A Bite of China

Episode review

Utensils

S3E1 · 器 qì

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Vocabulary

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糖分 糖分 táng fèn sugar content ∼HSK 3
极大 極大 jí dà maximum; enormous ∼HSK 3
谷 穀 gǔ valley, gorge, ravine ∼HSK 3
配菜 配菜 pèi cài side dish ∼HSK 3
板车 板車 bǎn chē handcart; flatbed cart; flatbed tricycle ∼HSK 3
简约 簡約 jiǎn yuē sketchy; concise; abbreviated ∼HSK 3
现存 現存 xiàn cún extant; existent; in stock ∼HSK 3
辗转 輾轉 zhǎn zhuǎn to toss about in bed; from person to person; indirectly; to wander ∼HSK 3
史上 史上 shǐ shàng in history ∼HSK 3
整套 整套 zhěng tào entire set ∼HSK 3
巧思 巧思 qiǎo sī innovative thinking; ingenuity ∼HSK 3
过活 過活 guò huó to live one's life; to make a living ∼HSK 3
儿时 兒時 ér shí childhood ∼HSK 3
干嘛 幹嘛 gàn má what are you doing?; whatever for?; why on earth? ∼HSK 3
阳 陽 yáng positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: ∼HSK 3
另一 另一 lìng yī another; the other ∼HSK 3
生活馆 生活館 shēng huó guǎn living museum ∼HSK 3
生活方式 生活方式 shēng huó fāng shì way of life; lifestyle ∼HSK 3
鸡汤 雞湯 jī tāng chicken stock; chicken soup; (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) ∼HSK 3
饮用 飲用 yǐn yòng drink; drinking or drinkable (water) ∼HSK 3
历 歷 lì history; calendar ∼HSK 3
白菜 白菜 bái cài Chinese cabbage; pak choi HSK 3
故乡 故鄉 gù xiāng home; homeland; native place HSK 3
收看 收看 shōu kàn to watch (a TV program) HSK 3
民间 民間 mín jiān among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments HSK 3
中部 中部 zhōng bù middle part; central section HSK 3
前后 前後 qián hòu around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear HSK 3
美食 美食 měi shí culinary delicacy; fine food; gourmet food HSK 3
秋 秋 qiū autumn; fall; harvest time HSK 3
推动 推動 tuī dòng to push (e.g. for acceptance of a plan); to promote; to give impetus to HSK 3
家乡 家鄉 jiā xiāng hometown; native place HSK 3
生长 生長 shēng zhǎng to grow; to grow up; to be brought up HSK 3
体现 體現 tǐ xiàn to embody; to reflect; to incarnate HSK 3
往往 往往 wǎng wǎng usually; in many cases; more often than not HSK 3
发明 發明 fā míng to invent; an invention HSK 3
传播 傳播 chuán bō to disseminate; to propagate; to spread HSK 3
据说 據說 jù shuō it is said that; reportedly HSK 3
创作 創作 chuàng zuò to create; to produce; to write; creative work; creation HSK 3
概念 概念 gài niàn concept; idea HSK 3
至今 至今 zhì jīn so far; to this day; until now HSK 3
能不能 能不能 néng bùnéng Can you HSK 3
把握 把握 bǎ wò to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome) HSK 3
各地 各地 gè dì in all parts of (a country); various regions HSK 3
始终 始終 shǐ zhōng from beginning to end; all along HSK 3
愿望 願望 yuàn wàng desire; wish HSK 3
当初 當初 dāng chū at that time; originally HSK 3
完整 完整 wán zhěng complete; intact HSK 3
表面 表面 biǎo miàn surface; face; outside; appearance HSK 3
温暖 溫暖 wēn nuǎn warm HSK 3
丰富 豐富 fēng fù to enrich; rich; plentiful; abundant HSK 3