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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早在 早在 zǎo zài as early as ∼HSK 1
在地下 在地下 zài dì xià underground ∼HSK 1
外在 外在 wài zài external; extrinsic ∼HSK 1
不遂 不遂 bù suì to fail; to fail to materialize; not to get one's way ∼HSK 1
和好 和好 hé hǎo to become reconciled; on good terms with each other ∼HSK 1
说不出 說不出 shuō bu chū unable to say ∼HSK 1
三小 三小 sān xiǎo (Tw) (vulgar) what the hell? (from Taiwanese 啥潲, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-siâ], equivalent to Mandarin) ∼HSK 1
果肉 果肉 guǒ ròu the flesh of a fruit; pulp ∼HSK 1
五花肉 五花肉 wǔ huā ròu pork belly; streaky pork ∼HSK 1
电工 電工 diàn gōng electrician; electrical engineering; electrical work (in a house) ∼HSK 1
起小 起小 qǐ xiǎo since childhood ∼HSK 1
菜地 菜地 cài dì vegetable field ∼HSK 1
穿梭 穿梭 chuān suō to travel back and forth; to shuttle ∼HSK 1
打下手 打下手 dǎ xià shǒu to act in a supporting role; fig. to play second fiddle ∼HSK 1
过热 過熱 guò rè too hot; (fig.) (economics) overheated; (physics) to superheat ∼HSK 1
东南西北 東南西北 dōng nán xī běi east, south, west and north; all directions ∼HSK 1
上第 上第 shàng dì top notch; highest quality ∼HSK 1
水能 水能 shuǐ néng hydroelectric power ∼HSK 1
卤水 鹵水 lǔ shuǐ brine; bittern; marinade ∼HSK 1
早茶 早茶 zǎo chá morning tea ∼HSK 1
干瘪 乾癟 gān biě dried out; wizened; shriveled ∼HSK 1
吃藕 吃藕 chī ǒu (slang) unattractive; ugly (derived from near homophone) ∼HSK 1
碾子 碾子 niǎn zi roller (used for milling or crushing) ∼HSK 1
老两口 老兩口 lǎo liǎng kǒu old married couple ∼HSK 1
出菜 出菜 chū cài (at a restaurant) to bring a dish to a customer; to serve food ∼HSK 1
枫树 楓樹 fēng shù maple ∼HSK 1
蟹肉 蟹肉 xiè ròu crab meat ∼HSK 1
半年 半年 bàn nián half a year HSK 1
老字号 老字號 lǎo zì hào shop, firm, or brand of merchandise with a long-established reputation ∼HSK 1
第一手 第一手 dì yī shǒu first-hand ∼HSK 1
少不了 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many ∼HSK 1
一家人 一家人 yī jiā rén household; the whole family ∼HSK 1
包子 包子 bāo zi bao (steamed stuffed bun) HSK 1
汉语 漢語 Hàn yǔ Chinese language HSK 1
里边 裡邊 lǐ bian inside HSK 1
米饭 米飯 mǐ fàn (cooked) rice HSK 1
中文 中文 Zhōng wén Chinese language HSK 1
有名 有名 yǒu míng famous; well-known HSK 1
下雨 下雨 xià yǔ to rain HSK 1
多年来 多年來 duō nián lái for the past many years ∼HSK 1
不大 不大 bù dà not very; not too; not often HSK 1
爱好 愛好 ài hào to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby HSK 1
北京 北京 Běi jīng Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China HSK 1
中学 中學 zhōng xué middle school HSK 1
国外 國外 guó wài abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign HSK 1
小学 小學 xiǎo xué elementary school; primary school HSK 1
零 零 líng zero; nought; zero sign; fractional; fragmentary; odd (of numbers); (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one); fraction; (in mathematics) remainder (after division); extra; to wither and fall; to wither HSK 1
坐下 坐下 zuò xia to sit down HSK 1
姐 姐 jiě older sister HSK 1
鸡蛋 雞蛋 jī dàn (chicken) egg; hen's egg HSK 1