A Bite of China

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Season 3 — A Bite of China

舌尖上的中国 shéjiān shǎng de zhōngguó

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Vocabulary

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以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
事与愿违 事與願違 shì yǔ yuàn wéi things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
成家立业 成家立業 chéng jiā lì yè to get married and start a career (idiom); to settle down; to establish oneself Idiom ∼HSK 6
离经叛道 離經叛道 lí jīng pàn dào to rebel against orthodoxy; to depart from established practices Idiom ∼HSK 6
甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words; sweet talk; cajolery Idiom ∼HSK 6
蒸蒸日上 蒸蒸日上 zhēng zhēng rì shàng becoming more prosperous with each passing day Idiom ∼HSK 6
如获至宝 如獲至寶 rú huò zhì bǎo as if gaining the most precious treasure Idiom ∼HSK 6
颠沛流离 顛沛流離 diān pèi liú lí homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight; to drift Idiom ∼HSK 6
浑然一体 渾然一體 hún rán yī tǐ to blend into one another; to blend together well Idiom ∼HSK 6
家常便饭 家常便飯 jiā cháng biàn fàn simple home-style meal; common occurrence; nothing out of the ordinary Idiom ∼HSK 6
独树一帜 獨樹一幟 dú shù yī zhì lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner; to stand out; to develop one's own school; to have attitude of one's own Idiom ∼HSK 6
挥洒自如 揮灑自如 huī sǎ zì rú (idiom) to do (sth) with great aplomb Idiom ∼HSK 6
浓墨重彩 濃墨重彩 nóng mò zhòng cǎi thick and heavy in colors; to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
推陈出新 推陳出新 tuī chén chū xīn to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate Idiom ∼HSK 6
屡见不鲜 屢見不鮮 lǚ jiàn bù xiān a common occurrence (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
兴致勃勃 興致勃勃 xìng zhì bó bó to become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits; full of zest Idiom HSK 6
迷迷糊糊 迷迷糊糊 mí mí hū hū in a daze; bewildered Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
命根子 命根子 mìng gēn zi lifeblood; the thing that one cherishes most in life; (coll.) family jewels (male genitals) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
不通 不通 bù tōng to be obstructed; to be blocked up; to be impassable; to make no sense; to be illogical Xiehouyu HSK 6
高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
虾米 蝦米 xiā mǐ small shrimp; dried, shelled shrimps; (Tw) (coll.) what (from Taiwanese 啥物, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-mih], equivalent to Mandarin) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
泥巴 泥巴 ní ba (coll.) mud Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
排档 排檔 pái dàng (coll.) row of vendor stalls; street stall area; (Tw) gear shift; gear selector; transmission control (in cars or motorcycles) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
蛋清 蛋清 dàn qīng (coll.) egg white Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
宴席 宴席 yàn xí banquet; feast ∼HSK 6
泡菜 泡菜 pào cài pickled cabbage ∼HSK 6
麻辣烫 麻辣燙 má là tàng hot spicy soup (often sold at street stalls) ∼HSK 6
煲汤 煲湯 bāo tāng to simmer; soup made by simmering for a long time ∼HSK 6
坛子 罈子 tán zi jug (earthenware with a big belly and a small opening) ∼HSK 6
煎饼 煎餅 jiān bǐng jianbing, a savory Chinese crêpe; pancake ∼HSK 6
生姜 生薑 shēng jiāng fresh ginger ∼HSK 6
洋洋 洋洋 yáng yáng vast; impressive; self-satisfied; immensely pleased with oneself ∼HSK 6
舌尖 舌尖 shé jiān tip of tongue; apical ∼HSK 6
蟹粉 蟹粉 xiè fěn crab meat ∼HSK 6
入味 入味 rù wèi tasty; to be absorbed in sth; interesting ∼HSK 6
螃蟹 螃蟹 páng xiè crab ∼HSK 6
面筋 麵筋 miàn jīn gluten ∼HSK 6
烧制 燒製 shāo zhì to fire (in a kiln) ∼HSK 6
药食同源 藥食同源 yào shí tóng yuán lit. food and medicine come from the same source (idiom); fig. there is no clear-cut distinction between food and medicine ∼HSK 6
菜肴 菜餚 cài yáo vegetable and meat dishes; dish ∼HSK 6
炮制 炮製 páo zhì to concoct; to invent; to fabricate; to produce; to process; processing and curing (Chinese medicine) ∼HSK 6
滋补 滋補 zī bǔ nourishing; nutritious ∼HSK 6
漂泊 漂泊 piāo bó (of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor; (fig.) to roam; to lead a wandering existence ∼HSK 6
枣泥 棗泥 zǎo ní jujube paste ∼HSK 6