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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一个半 一個半 yī ge bàn one and a half ∼HSK 1
碾子 碾子 niǎn zi roller (used for milling or crushing) ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
上年 上年 shàng nián last year ∼HSK 1
十二 十二 shí èr twelve; 12 ∼HSK 1
十四 十四 shí sì fourteen; 14 ∼HSK 1
十五 十五 shí wǔ fifteen; 15 ∼HSK 1
儿 兒 rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
语 語 yǔ language, words; saying, expression ∼HSK 1
在地 在地 zài dì (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē]) ∼HSK 1
那天 那天 nà tiān that day; the other day ∼HSK 1
女眷 女眷 nǚ juàn the females in a family; womenfolk ∼HSK 1
中用 中用 zhōng yòng useful; helpful; Taiwan pr. [zhong4 yong4] ∼HSK 1
五十 五十 wǔ shí fifty ∼HSK 1
中人 中人 zhōng rén go-between; mediator; intermediary ∼HSK 1
东南西北 東南西北 dōng nán xī běi east, south, west and north; all directions ∼HSK 1
不一 不一 bù yī to vary; to differ ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
四十 四十 sì shí forty; 40 ∼HSK 1
过人 過人 guò rén to surpass others; outstanding; (basketball, soccer etc) to get past an opponent ∼HSK 1
能手 能手 néng shǒu expert ∼HSK 1
并不 並不 bìng bù not at all; by no means ∼HSK 1
和好 和好 hé hǎo to become reconciled; on good terms with each other ∼HSK 1
体 體 tī body; group, class, body, unit; inferior ∼HSK 1
上等 上等 shàng děng highest quality; top-notch ∼HSK 1
饭菜 飯菜 fàn cài food ∼HSK 1
一个个 一個個 yī gè gè a number of; each and every one; one by one; one after another ∼HSK 1
每年 每年 měi nián every year; each year; yearly ∼HSK 1
达 達 Dá arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
每个 每個 měi gè each; every ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
半个 半個 bàn ge half of sth ∼HSK 1
分子 分子 fēn zǐ (chemistry) molecule; (math) numerator of a fraction ∼HSK 1
三次 三次 sān cì third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) ∼HSK 1
老两口 老兩口 lǎo liǎng kǒu old married couple ∼HSK 1
三不 三不 sān bù the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase) ∼HSK 1
第一次 第一次 dì yī cì the first time; first; number one ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
说不出 說不出 shuō bu chū unable to say ∼HSK 1
一对 一對 yī duì couple; pair ∼HSK 1
在外 在外 zài wài outer; excluded ∼HSK 1
年过 年過 nián guò over (a certain age) ∼HSK 1
下一个 下一個 xià yī ge the next one ∼HSK 1
没有什么 沒有什麼 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing; there's nothing... about it ∼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
北京 北京 Běi jīng Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China HSK 1
鸡蛋 雞蛋 jī dàn (chicken) egg; hen's egg HSK 1