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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小的 小的 xiǎo de (coll.) young child; the little one(s) of the family; (old) (humble) I; me; my (used by a commoner when speaking to an official) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
那是 那是 nà shi (coll.) of course; naturally; indeed Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as) aspect; area; dimension (Example: "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
好不好 好不好 hǎo bu hǎo (coll.) all right?; OK? Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
真是 真是 zhēn shi indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
飞快 飛快 fēi kuài very fast; at lightning speed; (coll.) razor-sharp Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
上分 上分 shàng fēn (coll.) (gaming) to progress to the next level; to level up Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
爷爷 爺爺 yé ye (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather Colloquialism HSK 1
奶奶 奶奶 nǎi nai (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies; breasts Colloquialism HSK 1
菜 菜 cài dish (type of food); vegetable; cuisine; (coll.) (one's) type; (of one's skills etc) weak; poor Colloquialism HSK 1
肉 肉 ròu meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130 Colloquialism HSK 1
山 山 shān mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on Colloquialism HSK 1
爸爸 爸爸 bà ba (coll.) father; dad Colloquialism HSK 1
块 塊 kuài lump; chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and currency units Colloquialism HSK 1
花 花 huā flower; blossom; fancy pattern; florid; to spend (money, time); (coll.) lecherous; lustful Colloquialism HSK 1
吗 嗎 má (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
那 那 nà (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) Colloquialism HSK 1
中国人 中國人 Zhōng guó rén Chinese person Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
广东 廣東 Guǎng dōng Guangdong Province, capital Guangzhou Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
广州 廣州 Guǎng zhōu Guangzhou, sub-provincial city and capital of Guangdong Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
十月 十月 Shí yuè October; tenth month (of the lunar year) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
中国菜 中國菜 Zhōng guó cài Chinese cuisine Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
上海 上海 Shàng hǎi Shanghai municipality Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
大山 大山 Dà shān Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
客家人 客家人 Kè jiā rén Hakka people Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
日本 日本 Rì běn Japan Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
山西 山西 Shān xī Shanxi Province, capital Taiyuan Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
香港 香港 Xiāng gǎng Hong Kong, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
九月 九月 Jiǔ yuè September; ninth month (of the lunar year) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
陕西 陝西 Shǎn xī Shaanxi Province, capital Xi'an Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
陕北 陝北 Shǎn běi Shanbei, northern Shaanxi province, including Yulin 榆林 and Yan'an 延安, a Holy Land of Mao's revolution 革命聖地|革命圣地 Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
五月 五月 Wǔ yuè May; fifth month (of the lunar year) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
十一 十一 Shí Yī PRC National Day (October 1st) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
十一月 十一月 Shí yī yuè November; eleventh month (of the lunar year) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
东京 東京 Dōng jīng Tokyo, capital of Japan; Tonkin (northern Vietnam during the French colonial period) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
岭南 嶺南 Lǐng nán south of the five ranges; old term for south China, esp. Guangdong and Guangxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
北京人 北京人 Běi jīng rén Beijing resident; Peking ape-man, Homo erectus pekinensis (c. 600,000 BC), discovered in 1921 at Zhoukoudian, Beijing Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
人大 人大 Rén dà Renmin University of China Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
八月 八月 Bā yuè August; eighth month (of the lunar year) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
六月 六月 Liù yuè June; sixth month (of the lunar year) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
打下 打下 dǎ xià to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc); to shoot down (a bird etc) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
山水 山水 Shān shuǐ Sansui, Japanese company Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
水里 水裡 Shuǐ lǐ Shuili Township in Nantou County, central Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
山东 山東 Shān dōng Shandong Province, capital Jinan Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
水上 水上 Shuǐ shàng Shuishang Township in Chiayi County, west Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
十二月 十二月 Shí èr yuè December; twelfth month (of the lunar year) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
美国 美國 Měi guó United States; USA; US Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
上都 上都 Shàng dū Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
里人 里人 lǐ rén person from the same village, town or province; peasant (derog.); (of a school of thought etc) follower Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
澳门 澳門 Ào mén Macao or Macau, special administrative region (SAR) of the PRC Proper Noun ∼HSK 1