A Bite of China

Episode review

Daily domestics

S2E5 · 家常 jiācháng

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5.58 Advanced

Vocabulary

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调味 調味 tiáo wèi seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences ∼HSK 4
交汇 交匯 jiāo huì to flow together; confluence (of rivers, airflow, roads); (international) cooperation ∼HSK 4
肥美 肥美 féi měi fertile; luxuriant; plump; rounded ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
佳 佳 Jiā good, auspicious; beautiful; delightful ∼HSK 4
金针 金針 jīn zhēn needle used in embroidery or sewing; acupuncture needle; orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva) ∼HSK 4
金针花 金針花 jīn zhēn huā orange day-lily (Hemerocallis fulva) ∼HSK 4
聚散 聚散 jù sàn coming together and separating; aggregation and dissipation ∼HSK 4
开水 開水 kāi shuǐ boiled water; boiling water HSK 4
风俗 風俗 fēng sú social custom HSK 4
果实 果實 guǒ shí fruit (produced by a plant); (fig.) fruits (of success etc); results; gains HSK 4
再三 再三 zài sān over and over again; again and again HSK 4
操场 操場 cāo chǎng playground; sports field; drill ground HSK 4
叶子 葉子 yè zi leaf; (slang) marijuana HSK 4
小吃 小吃 xiǎo chī snack; refreshments HSK 4
缩短 縮短 suō duǎn to curtail; to cut down HSK 4
海鲜 海鮮 hǎi xiān seafood HSK 4
赏 賞 shǎng to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty) HSK 4
种植 種植 zhòng zhí to plant; to grow (a crop); to cultivate HSK 4
暑假 暑假 shǔ jià summer vacation HSK 4
豆腐 豆腐 dòu fu tofu; bean curd HSK 4
记载 記載 jì zǎi to write down; to record; written account HSK 4
手套 手套 shǒu tào glove; mitten HSK 4
营业 營業 yíng yè to do business; to trade HSK 4
鲜 鮮 xiān fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods HSK 4
延续 延續 yán xù to continue; to go on; to last HSK 4
严 嚴 yán tight (closely sealed); stern; strict; rigorous; severe; father HSK 4
安置 安置 ān zhì to find a place for; to help settle down; to arrange for; to get into bed; placement HSK 4
孙子 孫子 Sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孙武 (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孙子兵法, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武经七书 HSK 4
含有 含有 hán yǒu to contain; including HSK 4
浓 濃 nóng concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc) HSK 4
淡 淡 dàn insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; indifferent; (variant of 氮) nitrogen HSK 4
事先 事先 shì xiān in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior HSK 4
季节 季節 jì jié time; season; period HSK 4
含量 含量 hán liàng content; quantity contained HSK 4
多次 多次 duō cì many times; repeatedly HSK 4
吸收 吸收 xī shōu to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit HSK 4
喜爱 喜愛 xǐ ài to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite HSK 4
列车 列車 liè chē (railway) train HSK 4
形容 形容 xíng róng to describe; (literary) countenance; appearance HSK 4
多年 多年 duō nián many years; for many years; longstanding HSK 4
有限 有限 yǒu xiàn limited; finite HSK 4
薄 薄 báo thin; cold in manner; indifferent; weak; light; infertile HSK 4
最初 最初 zuì chū first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally HSK 4
从此 從此 cóng cǐ from now on; since then; henceforth HSK 4
植物 植物 zhí wù plant; vegetation HSK 4
大楼 大樓 dà lóu building (a relatively large, multistory one) HSK 4
收获 收穫 shōu huò to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward HSK 4
细 細 xì thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal HSK 4
末 末 mò tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man HSK 4