Once Upon a Bite

Episode review

Taking Root

S1E2 · 落地生根 luòdìshēnggēn

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8.12 Advanced

Vocabulary

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文石 文石 wén shí aragonite (geology) ∼HSK 6
作坊 作坊 zuō fang workshop (of artisan) ∼HSK 6
鹅卵石 鵝卵石 é luǎn shí pebble; cobblestone ∼HSK 6
滚烫 滾燙 gǔn tàng boiling hot ∼HSK 6
环形山 環形山 huán xíng shān crater; ring-shaped mountain ∼HSK 6
烘烤 烘烤 hōng kǎo to roast; to bake ∼HSK 6
家祖 家祖 jiā zǔ (polite) my paternal grandfather ∼HSK 6
蒸锅 蒸鍋 zhēng guō steamer ∼HSK 6
恒定 恆定 héng dìng constant ∼HSK 6
洁白 潔白 jié bái spotlessly white; pure white ∼HSK 6
浑圆 渾圓 hún yuán perfectly round; (fig.) accommodating; considerate; smooth (way of doing things) ∼HSK 6
柔韧 柔韌 róu rèn pliable and tough; supple and strong; flexible ∼HSK 6
壮美 壯美 zhuàng měi magnificent ∼HSK 6
引以为傲 引以為傲 yǐn yǐ wéi ào to be intensely proud of sth (idiom) ∼HSK 6
各异 各異 gè yì all different; each unto his own ∼HSK 6
贪恋 貪戀 tān liàn to cling to; to be reluctant to give up (sth); to have a fondness for (an indulgence etc) ∼HSK 6
白斩鸡 白斬雞 bái zhǎn jī Cantonese poached chicken, known as "white cut chicken" ∼HSK 6
生姜 生薑 shēng jiāng fresh ginger ∼HSK 6
翻炒 翻炒 fān chǎo to stir-fry ∼HSK 6
清香 清香 qīng xiāng sweet scent; fragrant odor ∼HSK 6
蒜头 蒜頭 suàn tóu garlic bulb ∼HSK 6
祖辈 祖輩 zǔ bèi ancestors; forefathers; ancestry ∼HSK 6
炉火 爐火 lú huǒ the fire of a stove ∼HSK 6
蓬松 蓬鬆 péng sōng fluffy ∼HSK 6
圆润 圓潤 yuán rùn mellow and full; suave; smooth and round; rich (in voice) ∼HSK 6
聊以 聊以 liáo yǐ to use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent ∼HSK 6
果腹 果腹 guǒ fù to eat one's fill ∼HSK 6
谐音 諧音 xié yīn homonym; homophone; harmonic (component of sound) ∼HSK 6
炒锅 炒鍋 chǎo guō wok; frying pan ∼HSK 6
亲善大使 親善大使 qīn shàn dà shǐ goodwill ambassador ∼HSK 6
腌制 腌製 yān zhì marinated; to make by pickling, salting or curing ∼HSK 6
混搭 混搭 hùn dā to mix and match (of clothing etc) ∼HSK 6
脸庞 臉龐 liǎn páng face ∼HSK 6
大餐 大餐 dà cān sumptuous meal; banquet ∼HSK 6
应景 應景 yìng jǐng according with the times; seasonal ∼HSK 6
偏爱 偏愛 piān ài to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite ∼HSK 6
口口相传 口口相傳 kǒu kǒu xiāng chuán 口: mouth; open end; entrance, gate · 口: mouth; open end; entrance, gate · 相: mutual, reciprocal, each other · 传: summon; propagate, transmit ∼HSK 6
润泽 潤澤 rùn zé moist ∼HSK 6
甘甜 甘甜 gān tián sweet ∼HSK 6
沉浮 沉浮 chén fú lit. sinking and floating; to bob up and down on water; ebb and flow; fig. rise and fall; ups and downs of fortune; vicissitudes ∼HSK 6
包藏 包藏 bāo cáng to contain; to harbor; to conceal ∼HSK 6
孔隙 孔隙 kǒng xì pore (geology) ∼HSK 6
重奏 重奏 chóng zòu musical ensemble of several instruments (e.g. duet 二重奏 or trio 三重奏) ∼HSK 6
采摘 採摘 cǎi zhāi to pluck; to pick ∼HSK 6
献祭 獻祭 xiàn jì to offer sacrifice ∼HSK 6
耕种 耕種 gēng zhòng to till; to cultivate ∼HSK 6
色泽 色澤 sè zé color and luster ∼HSK 6
缠绵 纏綿 chán mián touching (emotions); lingering (illness) ∼HSK 6
钟情 鍾情 zhōng qíng to fall in love; to love sb or sth dearly (lover, or art) ∼HSK 6
颗粒归仓 顆粒歸倉 kē lì guī cāng to gather all the harvested grain into the granary; to harvest every single grain ∼HSK 6