A Bite of China

Episode review

Pastries

S3E6 · 酥 sū

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4.57 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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液 液 yè sap, juice, liquid, fluid ∼HSK 5
蒸汽 蒸汽 zhēng qì steam ∼HSK 5
笼 籠 lóng cage; cage-like basket ∼HSK 5
脊 脊 jǐ spine, backbone; ridge ∼HSK 5
贡品 貢品 gòng pǐn tribute ∼HSK 5
争抢 爭搶 zhēng qiǎng to fight over; to scramble for ∼HSK 5
达意 達意 dá yì to express or convey one's ideas ∼HSK 5
模子 模子 mú zi mold; matrix; pattern or die ∼HSK 5
贺礼 賀禮 hè lǐ congratulatory gift ∼HSK 5
福寿 福壽 fú shòu happiness and longevity ∼HSK 5
瑞 瑞 ruì felicitous omen; auspicious ∼HSK 5
祥 祥 xiáng good luck, good omen; happiness ∼HSK 5
碟 碟 dié small dish, plate ∼HSK 5
辛劳 辛勞 xīn láo laborious ∼HSK 5
麦子 麥子 mài zi wheat ∼HSK 5
愚 愚 yú stupid, doltish, foolish ∼HSK 5
生计 生計 shēng jì livelihood ∼HSK 5
枯 枯 kū dried out, withered, decayed ∼HSK 5
额头 額頭 é tóu forehead ∼HSK 5
花式 花式 huā shì fancy; showy; elaborate; (HK, Tw) (sports) fancy-style; freestyle (as in "figure skating"); (Tw) floral formula (notation for representing the structure of flowers) ∼HSK 5
蝉 蟬 chán cicada; continuous ∼HSK 5
羊桃 羊桃 yáng táo variant of; carambola; star fruit ∼HSK 5
国宴 國宴 guó yàn state banquet ∼HSK 5
孝 孝 xiào filial piety, obedience; mourning ∼HSK 5
秘技 秘技 mì jì cheat code ∼HSK 5
祖 祖 Zǔ ancestor, forefather; grandfather ∼HSK 5
庸 庸 yōng usual, common, ordinary, mediocre ∼HSK 5
峭 峭 qiào steep, precipitous, rugged ∼HSK 5
柠檬 檸檬 níng méng lemon ∼HSK 5
渐变 漸變 jiàn biàn gradual change; (graphic design) gradient ∼HSK 5
芯 芯 xīn pith from rush (juncus effusus) ∼HSK 5
艺术品 藝術品 yì shù pǐn art piece; work of art ∼HSK 5
悄然 悄然 qiǎo rán quietly; sorrowfully ∼HSK 5
高寿 高壽 gāo shòu longevity; venerable age; your venerable age? ∼HSK 5
变硬 變硬 biàn yìng to stiffen ∼HSK 5
软糯 軟糯 ruǎn nuò soft and chewy (mouthfeel) ∼HSK 5
糯 稬 nuò glutinous rice; glutinous, sticky ∼HSK 5
可可 可可 kě kě (loanword) cocoa ∼HSK 5
腻 膩 nì greasy, oily, dirty; smooth ∼HSK 5
初恋 初戀 chū liàn first love ∼HSK 5
晖 暉 huī sunshine; light, bright, radiant ∼HSK 5
木质 木質 mù zhì wooden ∼HSK 5
方寸 方寸 fāng cùn square cun (Chinese unit of area: 1 cun × 1 cun, or 3⅓ cm × 3⅓ cm); heart; mind ∼HSK 5
标志性 標誌性 biāo zhì xìng iconic ∼HSK 5
渔 漁 yú to fish; seize; pursue; surname ∼HSK 5
庭 庭 tíng courtyard; spacious hall or yard ∼HSK 5
模具 模具 mú jù mold; matrix; pattern or die; Taiwan pr. [mo2 ju4] ∼HSK 5
模板 模板 mú bǎn template; (architecture) formwork ∼HSK 5
兵器 兵器 bīng qì weapon ∼HSK 5
神通 神通 shén tōng remarkable ability; magical power ∼HSK 5