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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正对 正對 zhèng duì directly facing ∼HSK 1
买菜 買菜 mǎi cài to buy groceries ∼HSK 1
坐好 坐好 zuò hǎo to sit properly; to sit up straight ∼HSK 1
分子 分子 fēn zǐ (chemistry) molecule; (math) numerator of a fraction ∼HSK 1
没电 沒電 méi diàn discharged; flat; dead (of batteries) ∼HSK 1
看家 看家 kān jiā to look after the house; (of skill, ability) special; outstanding ∼HSK 1
蝎子 蠍子 xiē zi scorpion ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
年月 年月 nián yuè months and year; time; days of one's life ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
有请 有請 yǒu qǐng to request the pleasure of seeing sb; to ask sb in; to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech) ∼HSK 1
在前 在前 zài qián ahead; formerly; in the past ∼HSK 1
天和 天和 tiān hú (mahjong) heavenly hand; a hand that is completed by the dealer on their first draw; (mahjong) to obtain a heavenly hand ∼HSK 1
也就是 也就是 yě jiù shì in other words; i.e. ∼HSK 1
在后 在後 zài hòu behind ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
对了 對了 duì le Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... ∼HSK 1
在地 在地 zài dì (Tw) local; native (from Taiwanese 在地, Tai-lo pr. [tsāi-tē]) ∼HSK 1
十三 十三 shí sān thirteen; 13 ∼HSK 1
到手 到手 dào shǒu to take possession of; to get hold of ∼HSK 1
上好 上好 shàng hǎo first-rate; top-notch ∼HSK 1
前一天 前一天 qián yī tiān the day before (an event) ∼HSK 1
地和 地和 dì hú (mahjong) earthly hand; a hand that is completed by a non-dealer on their first draw; (mahjong) to obtain an earthly hand ∼HSK 1
点开 點開 diǎn kāi (computing) to open (a link, file etc) by clicking or tapping ∼HSK 1
上风 上風 shàng fēng on the up; currently winning; rising (in popularity etc) ∼HSK 1
不一 不一 bù yī to vary; to differ ∼HSK 1
用不了 用不了 yòng bu liǎo to not use all of; to use less than ∼HSK 1
怎么说呢 怎麼說呢 zěn me shuō ne Why is that?; How come? ∼HSK 1
点大 點大 diǎn dà (of a child etc) small as a mite; minuscule ∼HSK 1
对子 對子 duì zi pair of antithetical phrases; antithetical couplet ∼HSK 1
芥菜 芥菜 jiè cài leaf mustard (Brassica juncea); also pr. [gai4cai4] ∼HSK 1
正中 正中 zhèng zhōng middle; center; right in the middle or center; nub ∼HSK 1
下家 下家 xià jiā player whose turn comes next (in a game); next one; my humble home ∼HSK 1
说书 說書 shuō shū folk art consisting of storytelling to music ∼HSK 1
五花肉 五花肉 wǔ huā ròu pork belly; streaky pork ∼HSK 1
后跟 後跟 hòu gēn heel (part of a foot); heel (of a sock); counter (the part of a shoe that cups the back of one's heel); followed by (used in describing a format, such as "filename followed by file extension") ∼HSK 1
一对一 一對一 yī duì yī one-to-one; one-on-one ∼HSK 1
笑点 笑點 xiào diǎn funny bits; humorous parts; jokes; punchline ∼HSK 1
本地人 本地人 běn dì rén native person (of a country) ∼HSK 1
打下手 打下手 dǎ xià shǒu to act in a supporting role; fig. to play second fiddle ∼HSK 1
上第 上第 shàng dì top notch; highest quality ∼HSK 1
后学 後學 hòu xué junior scholar or pupil in imperial China ∼HSK 1
后儿 後兒 hòu r the day after tomorrow ∼HSK 1
听书 聽書 tīng shū to listen to a performance of pinghua storytelling; to listen to an audiobook ∼HSK 1
老两口 老兩口 lǎo liǎng kǒu old married couple ∼HSK 1
半年 半年 bàn nián half a year HSK 1
汉字 漢字 hàn zì Chinese character; Japanese: kanji; Korean: hanja; Vietnamese: hán tự HSK 1
少不了 少不了 shǎo bu liǎo cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many ∼HSK 1
一家人 一家人 yī jiā rén household; the whole family ∼HSK 1