A Bite of China

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Secrets of the Kitchen

S1E5 · 厨房的秘密 chúfáng de mìmì

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化妆师 化妝師 huà zhuāng shī make-up artist; (fig.) spin doctor; reputation manager ∼HSK 6
少之又少 少之又少 shǎo zhī yòu shǎo very few; very little ∼HSK 6
催生 催生 cuī shēng to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby; (obstetrics) to induce labor; to expedite childbirth; (fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence ∼HSK 6
莫大 莫大 mò dà greatest; most important ∼HSK 6
临摹 臨摹 lín mó to copy (a model of calligraphy or painting etc) ∼HSK 6
拘泥 拘泥 jū nì to be a stickler for formalities; to rigidly adhere to; to cling to; constrained; ill at ease ∼HSK 6
砝码 砝碼 fǎ mǎ standard weight (used on a balance scale) ∼HSK 6
魔法师 魔法師 mó fǎ shī magician; wizard; sorcerer ∼HSK 6
定夺 定奪 dìng duó to make a decision; to determine ∼HSK 6
招牌菜 招牌菜 zhāo pái cài signature dish; a restaurant’s most famous dish ∼HSK 6
掌勺 掌勺 zhǎng sháo to be in charge of the cooking; to be the chef; head cook; chef ∼HSK 6
炮制 炮製 páo zhì to concoct; to invent; to fabricate; to produce; to process; processing and curing (Chinese medicine) ∼HSK 6
结伴 結伴 jié bàn to go with sb; to form companionships ∼HSK 6
独到 獨到 dú dào original ∼HSK 6
慈善组织 慈善組織 cí shàn zǔ zhī charity organization ∼HSK 6
刻意为之 刻意為之 kè yì wéi zhī to make a conscious effort; to do something deliberately ∼HSK 6
有感而发 有感而發 yǒu gǎn ér fā (idiom) to speak from the heart ∼HSK 6
讲堂 講堂 jiǎng táng lecture hall ∼HSK 6
肉馅 肉餡 ròu xiàn ground meat; mincemeat ∼HSK 6
独创 獨創 dú chuàng to come up with (an innovation); innovation ∼HSK 6
积聚 積聚 jī jù to coalesce; to gather together; to amass ∼HSK 6
飘洋过海 飄洋過海 piāo yáng guò hǎi to drift across the oceans (idiom); to travel far overseas ∼HSK 6
依稀 依稀 yī xī vaguely; dimly; probably; very likely ∼HSK 6
重阳节 重陽節 Chóng yáng jié Double Ninth or Yang Festival; 9th day of 9th lunar month HSK 6
更是 更是 gèng shì even more (so) HSK 6
时节 時節 shí jié season; time HSK 6
晾 晾 liàng to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder HSK 6
成品 成品 chéng pǐn finished goods; a finished product HSK 6
大批 大批 dà pī large quantities of HSK 6
化解 化解 huà jiě to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to iron out (difficulties); to defuse (conflicts); to neutralize (fears) HSK 6
勺 勺 sháo spoon; ladle; abbr. for 勺, centiliter (unit of volume) HSK 6
开设 開設 kāi shè to offer (goods or services); to open (for business etc) HSK 6
照样 照樣 zhào yàng as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless HSK 6
观光 觀光 guān guāng to tour; sightseeing; tourism HSK 6
关爱 關愛 guān ài to show concern and care for HSK 6
一道 一道 yī dào together HSK 6
区分 區分 qū fēn to differentiate; to draw a distinction; to divide into categories HSK 6
醋 醋 cù vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry) HSK 6
厨师 廚師 chú shī cook; chef HSK 6
恰当 恰當 qià dàng appropriate; suitable HSK 6
外来 外來 wài lái external; foreign; outside HSK 6
差异 差異 chā yì difference; discrepancy HSK 6
宴会 宴會 yàn huì banquet; feast; dinner party HSK 6
村庄 村莊 cūn zhuāng village; hamlet HSK 6
过后 過後 guò hòu after the event HSK 6
清洗 清洗 qīng xǐ to wash; to clean; to purge HSK 6
融合 融合 róng hé a mixture; an amalgam; fusion; welding together; to be in harmony with (nature); to harmonize with; to fit in HSK 6
意愿 意願 yì yuàn aspiration; wish (for); desire HSK 6
场地 場地 chǎng dì space; site; place; sports pitch HSK 6
发起 發起 fā qǐ to originate; to initiate; to launch (an attack, an initiative etc); to start; to propose sth (for the first time) HSK 6