Vocabulary

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物尽其用 物盡其用 wù jìn qí yòng to use sth to the full; to make the best use of everything Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
无独有偶 無獨有偶 wú dú yǒu ǒu not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence; it's not the only case Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
万花筒 萬花筒 wàn huā tǒng kaleidoscope Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
高手 高手 gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
排档 排檔 pái dàng (coll.) row of vendor stalls; street stall area; (Tw) gear shift; gear selector; transmission control (in cars or motorcycles) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
麻利 麻利 má li swift; agile; efficient; quick-witted (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
净高 淨高 jìng gāo (architecture) clear height; vertical clearance (from the floor to the lowest hanging object, such as a beam, pipe or ceiling); (coll.) a person's height measured without shoes; actual height Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
有没有 有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)? HSK 6
腌制 腌製 yān zhì marinated; to make by pickling, salting or curing ∼HSK 6
小龙虾 小龍蝦 xiǎo lóng xiā crayfish; (esp.) red swamp crayfish ∼HSK 6
菜肴 菜餚 cài yáo vegetable and meat dishes; dish ∼HSK 6
油脂 油脂 yóu zhī grease; oil; fat ∼HSK 6
大闸蟹 大閘蟹 dà zhá xiè Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis); Shanghai hairy crab ∼HSK 6
宵夜 宵夜 xiāo yè midnight snack; late-night snack ∼HSK 6
味觉 味覺 wèi jué sense of taste; gustation ∼HSK 6
番薯 番薯 fān shǔ (dialect) sweet potato; yam ∼HSK 6
鱼露 魚露 yú lù fish sauce ∼HSK 6
色泽 色澤 sè zé color and luster ∼HSK 6
入味 入味 rù wèi tasty; to be absorbed in sth; interesting ∼HSK 6
清香 清香 qīng xiāng sweet scent; fragrant odor ∼HSK 6
宴席 宴席 yàn xí banquet; feast ∼HSK 6
老伴 老伴 lǎo bàn (of an elderly couple) husband or wife ∼HSK 6
汤汁 湯汁 tāng zhī soup; broth ∼HSK 6
摄制 攝製 shè zhì to produce (a TV show etc) ∼HSK 6
炖煮 燉煮 dùn zhǔ to stew ∼HSK 6
酥脆 酥脆 sū cuì crisp (of food) ∼HSK 6
偏爱 偏愛 piān ài to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite ∼HSK 6
生姜 生薑 shēng jiāng fresh ginger ∼HSK 6
调味料 調味料 tiáo wèi liào seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences ∼HSK 6
各异 各異 gè yì all different; each unto his own ∼HSK 6
清甜 清甜 qīng tián (of flavor, voice etc) clear and sweet ∼HSK 6
味蕾 味蕾 wèi lěi taste bud(s) ∼HSK 6
细嫩 細嫩 xì nèn tender ∼HSK 6
烹制 烹製 pēng zhì to cook; to prepare (food) ∼HSK 6
荒漠 荒漠 huāng mò desert; desolate wilderness; barren wasteland; vast and desolate ∼HSK 6
捕捞 捕撈 bǔ lāo to fish for (aquatic animals and plants); to catch ∼HSK 6
汁水 汁水 zhī shuǐ (dialect) juice ∼HSK 6
米粒 米粒 mǐ lì grain of rice; granule ∼HSK 6
印记 印記 yìn jì imprint; trace ∼HSK 6
木桶 木桶 mù tǒng cask ∼HSK 6
疏松 疏鬆 shū sōng to loosen ∼HSK 6
采摘 採摘 cǎi zhāi to pluck; to pick ∼HSK 6
主厨 主廚 zhǔ chú chef; to be the chef ∼HSK 6
锅灶 鍋灶 guō zào stove; cooking burner ∼HSK 6
晾晒 晾曬 liàng shài to sun-dry ∼HSK 6
妙用 妙用 miào yòng to use (sth) in an ingenious way; marvelously effective use ∼HSK 6
洁白 潔白 jié bái spotlessly white; pure white ∼HSK 6