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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荒废 荒廢 huāng fèi to abandon (cultivated fields); no longer cultivated; to lie waste; wasted; to neglect (one's work or study) ∼HSK 6
解离 解離 jiě lí dissociation; to break up a chemical compound into its elements ∼HSK 6
撩拨 撩撥 liáo bō to provoke; to tease ∼HSK 6
陈醋 陳醋 chén cù mature vinegar ∼HSK 6
一如 一如 yī rú to be just like ∼HSK 6
小笼包 小籠包 xiǎo lóng bāo steamed dumpling ∼HSK 6
粘稠 粘稠 nián chóu viscous; thick and sticky ∼HSK 6
醋酸 醋酸 cù suān acetic acid (CH3COOH); acetate ∼HSK 6
烹制 烹製 pēng zhì to cook; to prepare (food) ∼HSK 6
细嫩 細嫩 xì nèn tender ∼HSK 6
劳作 勞作 láo zuò work; manual labor ∼HSK 6
辅料 輔料 fǔ liào auxiliary ingredients; supplementary materials ∼HSK 6
宠儿 寵兒 chǒng ér pet; favorite; darling ∼HSK 6
印记 印記 yìn jì imprint; trace ∼HSK 6
主顾 主顧 zhǔ gù client; customer ∼HSK 6
隔绝 隔絕 gé jué to cut off; to isolate; isolated (from the world) ∼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
鱼香肉丝 魚香肉絲 yú xiāng ròu sī pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang ∼HSK 6
挥之不去 揮之不去 huī zhī bù qù impossible to get rid of ∼HSK 6
凝结 凝結 níng jié to condense; to solidify; to coagulate; clot (of blood) ∼HSK 6
辣椒酱 辣椒醬 là jiāo jiàng red pepper paste; chili sauce ∼HSK 6
晾晒 晾曬 liàng shài to sun-dry ∼HSK 6
炒菜 炒菜 chǎo cài to stir-fry; to do the cooking; stir-fried dish ∼HSK 6
感官 感官 gǎn guān sense; sense organ ∼HSK 6
滚烫 滾燙 gǔn tàng boiling hot ∼HSK 6
喉头 喉頭 hóu tóu throat; larynx ∼HSK 6
绝迹 絕跡 jué jì to be eradicated; to vanish; extinct; to break off relations ∼HSK 6
本乡本土 本鄉本土 běn xiāng běn tǔ one's own native place; local; native to the region (idiom) ∼HSK 6
汤料 湯料 tāng liào raw materials for making soup; packaged soup mix ∼HSK 6
清香 清香 qīng xiāng sweet scent; fragrant odor ∼HSK 6
赐予 賜予 cì yǔ to grant; to bestow ∼HSK 6
垫上 墊上 diàn shàng to pay for sb ∼HSK 6
鱼丸 魚丸 yú wán fish ball ∼HSK 6
来之不易 來之不易 lái zhī bù yì hard-won; not easily obtained (idiom); to be cherished because gained with difficulty ∼HSK 6
结晶体 結晶體 jié jīng tǐ a crystal ∼HSK 6
汁液 汁液 zhī yè juice ∼HSK 6
爆裂 爆裂 bào liè to rupture; to burst; to explode ∼HSK 6
结缘 結緣 jié yuán to form ties; to become attached (to sb, sth) ∼HSK 6
原味 原味 yuán wèi authentic taste; plain cooked; natural flavor (without spices and seasonings) ∼HSK 6
素面朝天 素面朝天 sù miàn cháo tiān lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei) (idiom); fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup; to present oneself just as one is, wit ∼HSK 6
爽脆 爽脆 shuǎng cuì sharp and clear; frank; straightfoward; quick; brisk; crisp and tasty ∼HSK 6
以求 以求 yǐ qiú in order to ∼HSK 6
玄妙 玄妙 xuán miào mysterious; profound; abstruse ∼HSK 6
因地制宜 因地制宜 yīn dì zhì yí (idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances ∼HSK 6
沿海 沿海 yán hǎi coastal HSK 6
长短 長短 cháng duǎn length; accident; mishap; right and wrong; good and bad; merits and demerits HSK 6
兴旺 興旺 xīng wàng prosperous; thriving; to prosper; to flourish HSK 6
更是 更是 gèng shì even more (so) HSK 6
工商 工商 gōng shāng industry and commerce HSK 6
增进 增進 zēng jìn to promote; to enhance; to further; to advance (a cause etc) HSK 6