A Bite of China

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Harmony of the Five Flavors

S1E6 · 五味的调和 wǔwèi de tiáohé

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Vocabulary

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甘甜 甘甜 gān tián sweet ∼HSK 6
归功 歸功 guī gōng to give credit; to give sb his due; attribution ∼HSK 6
原产 原產 yuán chǎn original production; native to (of species) ∼HSK 6
俊杰 俊傑 jùn jié elite; outstanding talent; genius ∼HSK 6
坛子 罈子 tán zi jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening) ∼HSK 6
底料 底料 dǐ liào base ingredient; base (cooking); primer (paint) ∼HSK 6
炉火 爐火 lú huǒ the fire of a stove ∼HSK 6
和缓 和緩 hé huǎn mild; gentle; to ease up; to relax ∼HSK 6
五香粉 五香粉 wǔ xiāng fěn five-spice powder ∼HSK 6
调制 調制 tiáo zhì to modulate; modulation ∼HSK 6
偏爱 偏愛 piān ài to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite ∼HSK 6
木炭 木炭 mù tàn charcoal ∼HSK 6
烘烤 烘烤 hōng kǎo to roast; to bake ∼HSK 6
浸润 浸潤 jìn rùn to permeate; to percolate; fig. to saturate (with emotion) ∼HSK 6
少许 少許 shǎo xǔ a little; a few ∼HSK 6
光合作用 光合作用 guāng hé zuò yòng photosynthesis ∼HSK 6
隆冬 隆冬 lóng dōng midwinter; the depth of winter ∼HSK 6
积聚 積聚 jī jù to coalesce; to gather together; to amass ∼HSK 6
抚慰 撫慰 fǔ wèi to console; to comfort; to soothe ∼HSK 6
盛名 盛名 shèng míng famous reputation ∼HSK 6
十分之一 十分之一 shí fēn zhī yī one tenth ∼HSK 6
文火 文火 wén huǒ small flame (when cooking, simmering etc) ∼HSK 6
物产 物產 wù chǎn products; produce; natural resources ∼HSK 6
棕黄 棕黃 zōng huáng light brown ∼HSK 6
盘餐 盤餐 pán cān side dish ∼HSK 6
甜蜜蜜 甜蜜蜜 tián mì mì very sweet ∼HSK 6
酥脆 酥脆 sū cuì crisp (of food) ∼HSK 6
舌根 舌根 shé gēn back of tongue; tongue root; dorsal ∼HSK 6
蕴含 蘊含 yùn hán to contain; to accumulate ∼HSK 6
曾祖父 曾祖父 zēng zǔ fù father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather ∼HSK 6
回甘 回甘 huí gān to have a sweet aftertaste ∼HSK 6
奥妙 奧妙 ào miào marvelous; mysterious; profound; marvel; wonder ∼HSK 6
煲汤 煲湯 bāo tāng to simmer; soup made by simmering for a long time ∼HSK 6
兴衰 興衰 xīng shuāi prosperity and decline (of a kingdom); rise and fall ∼HSK 6
东西方文化 東西方文化 dōng xī fāng wén huà Eastern and Western culture ∼HSK 6
冷清 冷清 lěng qīng cold and cheerless; desolate; deserted ∼HSK 6
招牌菜 招牌菜 zhāo pái cài signature dish; a restaurant’s most famous dish ∼HSK 6
踪影 蹤影 zōng yǐng trace; vestige; presence ∼HSK 6
飘香 飄香 piāo xiāng (of a fragrance) to waft about; (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as well ∼HSK 6
逆境 逆境 nì jìng adversity; predicament ∼HSK 6
五味杂陈 五味雜陳 wǔ wèi zá chén with complex feelings (idiom) ∼HSK 6
苦涩 苦澀 kǔ sè bitter and astringent; pained; agonized ∼HSK 6
恒定 恆定 héng dìng constant ∼HSK 6
水井 水井 shuǐ jǐng (water) well ∼HSK 6
井下 井下 jǐng xià underground; in the pit (mining) ∼HSK 6
暗渠 暗渠 àn qú underground water channel; covered ditch; culvert ∼HSK 6
水蒸气 水蒸氣 shuǐ zhēng qì vapor ∼HSK 6
炒热 炒熱 chǎo rè to raise prices by speculation; to hype ∼HSK 6
疏松 疏鬆 shū sōng to loosen ∼HSK 6
腹地 腹地 fù dì hinterland; interior; outback ∼HSK 6