A Bite of China

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Realm of Secrets

S2E4 · 秘境 mì jìng

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家常菜 家常菜 jiā cháng cài home cooking ∼HSK 1
来客 來客 lái kè guest ∼HSK 1
家的 家的 jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1
女的 女的 nǚ de woman ∼HSK 1
做事 做事 zuò shì to work; to handle matters; to have a job ∼HSK 1
四十 四十 sì shí forty; 40 ∼HSK 1
年中 年中 nián zhōng within the year; in the middle of the year; mid-year ∼HSK 1
於 於 Yū in, at, on; interjection alas! ∼HSK 1
一家 一家 yī jiā the whole family; the same family; the family... (when preceded by a family name); group ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
百年 百年 bǎi nián hundred years; century; lifetime ∼HSK 1
达 達 Dá arrive at, reach; intelligent; smooth, slippery ∼HSK 1
三十 三十 sān shí thirty; 30 ∼HSK 1
韭菜 韭菜 jiǔ cài garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives; (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives) ∼HSK 1
回门 回門 huí mén first return of bride to her parental home ∼HSK 1
椅 椅 yǐ chair, seat ∼HSK 1
饭菜 飯菜 fàn cài food ∼HSK 1
九十 九十 jiǔ shí ninety ∼HSK 1
正对 正對 zhèng duì directly facing ∼HSK 1
十六 十六 shí liù sixteen; 16 ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
对子 對子 duì zi pair of antithetical phrases; antithetical couplet ∼HSK 1
上好 上好 shàng hǎo first-rate; top-notch ∼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
一会 一會 yī huì a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] ∼HSK 1
一对一 一對一 yī duì yī one-to-one; one-on-one ∼HSK 1
年少 年少 nián shào young; junior ∼HSK 1
看家 看家 kān jiā to look after the house; (of skill, ability) special; outstanding ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼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
五十 五十 wǔ shí fifty ∼HSK 1
上风 上風 shàng fēng on the up; currently winning; rising (in popularity etc) ∼HSK 1
十几 十幾 shí jǐ more than ten; a dozen or more ∼HSK 1
褪去 褪去 tuì qù to take off (one's clothes); (fig.) to shed (one's former image etc); (of a fad or the after-effects of a disaster etc) to subside; also pr. [tun4 qu4] ∼HSK 1
变得 變得 biàn de to become ∼HSK 1
小菜 小菜 xiǎo cài appetizer; small side dish; easy job; piece of cake; see also ∼HSK 1
一下 一下 yī xià (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly ∼HSK 1
打手 打手 dǎ shou hired thug ∼HSK 1
芥菜 芥菜 jiè cài leaf mustard (Brassica juncea); also pr. [gai4cai4] ∼HSK 1
每年 每年 měi nián every year; each year; yearly ∼HSK 1
候 候 hòu wait; expect; visit; greet ∼HSK 1
年月 年月 nián yuè months and year; time; days of one's life ∼HSK 1
喜 喜 xǐ like, love, enjoy; joyful thing ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
下家 下家 xià jiā player whose turn comes next (in a game); next one; my humble home ∼HSK 1
天天 天天 tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
本地人 本地人 běn dì rén native person (of a country) ∼HSK 1
买菜 買菜 mǎi cài to buy groceries ∼HSK 1