A Bite of China

Episode review

Harmony of the Five Flavors

S1E6 · 五味的调和 wǔwèi de tiáohé

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Vocabulary

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冲洗 沖洗 chōng xǐ to rinse; to wash; to develop (photographic film) HSK 7
来源于 來源於 lái yuán yú to originate in HSK 7
流失 流失 liú shī (of soil etc) to wash away; to be eroded; (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere; to fail to be retained HSK 7
口腔 口腔 kǒu qiāng oral cavity HSK 7
敬意 敬意 jìng yì respect; esteem; high regard HSK 7
繁忙 繁忙 fán máng busy; bustling HSK 7
风味 風味 fēng wèi distinctive flavor; distinctive style HSK 7
果断 果斷 guǒ duàn firm; decisive HSK 7
祖先 祖先 zǔ xiān ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved HSK 7
精明 精明 jīng míng astute; shrewd; smart HSK 7
蒸发 蒸發 zhēng fā to evaporate; evaporation HSK 7
烹饪 烹飪 pēng rèn cooking; culinary arts HSK 7
酥 酥 sū flaky pastry; crunchy; limp; soft; silky HSK 7
平淡 平淡 píng dàn flat; dull; ordinary; nothing special HSK 7
卓越 卓越 zhuó yuè outstanding; surpassing; distinguished; splendid HSK 7
过滤 過濾 guò lǜ to filter; filter HSK 7
艰辛 艱辛 jiān xīn hardships; arduous; difficult HSK 7
拌 拌 bàn to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad) HSK 7
源于 源於 yuán yú has its origins in HSK 7
亩 畝 mǔ classifier for fields; unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare HSK 7
葱 蔥 cōng scallion; green onion HSK 7
牢牢 牢牢 láo láo firmly; safely HSK 7
专栏 專欄 zhuān lán special column HSK 7
蒸 蒸 zhēng to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old) HSK 7
身影 身影 shēn yǐng silhouette; figure HSK 7
削 削 xiāo to peel with a knife; to pare; to cut (a ball at tennis etc) HSK 7
上述 上述 shàng shù aforementioned; above-mentioned HSK 7
大片 大片 dà piàn wide expanse; large area; vast stretch; extending widely; blockbuster movie HSK 7
弹性 彈性 tán xìng flexibility; elasticity HSK 7
香味 香味 xiāng wèi fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell HSK 7
钓鱼 釣魚 diào yú to fish (with line and hook); to dupe HSK 7
收缩 收縮 shōu suō to pull back; to shrink; to contract; (physiology) systole HSK 7
前所未有 前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu unprecedented HSK 7
品尝 品嘗 pǐn cháng to taste a small amount; to sample HSK 7
境界 境界 jìng jiè boundary; state; realm HSK 7
干燥 乾燥 gān zào to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc); desiccation; dull; uninteresting; arid HSK 7
喜悦 喜悅 xǐ yuè happy; joyous HSK 7
昂贵 昂貴 áng guì expensive; costly HSK 7
非凡 非凡 fēi fán out of the ordinary; unusually (good, talented etc) HSK 7
旺 旺 wàng prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring HSK 7
旅途 旅途 lǚ tú journey; trip HSK 7
淋 淋 lín to sprinkle; to drip; to pour; to drench HSK 7
熏 熏 xūn to smoke; to fumigate; to assail the nostrils; to perfume HSK 7
豹 豹 bào leopard; panther HSK 7
蛋白质 蛋白質 dàn bái zhì protein HSK 7
怀着 懷著 huáizhe Be with HSK 7
隆重 隆重 lóng zhòng grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn HSK 7
侵略 侵略 qīn lu:è to invade; invasion HSK 7
气味 氣味 qì wèi odor; scent HSK 7
润 潤 rùn moist; glossy; sleek; to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; to enhance; profit; remuneration; (neologism c. 2021) (slang) (loanword from "run") to emigrate (in order to flee adverse conditions) HSK 7