻意为之 刻意為之 kè yì wéi zhī to make a conscious effort; to do something deliberately ∼HSK 6
此消彼长 此消彼長 cǐ xiāo - bǐ zhǎng (idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game) ∼HSK 6
叹为观止 嘆為觀止 tàn wéi guān zhǐ (idiom) to gasp in amazement; to acclaim as the peak of perfection ∼HSK 6
经验丰富 經驗豐富 jīng yàn fēng fù experienced; with ample experience ∼HSK 6
扣上 扣上 kòu shàng to buckle up; to fasten ∼HSK 6
十分之一 十分之一 shí fēn zhī yī one tenth ∼HSK 6
小笼包 小籠包 xiǎo lóng bāo steamed dumpling ∼HSK 6
穷尽 窮盡 qióng jìn to use up; to exhaust; to probe to the bottom; limit; end ∼HSK 6
云吞 雲吞 yún tūn wonton ∼HSK 6
结伴 結伴 jié bàn to go with sb; to form companionships ∼HSK 6
种田 種田 zhòng tián to farm; farming ∼HSK 6
虾子 蝦子 xiā zǐ shrimp roe; shrimp eggs ∼HSK 6
辣椒酱 辣椒醬 là jiāo jiàng red pepper paste; chili sauce ∼HSK 6
身形 身形 shēn xíng figure (esp. a woman's) ∼HSK 6
授业 授業 shòu yè to teach; to bequeath ∼HSK 6
远征 遠征 yuǎn zhēng an expedition, esp. military; march to remote regions ∼HSK 6
祖祖辈辈 祖祖輩輩 zǔ zǔ bèi bèi for generations; from generation to generation ∼HSK 6
青壮年 青壯年 qīng zhuàng nián the prime of one's life ∼HSK 6
四溢 四溢 sì yì (of a perfume or a foul odor) permeating the whole place; (of grease etc) dripping everywhere; flowing all over the place ∼HSK 6
摸清 摸清 mō qīng to suss out; to figure out; to ascertain ∼HSK 6
酒窝 酒窩 jiǔ wō dimple (on the cheek when smiling) ∼HSK 6
洗净 洗淨 xǐ jìng to wash clean ∼HSK 6
哽咽 哽咽 gěng yè to choke with emotion; to choke with sobs ∼HSK 6
副食 副食 fù shí non-staple food ∼HSK 6
刀锋 刀鋒 dāo fēng cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool ∼HSK 6
稀疏 稀疏 xī shū sparse; infrequent; thinly spread ∼HSK 6
大葱 大蔥 dà cōng leek; Chinese onion ∼HSK 6
腾腾 騰騰 téng téng steaming; scathing ∼HSK 6
炒热 炒熱 chǎo rè to raise prices by speculation; to hype ∼HSK 6
拨出 撥出 bō chū to pull out; to allocate (funds); to dial ∼HSK 6
水田 水田 shuǐ tián paddy field; rice paddy ∼HSK 6
少之又少 少之又少 shǎo zhī yòu shǎo very few; very little ∼HSK 6
炒饭 炒飯 chǎo fàn fried rice; (Tw) (slang) to have sex ∼HSK 6