A Bite of China

Episode review

Food

S3E5 · 食 shí

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画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point Idiom HSK 7
念念不忘 念念不忘 niàn niàn bù wàng to keep in mind constantly (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
吹牛 吹牛 chuī niú to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect) Xiehouyu HSK 7
挑剔 挑剔 tiāo ti picky; fussy Xiehouyu HSK 7
罕见 罕見 hǎn jiàn rare; rarely seen Xiehouyu HSK 7
扯 扯 chě to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey Colloquialism HSK 7
不服气 不服氣 bù fú qì unwilling to concede; defiant; indignant; to find it galling HSK 7
原创 原創 yuán chuàng to create (sth original); (adj.) original; originality; original work HSK 7
贯通 貫通 guàn tōng to link up; to thread together HSK 7
接班 接班 jiē bān to take over (from those working the previous shift); to take over (in a leadership role etc); to succeed sb HSK 7
传人 傳人 chuán rén to teach; to impart; a disciple; descendant HSK 7
绝缘 絕緣 jué yuán to have no contact with; to be cut off from; (electricity) to insulate HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
火候 火候 huǒ hou heat control; (fig.) mastery; (fig.) crucial moment HSK 7
发源地 發源地 fā yuán dì place of origin; birthplace; source HSK 7
浓郁 濃郁 nóng yù rich; strong; heavy (fragrance); dense; full-bodied; intense HSK 7
投射 投射 tóu shè to throw (a projectile); to cast (light) HSK 7
养殖 養殖 yǎng zhí to cultivate; cultivation; to further; to encourage HSK 7
担子 擔子 dàn zi carrying pole and the loads on it; burden; task; responsibility HSK 7
油腻 油膩 yóu nì greasy food; oily food; (of food) greasy; oily; fatty; (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious; pretentious; vulgar HSK 7
口碑 口碑 kǒu bēi public praise; public reputation; commonly held opinions; current idiom HSK 7
太极 太極 Tài jí the Absolute or Supreme Ultimate, the source of all things according to some interpretations of Chinese mythology HSK 7
抵触 抵觸 dǐ chù to conflict; to contradict HSK 7
跳伞 跳傘 tiào sǎn to parachute; to bail out; parachute jumping HSK 7
别致 別緻 bié zhì unusual; unique HSK 7
血脉 血脈 xuè mài blood vessels HSK 7
狼狈 狼狽 láng bèi in a difficult situation; to cut a sorry figure; scoundrel! (derog.) HSK 7
力求 力求 lì qiú to make every effort to; striving to do one's best HSK 7
选用 選用 xuǎn yòng to choose for some purpose; to select and use HSK 7
点缀 點綴 diǎn zhuì to decorate; to adorn; sprinkled; studded; only for show HSK 7
忙活 忙活 máng huo to be really busy; pressing business HSK 7
腥 腥 xīng fishy (smell) HSK 7
传承 傳承 chuán chéng to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance HSK 7
山路 山路 shān lù mountain road HSK 7
撰写 撰寫 zhuàn xiě to write; to compose HSK 7
实物 實物 shí wù material object; concrete object; original object; in kind; object for practical use; definite thing; reality; matter (physics) HSK 7
搬迁 搬遷 bān qiān to move; to relocate; removal HSK 7
福气 福氣 fú qi good fortune; a blessing HSK 7
繁华 繁華 fán huá flourishing; bustling HSK 7
回味 回味 huí wèi to call to mind and ponder over; aftertaste HSK 7
肩负 肩負 jiān fù to shoulder (a burden); to bear; to suffer (a disadvantage) HSK 7
鲜活 鮮活 xiān huó vivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh HSK 7
灌输 灌輸 guàn shū to imbue with; to inculcate; to instill into; to teach; to impart; to channel water to another place HSK 7
通通 通通 tōng tōng all; entire; complete HSK 7
调料 調料 tiáo liào condiment; seasoning; flavoring HSK 7
定居 定居 dìng jū to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence HSK 7
简化 簡化 jiǎn huà to simplify HSK 7
精髓 精髓 jīng suǐ marrow; pith; quintessence; essence HSK 7
凳子 凳子 dèng zi stool; small seat HSK 7
执着 執著 zhí zhuó to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to; (Buddhism) attachment HSK 7