A Bite of China

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The Inspiration of Transformation

S1E3 · 转化的灵感 zhuǎnhuà de línggǎn

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Vocabulary

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浮想 浮想 fú xiǎng passing thought; an idea that comes into one's head; recollection ∼HSK 6
炉火 爐火 lú huǒ the fire of a stove ∼HSK 6
炒米 炒米 chǎo mǐ fried rice; millet stir-fried in butter ∼HSK 6
矿物质 礦物質 kuàng wù zhì mineral, esp. dietary mineral ∼HSK 6
搅动 攪動 jiǎo dòng to mix; to stir ∼HSK 6
拉扯 拉扯 lā che to drag; to pull; to raise a child (through difficulties); to help; to support; to drag in; to chat ∼HSK 6
远征 遠征 yuǎn zhēng an expedition, esp. military; march to remote regions ∼HSK 6
灌木 灌木 guàn mù bush; shrub ∼HSK 6
牧人 牧人 mù rén shepherd; pastor; pastoral ∼HSK 6
袍子 袍子 páo zi Chinese-style gown ∼HSK 6
战利品 戰利品 zhàn lì pǐn spoils of war ∼HSK 6
纵身 縱身 zòng shēn to leap; to spring; to throw oneself ∼HSK 6
全素 全素 quán sù vegan ∼HSK 6
进餐 進餐 jìn cān to have a meal ∼HSK 6
素食者 素食者 sù shí zhě vegetarian ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
清贫 清貧 qīng pín poor but upright; destitute ∼HSK 6
附着 附著 fù zhuó to adhere; attachment ∼HSK 6
晾晒 晾曬 liàng shài to sun-dry ∼HSK 6
副产品 副產品 fù chǎn pǐn by-product ∼HSK 6
正轨 正軌 zhèng guǐ the right track ∼HSK 6
降解 降解 jiàng jiě (chemistry) degradation; to degrade ∼HSK 6
熠熠 熠熠 yì yì glistening; bright ∼HSK 6
生辉 生輝 shēng huī to dazzle; to brighten up (a room etc) ∼HSK 6
教母 教母 jiào mǔ godmother ∼HSK 6
供品 供品 gòng pǐn offering ∼HSK 6
捉摸不定 捉摸不定 zhuō mō - bù dìng (idiom) unpredictable; elusive; hard to pin down ∼HSK 6
禁足 禁足 jìn zú to forbid sb to go out; to confine to one location (e.g. student, soldier, prisoner, monk etc); to ground (as disciplinary measure); to gate; to curfew; restriction on movement; ban on visiting a place; out of bounds; off limits; caveat ∼HSK 6
混合体 混合體 hùn hé tǐ mixture; blend ∼HSK 6
驯化 馴化 xùn huà to tame; to domesticate ∼HSK 6
拨出 撥出 bō chū to pull out; to allocate (funds); to dial ∼HSK 6
酒窝 酒窩 jiǔ wō dimple (on the cheek when smiling) ∼HSK 6
有滋有味 有滋有味 yǒu zī yǒu wèi flavorsome; (fig.) delightful; full of interest ∼HSK 6
舌尖 舌尖 shé jiān tip of tongue; apical ∼HSK 6
味觉 味覺 wèi jué sense of taste; gustation ∼HSK 6
临水 臨水 lín shuǐ facing the water (favored location) ∼HSK 6
归功 歸功 guī gōng to give credit; to give sb his due; attribution ∼HSK 6
酱料 醬料 jiàng liào sauce ∼HSK 6
粘稠 粘稠 nián chóu viscous; thick and sticky ∼HSK 6
此消彼长 此消彼長 cǐ xiāo - bǐ zhǎng (idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game) ∼HSK 6
曝晒 曝曬 pù shài to expose to strong sunlight ∼HSK 6
搞砸 搞砸 gǎo zá to mess (sth) up; to foul up; to spoil ∼HSK 6
扣上 扣上 kòu shàng to buckle up; to fasten ∼HSK 6
长久以来 長久以來 cháng jiǔ yǐ lái for a long time now; long since ∼HSK 6
捣烂 搗爛 dǎo làn to mash; to beat to a pulp ∼HSK 6
成形 成形 chéng xíng to take shape; shaping; forming ∼HSK 6
造作 造作 zào zuò affected; artificial; to make; to manufacture ∼HSK 6
苦涩 苦澀 kǔ sè bitter and astringent; pained; agonized ∼HSK 6
乳酸 乳酸 rǔ suān lactic acid ∼HSK 6
水解 水解 shuǐ jiě hydrolysis (chemical reaction with water) ∼HSK 6