A Bite of China

Episode review

Pastries

S3E6 · 酥 sū

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4.57 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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叶绿素 葉綠素 yè lǜ sù chlorophyll ∼HSK 6
煮法 煮法 zhǔ fǎ cooking method ∼HSK 6
烘焙 烘焙 hōng bèi to cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc); to bake ∼HSK 6
卷曲 捲曲 juǎn qū to curl (hair); to crimp; to roll up; curly ∼HSK 6
橙子 橙子 chéng zi orange ∼HSK 6
纹理 紋理 wén lǐ vein lines (in marble or fingerprint); grain (in wood etc) ∼HSK 6
独具 獨具 dú jù to have unique (talent, insight etc) ∼HSK 6
驯化 馴化 xùn huà to tame; to domesticate ∼HSK 6
墨粉 墨粉 mò fěn toner (for a laser printer) ∼HSK 6
米粉 米粉 mǐ fěn rice flour; rice-flour noodles; (Internet slang) Xiaomi fan ∼HSK 6
搅动 攪動 jiǎo dòng to mix; to stir ∼HSK 6
敬老 敬老 jìng lǎo to respect the elderly ∼HSK 6
福利院 福利院 fú lì yuàn welfare agency ∼HSK 6
胀大 脹大 zhàng dà swollen ∼HSK 6
裂开 裂開 liè kāi to split open ∼HSK 6
职业高中 職業高中 zhí yè gāo zhōng vocational high school ∼HSK 6
吊坠 吊墜 diào zhuì a pendant (jewelry) ∼HSK 6
琵琶 琵琶 pí pa pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard ∼HSK 6
愈发 愈發 yù fā all the more; increasingly ∼HSK 6
雅致 雅緻 yǎ zhì elegant; refined; in good taste ∼HSK 6
灵动 靈動 líng dòng to be quick-witted ∼HSK 6
甜蜜蜜 甜蜜蜜 tián mì mì very sweet ∼HSK 6
情有独钟 情有獨鍾 qíng yǒu dú zhōng to have a special fondness (for sth) ∼HSK 6
精挑细选 精挑細選 jīng tiāo xì xuǎn to select very carefully ∼HSK 6
晾干 晾乾 liàng gān to dry (sth) by airing ∼HSK 6
萌生 萌生 méng shēng to burgeon; to produce; to conceive; to be in the initial stage ∼HSK 6
麦芽糖 麥芽糖 mài yá táng maltose (sweet syrup) ∼HSK 6
剂子 劑子 jì zi piece of dough cut to the right size (for making jiaozi etc) ∼HSK 6
仙人 仙人 xiān rén Daoist immortal; celestial being ∼HSK 6
徽章 徽章 huī zhāng badge; emblem; insignia; crest; logo; coat of arms ∼HSK 6
粉墙 粉牆 fěn qiáng whitewashed wall; to whitewash a wall ∼HSK 6
石雕 石雕 shí diāo stone carving; carved sculpture ∼HSK 6
一如 一如 yī rú to be just like ∼HSK 6
灵气 靈氣 líng qì spiritual influence (of mountains etc); cleverness; ingeniousness ∼HSK 6
龙井茶 龍井茶 lóng jǐng chá Longjing tea, aka Dragon Well tea, a high-quality pan-roasted green tea from the area of Longjing Village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang ∼HSK 6
圆筒 圓筒 yuán tǒng circular cylinder; drum ∼HSK 6
莫大 莫大 mò dà greatest; most important ∼HSK 6
闲情 閒情 xián qíng leisurely frame of mind ∼HSK 6
正餐 正餐 zhèng cān (regular) meal; full meal; main course ∼HSK 6
绝境 絕境 jué jìng desperate straits ∼HSK 6
文化交流 文化交流 wén huà jiāo liú cultural exchange ∼HSK 6
不衰 不衰 bù shuāi unfailing; never weakening; enduring; unstoppable ∼HSK 6
发祥 發祥 fā xiáng to give rise to (sth good); to emanate from ∼HSK 6
交融 交融 jiāo róng to blend; to mix ∼HSK 6
灵性 靈性 líng xìng spiritual nature; spirituality; intelligence (esp. in animals) ∼HSK 6
身形 身形 shēn xíng figure (esp. a woman's) ∼HSK 6
依循 依循 yī xún to follow; to comply ∼HSK 6
重阳节 重陽節 Chóng yáng jié Double Ninth or Yang Festival; 9th day of 9th lunar month HSK 6
稻谷 稻穀 dào gǔ unhusked rice; paddy HSK 6
摄取 攝取 shè qǔ to absorb (nutrients etc); to assimilate; intake; to take a photograph of (a scene) HSK 6