A Bite of China

Episode review

Pastries

S3E6 · 酥 sū

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4.57 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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有所 有所 yǒu suǒ somewhat; to some extent HSK 7
唯 唯 wéi only; alone; -ism (in Chinese, a prefix, often combined with a suffix such as 主义 or 论, e.g. 唯理论, rationalism) HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
文 文 wén language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67 HSK 7
则 則 zé (literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; (bound form) standard; norm; (bound form) principle; (literary) to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
感 感 gǎn to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
蒸蒸日上 蒸蒸日上 zhēng zhēng rì shàng becoming more prosperous with each passing day Idiom ∼HSK 6
浓墨重彩 濃墨重彩 nóng mò zhòng cǎi thick and heavy in colors; to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
挥洒自如 揮灑自如 huī sǎ zì rú (idiom) to do (sth) with great aplomb Idiom ∼HSK 6
蛋清 蛋清 dàn qīng (coll.) egg white Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
揉制 揉制 róu zhì to knead (leather) ∼HSK 6
上梁 上樑 shàng liáng to lay an upper beam; (a building's) upper beam; (a bicycle's) top tube ∼HSK 6
精巧 精巧 jīng qiǎo elaborate ∼HSK 6
莲蓬 蓮蓬 lián péng lotus seed head ∼HSK 6
吉祥如意 吉祥如意 jí xiáng rú yì good luck and happiness; everything goes as one wishes (idiom) ∼HSK 6
石墨 石墨 shí mò black lead; graphite; plumbago ∼HSK 6
家庭主妇 家庭主婦 jiā tíng zhǔ fù housewife ∼HSK 6
杂物 雜物 zá wù junk; items of no value; various bits and bobs ∼HSK 6
人字形 人字形 rén zì xíng V-shape; chevron; herringbone ∼HSK 6
抛下 拋下 pāo xià to throw down; to dump; to abandon; thrown down ∼HSK 6
同音 同音 tóng yīn (music) unison; (linguistics) homophonous; homonymic ∼HSK 6
传情 傳情 chuán qíng to pass on amorous feelings; to send one's love to sb ∼HSK 6
温情 溫情 wēn qíng tenderness; warmth; warmhearted; softhearted ∼HSK 6
敬畏 敬畏 jìng wèi to revere ∼HSK 6
传宗接代 傳宗接代 chuán zōng jiē dài to carry on one's ancestral line ∼HSK 6
福寿康宁 福壽康寧 fú shòu kāng níng blessed with happiness, longevity, health and peace (idiom); a felicitous good wish ∼HSK 6
酥软 酥軟 sū ruǎn weak (of body or limbs); limp; gone soft ∼HSK 6
祖祖辈辈 祖祖輩輩 zǔ zǔ bèi bèi for generations; from generation to generation ∼HSK 6
沿袭 沿襲 yán xí to carry on as before; to follow (an old custom etc) ∼HSK 6
用料 用料 yòng liào ingredients; material ∼HSK 6
逢年过节 逢年過節 féng nián - guò jié during holidays and festivals; on festive occasions such as New Year ∼HSK 6
原产 原產 yuán chǎn original production; native to (of species) ∼HSK 6
碾磨 碾磨 niǎn mó to mill; to grind; grinding stone ∼HSK 6
嫔妃 嬪妃 pín fēi imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
洁白 潔白 jié bái spotlessly white; pure white ∼HSK 6
圆润 圓潤 yuán rùn mellow and full; suave; smooth and round; rich (in voice) ∼HSK 6
审美观 審美觀 shěn měi guān esthetic conception; esthetic point of view; standard ∼HSK 6
滴水 滴水 dī shuǐ water drop; dripping water ∼HSK 6
枸杞 枸杞 gǒu qǐ wolfberry (Lycium chinense); genus Lycium ∼HSK 6
味觉 味覺 wèi jué sense of taste; gustation ∼HSK 6
追捧 追捧 zhuī pěng to exhibit great enthusiasm for sb or sth; to embrace; favor; acclaim; adulation; high demand ∼HSK 6
馈赠 饋贈 kuì zèng to present (a gift) to (sb) ∼HSK 6
橙色 橙色 chéng sè orange (color) ∼HSK 6
胡萝卜素 胡蘿蔔素 hú luó bo sù carotene ∼HSK 6