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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萝卜 蘿蔔 luó bo radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白萝卜 HSK 7
腾 騰 téng (bound form) to gallop; to prance; (bound form) to soar; to hover; to make room; to clear out; to vacate; (verb suffix indicating repeated action) HSK 7
至关重要 至關重要 zhì guān zhòng yào extremely important; vital; crucial; essential HSK 7
诱人 誘人 yòu rén attractive; alluring; captivating HSK 7
旺 旺 wàng prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring HSK 7
一线 一線 yī xiàn front line HSK 7
默契 默契 mò qì tacit understanding; mutual understanding; rapport; connected at a deep level with each other; (of team members) well coordinated; tight HSK 7
漆 漆 qī paint; lacquer; to paint (furniture, walls etc) HSK 7
墨 墨 mò ink stick; China ink; corporal punishment consisting of tattooing characters on the victim's forehead HSK 7
直至 直至 zhí zhì lasting until; up till (the present) HSK 7
精致 精緻 jīng zhì delicate; fine; exquisite; refined HSK 7
裹 裹 guǒ to wrap around; bundle; parcel; package; to press into service; to pressgang; to make off with (sth) HSK 7
力度 力度 lì dù strength; vigor; efforts; (music) dynamics HSK 7
泡沫 泡沫 pào mò foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble HSK 7
隆重 隆重 lóng zhòng grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn HSK 7
出自 出自 chū zì to come from HSK 7
妨碍 妨礙 fáng ài to hinder; to obstruct HSK 7
散发 散發 sàn fā to distribute; to emit; to issue HSK 7
亲手 親手 qīn shǒu personally; with one's own hands HSK 7
花样 花樣 huā yàng pattern; way of doing sth; trick; ruse; fancy-style (as in 花样滑冰 figure skating) HSK 7
大地 大地 dà dì earth; mother earth HSK 7
新生 新生 xīn shēng new; newborn; emerging; nascent; rebirth; regeneration; new life; new student HSK 7
故 故 gù happening; instance; reason; cause; intentional; former; old; friend; therefore; hence; (of people) to die, dead HSK 7
平民 平民 píng mín ordinary people; commoner; civilian HSK 7
缩 縮 suō to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [sù] HSK 7
席 席 xí woven mat; seat; banquet; place in a democratic assembly; classifier for banquets, conversations etc HSK 7
迈 邁 mài to take a step; to stride HSK 7
拦 攔 lán to block sb's path; to obstruct; to flag down (a taxi) HSK 7
钢 鋼 gāng steel HSK 7
捞 撈 lāo to fish up; to dredge up HSK 7
气质 氣質 qì zhì temperament; personality traits; manners HSK 7
滋味 滋味 zī wèi taste; flavor; feeling HSK 7
孔 孔 kǒng hole; classifier for cave dwellings HSK 7
短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn of short duration; brief; momentary HSK 7
规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved HSK 7
略 略 lu:è brief; sketchy; outline; summary; to omit; (bound form before a single-character verb) a bit; somewhat; slightly; plan; strategy; to capture (territory) HSK 7
耐 耐 nài (bound form) to bear; to endure; to withstand HSK 7
精心 精心 jīng xīn with utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed HSK 7
优 優 yōu excellent; superior HSK 7
捏 捏 niē to hold between the thumb and fingers; to pinch; to mold (using the fingers); to hold (lit. in one's hand and fig.); to join together; to fabricate (a story, a report, etc) HSK 7
飘 飄 piāo to float HSK 7
无论如何 無論如何 wú lùn rú hé whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means HSK 7
粒 粒 lì grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc) HSK 7
灵感 靈感 líng gǎn inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor HSK 7
口味 口味 kǒu wèi a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor HSK 7
熬 熬 āo to boil; to simmer HSK 7
讨 討 tǎo to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study HSK 7
美味 美味 měi wèi delicious; delicious food; delicacy HSK 7
都会 都會 dū huì city; metropolis HSK 7
无比 無比 wú bǐ incomparable; matchless HSK 7