A Bite of China

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Season 2 — A Bite of China

舌尖上的中国 shéjiān shǎng de zhōngguó

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Vocabulary

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则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
感 感 gǎn to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
同甘共苦 同甘共苦 tóng gān gòng kǔ shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows; for better or for worse Idiom ∼HSK 6
天府之国 天府之國 tiān fǔ zhī guó land of plenty (usu. used in reference to Sichuan) Idiom ∼HSK 6
化腐朽为神奇 化腐朽為神奇 huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
其貌不扬 其貌不揚 qí mào bù yáng (idiom) nothing special to look at; unprepossessing Idiom ∼HSK 6
热气腾腾 熱氣騰騰 rè qì téng téng piping hot Idiom ∼HSK 6
刀光剑影 刀光劍影 dāo guāng jiàn yǐng lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom); fig. intense conflict Idiom ∼HSK 6
渺无人烟 渺無人煙 miǎo wú rén yān remote and uninhabited (idiom); deserted; God-forsaken Idiom ∼HSK 6
变化多端 變化多端 biàn huà duō duān changeable; changing; varied; full of changes Idiom ∼HSK 6
背井离乡 背井離鄉 bèi jǐng lí xiāng to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
风调雨顺 風調雨順 fēng tiáo - yǔ shùn (idiom) to have good weather for crops Idiom ∼HSK 6
风平浪静 風平浪靜 fēng píng làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment; all is quiet; a dead calm (at sea) Idiom ∼HSK 6
一见钟情 一見鍾情 yī jiàn zhōng qíng to fall in love at first sight (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
同心协力 同心協力 tóng xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one Idiom ∼HSK 6
归心似箭 歸心似箭 guī xīn sì jiàn with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
游刃有余 遊刃有餘 yóu rèn yǒu yú handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom); to do sth skillfully and easily Idiom ∼HSK 6
心惊胆战 心驚膽戰 xīn jīng dǎn zhàn lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear; scared witless Idiom ∼HSK 6
融为一体 融為一體 róng wéi yī tǐ to fuse together (idiom); hypostatic union (religion) Idiom ∼HSK 6
欲罢不能 欲罷不能 yù bà bù néng want to stop but can't (idiom); to be unable to stop oneself; to feel an urge to continue Idiom ∼HSK 6
天壤之别 天壤之別 tiān rǎng zhī bié lit. the difference between heaven and earth (idiom); fig. night and day difference; a world of difference; a far cry (from) Idiom ∼HSK 6
酣畅淋漓 酣暢淋漓 hān chàng lín lí to one's heart's content (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
先天不足 先天不足 xiān tiān bù zú to suffer from a congenital deficiency; to have an inherent weakness Idiom ∼HSK 6
别具一格 別具一格 bié jù yī gé having a unique or distinctive style Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
拉扯大 拉扯大 lā che dà (coll.) to bring up; to rear; to raise Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
雷 雷 léi thunder; (bound form) (military) mine, as in 雷 land mine; (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound; (Tw) (coll.) spoiler; (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
指着 指著 zhǐzhe Poke HSK 6
汤汁 湯汁 tāng zhī soup; broth ∼HSK 6
味觉 味覺 wèi jué sense of taste; gustation ∼HSK 6
相逢 相逢 xiāng féng to meet (by chance); to come across ∼HSK 6
虾子 蝦子 xiā zǐ shrimp roe; shrimp eggs ∼HSK 6
舌尖 舌尖 shé jiān tip of tongue; apical ∼HSK 6
色泽 色澤 sè zé color and luster ∼HSK 6
摄制 攝製 shè zhì to produce (a TV show etc) ∼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
泡菜 泡菜 pào cài pickled cabbage ∼HSK 6
汁水 汁水 zhī shuǐ (dialect) juice ∼HSK 6
滴水 滴水 dī shuǐ water drop; dripping water ∼HSK 6
青丝 青絲 qīng sī fine black hair; dried plum (sliced, as cake ingredient) ∼HSK 6
滋养 滋養 zī yǎng to nourish ∼HSK 6
油脂 油脂 yóu zhī grease; oil; fat ∼HSK 6