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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红枣 紅棗 hóng zǎo jujube; red date ∼HSK 6
上梁 上樑 shàng liáng to lay an upper beam; (a building's) upper beam; (a bicycle's) top tube ∼HSK 6
脾胃 脾胃 pí wèi spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM); preferences; one's taste (e.g. in literature) ∼HSK 6
味蕾 味蕾 wèi lěi taste bud(s) ∼HSK 6
仙人 仙人 xiān rén Daoist immortal; celestial being ∼HSK 6
良方 良方 liáng fāng good medicine; effective prescription; fig. good plan; effective strategy ∼HSK 6
山野 山野 shān yě wild mountain ∼HSK 6
自古以来 自古以來 zì gǔ yǐ lái since ancient times ∼HSK 6
便当 便當 biàn dāng convenient; handy; easy; bento (a meal in a partitioned box); lunchbox ∼HSK 6
宵夜 宵夜 xiāo yè midnight snack; late-night snack ∼HSK 6
家庭主妇 家庭主婦 jiā tíng zhǔ fù housewife ∼HSK 6
色泽 色澤 sè zé color and luster ∼HSK 6
大闸蟹 大閘蟹 dà zhá xiè Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis); Shanghai hairy crab ∼HSK 6
晾晒 晾曬 liàng shài to sun-dry ∼HSK 6
绵延 綿延 mián yán (esp. of a mountain range) to be continuous; to stretch long and unbroken ∼HSK 6
莲蓬 蓮蓬 lián péng lotus seed head ∼HSK 6
滴水 滴水 dī shuǐ water drop; dripping water ∼HSK 6
生津 生津 shēng jīn (TCM) to promote the secretion of saliva ∼HSK 6
润肺 潤肺 rùn fèi to moisten the lungs; to make expectoration easy (medicine) ∼HSK 6
水泡 水泡 shuǐ pào bubble; blister ∼HSK 6
有良心 有良心 yǒu liáng xīn conscientious ∼HSK 6
贫血 貧血 pín xuè anemia ∼HSK 6
身形 身形 shēn xíng figure (esp. a woman's) ∼HSK 6
祖祖辈辈 祖祖輩輩 zǔ zǔ bèi bèi for generations; from generation to generation ∼HSK 6
炒面 炒麵 chǎo miàn stir-fried noodles; "chow mein" ∼HSK 6
宗族 宗族 zōng zú clan; clansman ∼HSK 6
清蒸 清蒸 qīng zhēng steamed in broth ∼HSK 6
配料 配料 pèi liào ingredients (in a cooking recipe); to mix materials according to directions ∼HSK 6
备料 備料 bèi liào to get the materials ready; to prepare feed (for livestock) ∼HSK 6
凉粉 涼粉 liáng fěn liangfen (Chinese dish); grass jelly (Chinese dish) ∼HSK 6
粉条 粉條 fěn tiáo vermicelli made from mung bean starch etc ∼HSK 6
挥发 揮發 huī fā to volatilize; to vaporize; to evaporate (esp. at ordinary temperatures); (in compound words) volatile ∼HSK 6
韧劲 韌勁 rèn jìn tenacity ∼HSK 6
白文 白文 bái wén the text of an annotated book; an unannotated edition of a book; intagliated characters (on a seal) ∼HSK 6
正餐 正餐 zhèng cān (regular) meal; full meal; main course ∼HSK 6
气孔 氣孔 qì kǒng air-bubble; pore; stoma ∼HSK 6
调味料 調味料 tiáo wèi liào seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences ∼HSK 6
壮阔 壯闊 zhuàng kuò grand; majestic; vast ∼HSK 6
脆爽 脆爽 cuì shuǎng (of food) crispy and tasty; (of a voice or sound) sharp and clear ∼HSK 6
石墨 石墨 shí mò black lead; graphite; plumbago ∼HSK 6
废水 廢水 fèi shuǐ waste water; drain water; effluent ∼HSK 6
爽脆 爽脆 shuǎng cuì sharp and clear; frank; straightfoward; quick; brisk; crisp and tasty ∼HSK 6
吉祥如意 吉祥如意 jí xiáng rú yì good luck and happiness; everything goes as one wishes (idiom) ∼HSK 6
芡粉 芡粉 qiàn fěn cornstarch; powder made from Gorgon fruit ∼HSK 6
润滑 潤滑 rùn huá smooth; oily; sleek; to lubricate ∼HSK 6
陶土 陶土 táo tǔ potter's clay; kaolin ∼HSK 6
粉墙 粉牆 fěn qiáng whitewashed wall; to whitewash a wall ∼HSK 6
酥软 酥軟 sū ruǎn weak (of body or limbs); limp; gone soft ∼HSK 6
奇思妙想 奇思妙想 qí sī miào xiǎng an unconventional but wonderful idea ∼HSK 6
揉搓 揉搓 róu cuo to rub; to torment; to torture ∼HSK 6