A Bite of China

Whole-title review

Season 3 — A Bite of China

舌尖上的中国 shéjiān shǎng de zhōngguó

HSK 1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Vocabulary

Filter the words you want to study before watching.

说好 說好 shuō hǎo to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations ∼HSK 1
工 工 gōng labor, work; worker, laborer ∼HSK 1
机 機 Jī desk; machine; moment ∼HSK 1
还好 還好 hái hǎo not bad; tolerable; fortunately ∼HSK 1
在先 在先 zài xiān to come first; previous; prior; beforehand; first; formerly ∼HSK 1
没有什么 沒有什麼 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing; there's nothing... about it ∼HSK 1
没了 沒了 méi le to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist ∼HSK 1
女的 女的 nǚ de woman ∼HSK 1
三两 三兩 sān liǎng two or three ∼HSK 1
四大 四大 sì dà the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters,,, 大字報|大 ∼HSK 1
跑出 跑出 pǎo chū to run out ∼HSK 1
要看 要看 yào kàn (it) depends on... ∼HSK 1
到现在 到現在 dào xiàn zài up until now; to date ∼HSK 1
国人 國人 guó rén compatriots (literary); fellow countrymen ∼HSK 1
是的 是的 shì de yes, that's right; variant of ∼HSK 1
点开 點開 diǎn kāi (computing) to open (a link, file etc) by clicking or tapping ∼HSK 1
上等 上等 shàng děng highest quality; top-notch ∼HSK 1
忙着 忙著 máng zhe to be occupied with (doing sth) ∼HSK 1
上进 上進 shàng jìn to make progress; to do better; fig. ambitious to improve oneself; to move forwards ∼HSK 1
上书 上書 shàng shū to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition ∼HSK 1
对我来说 對我來說 duì wǒ lái shuō as far as I'm concerned ∼HSK 1
他日 他日 tā rì (literary) some day; (literary) days in the past ∼HSK 1
正日 正日 zhèng rì the day (of a festival, ceremony etc) ∼HSK 1
老小 老小 lǎo xiǎo the old and the young; the youngest member of the family ∼HSK 1
怎么说呢 怎麼說呢 zěn me shuō ne Why is that?; How come? ∼HSK 1
早上好 早上好 zǎo shang hǎo Good morning! ∼HSK 1
日月 日月 rì yuè the sun and moon; day and month; every day and every month; season; life and livelihood ∼HSK 1
大关 大關 dà guān strategic pass; barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000); instrument of torture used to break limbs ∼HSK 1
年过 年過 nián guò over (a certain age) ∼HSK 1
过高 過高 guò gāo too high ∼HSK 1
跟包 跟包 gēn bāo to work as footman; to do odd jobs; to understudy (an opera actor) ∼HSK 1
下午茶 下午茶 xià wǔ chá afternoon tea (light afternoon meal, typically pastries with tea or coffee) ∼HSK 1
做手 做手 zuò shǒu to put one's hand to sth; to set about; skillful hands; worker; writer ∼HSK 1
等一会儿 等一會兒 děng yī huì r erhua variant of ∼HSK 1
就着 就著 jiù zhe (eat sth) with (sth else); taking advantage of; using ∼HSK 1
见笑 見笑 jiàn xiào to mock; to be ridiculed; to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble) ∼HSK 1
找钱 找錢 zhǎo qián to give change; to seek funding; (dialect) to make money; to earn a living ∼HSK 1
菊花茶 菊花茶 jú huā chá chrysanthemum tea ∼HSK 1
里外 裡外 lǐ wài inside and out; or so ∼HSK 1
不遂 不遂 bù suì to fail; to fail to materialize; not to get one's way ∼HSK 1
和好 和好 hé hǎo to become reconciled; on good terms with each other ∼HSK 1
一点一点 一點一點 yī diǎn yī diǎn little by little; bit by bit; gradually ∼HSK 1
三小 三小 sān xiǎo (Tw) (vulgar) what the hell? (from Taiwanese 啥潲, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-siâ], equivalent to Mandarin) ∼HSK 1
驿站 驛站 yì zhàn relay station for post horses (old) ∼HSK 1
中师 中師 zhōng shī secondary normal school ∼HSK 1
干等 乾等 gān děng to wait in vain; to sit around waiting ∼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
多肉 多肉 duō ròu fleshy ∼HSK 1
出车 出車 chū chē to dispatch a vehicle; (of a vehicle or its driver) to set off ∼HSK 1
大为 大為 dà wéi very; greatly ∼HSK 1