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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八字 八字 bā zì the character 8 or 八; birthdate characters used in fortune-telling ∼HSK 1
多大 多大 duō dà how old?; how big?; how much?; so big; that much ∼HSK 1
第二天 第二天 dì èr tiān next day; the morrow ∼HSK 1
习 習 Xí practice; flapping wings ∼HSK 1
大有 大有 dà yǒu there is a great deal of... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in); (literary) bumper harvest; abundance ∼HSK 1
看不出 看不出 kàn bu chū can't discern ∼HSK 1
不比 不比 bù bǐ unlike ∼HSK 1
大半 大半 dà bàn more than half; greater part; most; probably; most likely ∼HSK 1
记事 記事 jì shì to keep a record of events; record; to start to form memories (after one's infancy) ∼HSK 1
哪个 哪個 nǎ ge which; who ∼HSK 1
多个 多個 duō ge many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc) ∼HSK 1
两国 兩國 liǎng guó both countries; the two countries ∼HSK 1
对本 對本 duì běn (a return) equal to the capital; 100 percent profit ∼HSK 1
病重 病重 bìng zhòng seriously ill ∼HSK 1
说起 說起 shuō qǐ to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for ∼HSK 1
洗手 洗手 xǐ shǒu to wash one's hands; to go to the toilet ∼HSK 1
上个 上個 shàng ge first (of two parts); last (week etc); previous; the above ∼HSK 1
几点 幾點 jǐ diǎn what time?; when? ∼HSK 1
玩笑 玩笑 wán xiào to joke; joke; jest ∼HSK 1
日日 日日 rì rì every day ∼HSK 1
友 友 yǒu friend, companion; fraternity ∼HSK 1
关门 關門 guān mén to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently) ∼HSK 1
菜籽 菜籽 cài zǐ vegetable seeds; rapeseed ∼HSK 1
看一看 看一看 kàn yī kàn to have a look ∼HSK 1
茶楼 茶樓 chá lóu teahouse (usu. of two stories) ∼HSK 1
工匠 工匠 gōng jiàng artisan; smith ∼HSK 1
高高兴兴 高高興興 gāo gāo xìng xìng cheerful and optimistic; in a good mood; gaily ∼HSK 1
风韵 風韻 fēng yùn charm; grace; elegant bearing (usually feminine) ∼HSK 1
上半年 上半年 shàng bàn nián first half (of a year) ∼HSK 1
校对 校對 jiào duì proofreader; to proofread; to calibrate ∼HSK 1
小菜 小菜 xiǎo cài appetizer; small side dish; easy job; piece of cake; see also ∼HSK 1
日用 日用 rì yòng daily expenses; of everyday use ∼HSK 1
兴 興 Xīng thrive, prosper, flourish ∼HSK 1
月子 月子 yuè zi traditional one-month confinement period following childbirth; puerperium ∼HSK 1
芙蓉花 芙蓉花 fú róng huā cotton rose hibiscus (Hibiscus mutabilis); lotus ∼HSK 1
老客 老客 lǎo kè peddler; old or regular customer ∼HSK 1
花钱 花錢 huā qián to spend money ∼HSK 1
点水 點水 diǎn shuǐ to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep ∼HSK 1
老爸 老爸 lǎo bà father; dad ∼HSK 1
分子 分子 fēn zǐ (chemistry) molecule; (math) numerator of a fraction ∼HSK 1
有钱 有錢 yǒu qián well-off; wealthy ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
买下 買下 mǎi xià to purchase (sth expensive, e.g. a house); to acquire (a company, a copyright etc) ∼HSK 1
过多 過多 guò duō too many; excessive ∼HSK 1
还给 還給 huán gěi to return sth to sb ∼HSK 1
好不 好不 hǎo bù not at all...; how very... ∼HSK 1
坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
好几 好幾 hǎo jǐ several; quite a few ∼HSK 1
老妈 老媽 lǎo mā mother; mom ∼HSK 1
说好 說好 shuō hǎo to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations ∼HSK 1