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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内陆 內陸 nèi lù inland; interior ∼HSK 5
隋 隋 Suí Sui dynasty; surname ∼HSK 5
豪 豪 háo brave, heroic, chivalrous ∼HSK 5
传入 傳入 chuán rù to import; transmitted inwards; afferent ∼HSK 5
悠然 悠然 yōu rán unhurried; leisurely ∼HSK 5
面饼 麵餅 miàn bǐng flatbread ∼HSK 5
必备 必備 bì bèi essential ∼HSK 5
排序 排序 pái xù to sort; to arrange in order ∼HSK 5
稻 稻 dào rice growing in field, rice plant ∼HSK 5
泉水 泉水 quán shuǐ spring water ∼HSK 5
蚁 蟻 yǐ ants ∼HSK 5
彩礼 彩禮 cǎi lǐ betrothal gift; bride price ∼HSK 5
诚心 誠心 chéng xīn sincerity ∼HSK 5
浆 漿 jiāng any thick fluid; starch; broth ∼HSK 5
缭绕 繚繞 liáo rào (of smoke from a chimney) to curl upward; (of a sound) to linger on ∼HSK 5
软糯 軟糯 ruǎn nuò soft and chewy (mouthfeel) ∼HSK 5
醇 醇 chún rich, good as wine; pure, unmixed ∼HSK 5
主唱 主唱 zhǔ chàng to sing the lead vocals; lead singer ∼HSK 5
弥 彌 mí extensive, full; fill; complete ∼HSK 5
锅子 鍋子 guō zi pot; pan; wok; cauldron; pot-shaped thing; hotpot ∼HSK 5
浊 濁 zhuó muddy, turbid, dirty, filthy ∼HSK 5
秘籍 秘籍 mì jí rare book; cheat code (video games) ∼HSK 5
艳 豔 yàn beautiful, sexy, voluptuous ∼HSK 5
蓬 蓬 Péng type of raspberry; fairyland ∼HSK 5
斌 斌 bīn refined, having both appearance ∼HSK 5
柔 柔 róu soft; gentle, pliant ∼HSK 5
麦子 麥子 mài zi wheat ∼HSK 5
弹牙 彈牙 tán yá al dente ∼HSK 5
弹跳 彈跳 tán tiào to bounce; to jump; to leap ∼HSK 5
擀 擀 gǎn roll flat ∼HSK 5
大寿 大壽 dà shòu (polite) birthday making the beginning of new decade of life for an older person, especially over 50 years old (e.g. 60th or 70th birthday) ∼HSK 5
寿面 壽麵 shòu miàn birthday noodles (for longevity) ∼HSK 5
唱戏 唱戲 chàng xì to perform in opera ∼HSK 5
不可少 不可少 bù kě shǎo indispensable; essential ∼HSK 5
芹 芹 qín celery ∼HSK 5
椒 椒 jiāo pepper, spices ∼HSK 5
燥 燥 zào dry, parched, arid; quick-tempered ∼HSK 5
木耳 木耳 mù ěr wood ear; jelly ear (edible fungus) ∼HSK 5
翻滚 翻滾 fān gǔn to roll; to boil ∼HSK 5
艺术品 藝術品 yì shù pǐn art piece; work of art ∼HSK 5
浸 浸 jìn soak, immerse, dip, percolate ∼HSK 5
粽 粽 zòng dumpling made of glutinous rice ∼HSK 5
秒钟 秒鐘 miǎo zhōng (time) second ∼HSK 5
综 綜 zèng arrange threads for weaving ∼HSK 5
幻化 幻化 huàn huà to be transformed; to metamorphose; transformation; metamorphosis ∼HSK 5
似 似 sì resemble (literary) ∼HSK 5
焖 燜 mèn simmer, cook over slow fire ∼HSK 5
耕 畊 gēng plow, cultivate ∼HSK 5
胶子 膠子 jiāo zǐ gluon (particle physics) ∼HSK 5
山珍海味 山珍海味 shān zhēn hǎi wèi exotic delicacies; luxury foodstuff from distant locations ∼HSK 5