A Bite of China

Episode review

Food

S3E5 · 食 shí

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4.21 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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驱 驅 qū spur a horse on; expel, drive away ∼HSK 5
贡品 貢品 gòng pǐn tribute ∼HSK 5
孝 孝 xiào filial piety, obedience; mourning ∼HSK 5
菜品 菜品 cài pǐn culinary dish ∼HSK 5
兮 兮 xī exclamatory particle ∼HSK 5
梨子 梨子 lí zi pear ∼HSK 5
营生 營生 yíng shēng to earn a living ∼HSK 5
在逃 在逃 zài táo to be at large (of a criminal) ∼HSK 5
非遗 非遺 fēi yí abbr. for ∼HSK 5
碍 礙 ài obstruct, hinder, block, deter ∼HSK 5
大肠 大腸 dà cháng the large intestine ∼HSK 5
花椒 花椒 huā jiāo Sichuan pepper; Chinese prickly ash ∼HSK 5
极致 極致 jí zhì peak; pinnacle; ultimate ∼HSK 5
营养师 營養師 yíng yǎng shī nutritionist; dietitian ∼HSK 5
豆腐脑 豆腐腦 dòu fu nǎo jellied tofu; soft bean curd ∼HSK 5
薄饼 薄餅 báo bǐng thin flat cake; pancake; pizza ∼HSK 5
自制 自制 zì zhì to maintain self-control; self-control ∼HSK 5
色香味俱全 色香味俱全 sè - xiāng - wèi jù quán to smell, look and taste great ∼HSK 5
小公主 小公主 xiǎo gōng zhǔ lit. little princess; fig. spoiled girl; female version of ∼HSK 5
刁 刁 diāo tricky, crafty ∼HSK 5
饭盒 飯盒 fàn hé lunchbox; mess tin ∼HSK 5
公众号 公眾號 gōng zhòng hào official account (on a social networking platform) ∼HSK 5
食谱 食譜 shí pǔ cookbook; recipe; diet ∼HSK 5
可可 可可 kě kě (loanword) cocoa ∼HSK 5
重拾 重拾 chóng shí to pick up (a theme etc); to regain (confidence); to revive (a custom, friendship etc) ∼HSK 5
畜 畜 chù livestock; domesticated animal; domestic animal ∼HSK 5
餐饮 餐飲 cān yǐn food and beverage; catering; repast HSK 5
西红柿 西紅柿 xī hóng shì tomato HSK 5
增多 增多 zēng duō to increase; to grow in number HSK 5
转让 轉讓 zhuǎn ràng to transfer (ownership, rights etc) HSK 5
赠 贈 zèng to give as a present; to repel; to bestow an honorary title after death (old) HSK 5
脆 脃 cuì brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat HSK 5
特性 特性 tè xìng property; characteristic HSK 5
正规 正規 zhèng guī regular; according to standards HSK 5
亏 虧 kuī deficiency; deficit; luckily; it's lucky that...; (often ironically) fancy that... HSK 5
周期 週期 zhōu qī period; cycle HSK 5
岸 㟁 àn bank; shore; beach; coast HSK 5
一带 一帶 yī dài region; district HSK 5
注重 注重 zhù zhòng to pay attention to; to emphasize HSK 5
洒 灑 sǎ to sprinkle; to spray; to spill; to shed HSK 5
岁月 歲月 suì yuè years; time HSK 5
博客 博客 bó kè blog (loanword); weblog; blogger HSK 5
面子 面子 miàn zi outer surface; the outside of sth; social prestige; face HSK 5
漫长 漫長 màn cháng very long; endless HSK 5
饮食 飲食 yǐn shí eating and drinking; food and drink; diet HSK 5
餐馆 餐館 cān guǎn restaurant HSK 5
更新 更新 gēng xīn to replace the old with new; to renew; to renovate; to upgrade; to update; to regenerate HSK 5
摘 摘 zhāi to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc) HSK 5
紧紧 緊緊 jǐn jǐn closely; tightly HSK 5
成本 成本 chéng běn (manufacturing, production etc) costs HSK 5