Vocabulary

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jìn yòng to use sth to the full; to make the best use of everything Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
yǒu ǒu not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence; it's not the only case Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
wàn huā tǒng kaleidoscope Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
gāo shǒu expert; past master; dab hand Xiehouyu HSK 6
pái dàng (coll.) row of vendor stalls; street stall area; (Tw) gear shift; gear selector; transmission control (in cars or motorcycles) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
li swift; agile; efficient; quick-witted (colloquial) Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
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
used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
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
yān zhì marinated; to make by pickling, salting or curing ∼HSK 6
xiǎo lóng xiā crayfish; (esp.) red swamp crayfish ∼HSK 6
cài yáo vegetable and meat dishes; dish ∼HSK 6
yóu zhī grease; oil; fat ∼HSK 6
zhá xiè Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis); Shanghai hairy crab ∼HSK 6
xiāo midnight snack; late-night snack ∼HSK 6
wèi jué sense of taste; gustation ∼HSK 6
fān shǔ (dialect) sweet potato; yam ∼HSK 6
fish sauce ∼HSK 6
color and luster ∼HSK 6
wèi tasty; to be absorbed in sth; interesting ∼HSK 6
qīng xiāng sweet scent; fragrant odor ∼HSK 6
yàn banquet; feast ∼HSK 6
lǎo bàn (of an elderly couple) husband or wife ∼HSK 6
tāng zhī soup; broth ∼HSK 6
shè zhì to produce (a TV show etc) ∼HSK 6
dùn zhǔ to stew ∼HSK 6
cuì crisp (of food) ∼HSK 6
piān ài to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite ∼HSK 6
shēng jiāng fresh ginger ∼HSK 6
調 tiáo wèi liào seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences ∼HSK 6
all different; each unto his own ∼HSK 6
qīng tián (of flavor, voice etc) clear and sweet ∼HSK 6
wèi lěi taste bud(s) ∼HSK 6
nèn tender ∼HSK 6
pēng zhì to cook; to prepare (food) ∼HSK 6
huāng desert; desolate wilderness; barren wasteland; vast and desolate ∼HSK 6
lāo to fish for (aquatic animals and plants); to catch ∼HSK 6
zhī shuǐ (dialect) juice ∼HSK 6
grain of rice; granule ∼HSK 6
yìn imprint; trace ∼HSK 6
tǒng cask ∼HSK 6
shū sōng to loosen ∼HSK 6
cǎi zhāi to pluck; to pick ∼HSK 6
zhǔ chú chef; to be the chef ∼HSK 6
guō zào stove; cooking burner ∼HSK 6
liàng shài to sun-dry ∼HSK 6
miào yòng to use (sth) in an ingenious way; marvelously effective use ∼HSK 6
jié bái spotlessly white; pure white ∼HSK 6