A Bite of China

Episode review

The Story Of Staple Foods

S1E2 · 主食的故事 zhǔshí de gùshì

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4.57 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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味儿 味兒 wèi r taste HSK 4
讲究 講究 jiǎng jiu to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen HSK 4
描写 描寫 miáo xiě to describe; to depict; to portray; description HSK 4
动摇 動搖 dòng yáo to sway; to waver; to rock; to rattle; to destabilize; to pose a challenge to HSK 4
离不开 離不開 lí bu kāi inseparable; inevitably linked to HSK 4
使劲 使勁 shǐ jìn to exert all one's strength HSK 4
圆满 圓滿 yuán mǎn satisfactory; consummate; perfect HSK 4
种植 種植 zhòng zhí to plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate HSK 4
分布 分佈 fēn bù to scatter; to distribute; to be distributed (over an area etc); (statistical, geographic) distribution HSK 4
多种 多種 duō zhǒng many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi- HSK 4
节省 節省 jié shěng saving; to save; to use sparingly; to cut down on HSK 4
手工 手工 shǒu gōng handwork; manual HSK 4
寒冷 寒冷 hán lěng cold (climate); frigid; very cold HSK 4
透明 透明 tòu míng transparent; (fig.) transparent; open to scrutiny HSK 4
豆腐 豆腐 dòu fu tofu; bean curd HSK 4
粮食 糧食 liáng shi foodstuff; cereals HSK 4
记载 記載 jì zǎi to write down; to record; written account HSK 4
诗人 詩人 shī rén bard; poet HSK 4
延续 延續 yán xù to continue; to go on; to last HSK 4
替代 替代 tì dài to substitute for; to replace; to supersede HSK 4
孙子 孫子 Sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 HSK 4
包裹 包裹 bāo guǒ to wrap up; to bind up; bundle; parcel; package HSK 4
复制 複製 fù zhì to duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy; to reproduce; to clone HSK 4
玉 玉 yù jade HSK 4
成人 成人 chéng rén adult HSK 4
江 江 jiāng river HSK 4
扫 掃 sǎo to sweep HSK 4
多年 多年 duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
粗 粗 cū coarse; rough; thick (for cylindrical objects); unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude HSK 4
眼里 眼裡 yǎnli In the eyes HSK 4
薄 薄 báo thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile HSK 4
居住 居住 jū zhù to reside; to dwell; to live in a place; resident in HSK 4
阵 陣 zhèn disposition of troops; wave; spate; burst; spell; short period of time; classifier for events or states of short duration HSK 4
细 細 xì thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal HSK 4
改善 改善 gǎi shàn to make better; to improve HSK 4
平均 平均 píng jūn average; on average; evenly; in equal proportions HSK 4
宽 寬 kuān wide; broad; loose; relaxed; lenient HSK 4
独特 獨特 dú tè unique; distinctive HSK 4
酸 酸 suān sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid HSK 4
腰 腰 yāo waist; lower back; pocket; middle; loins HSK 4
玉米 玉米 yù mǐ corn; maize HSK 4
典型 典型 diǎn xíng model; typical case; archetype; typical; representative HSK 4
设置 設置 shè zhì to set up; to install HSK 4
聚会 聚會 jù huì party; gathering; to meet; to get together HSK 4
圆 圓 yuán circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) HSK 4
引 引 yǐn to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈, one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters HSK 4
辣 辢 là hot (spicy); pungent; (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting; to burn HSK 4
结构 結構 jié gòu structure; composition; makeup; architecture HSK 4
地位 地位 dì wèi position; status; place HSK 4
祝福 祝福 zhù fú blessings; to wish sb well HSK 4