Once Upon a Bite

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Taking Root

S1E2 · 落地生根 luòdìshēnggēn

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8.12 Advanced

Vocabulary

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于 于 yú (of time or place) in; at; on; (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for; (indicating a source) from; out of; (used in comparison) than; (used in the passive voice) by HSK 6
与 與 yǔ and; to give; together with HSK 6
不动声色 不動聲色 bù dòng shēng sè not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected; not batting an eyelid Idiom ∼HSK 5
一路 一路 yī lù the whole journey; all the way; going the same way; going in the same direction; of the same kind Xiehouyu HSK 5
莫 莫 mò do not (literary) ∼HSK 5
食材 食材 shí cái (food) ingredient ∼HSK 5
肉饼 肉餅 ròu bǐng meat patty ∼HSK 5
西式 西式 xī shì Western style ∼HSK 5
绵 綿 mián cotton wad; wool; soft, downy ∼HSK 5
青睐 青睞 qīng lài (literary) (lit.) to fix one's gaze on; (fig.) to show interest in; (favorable) attention; favor ∼HSK 5
面饼 麵餅 miàn bǐng flatbread ∼HSK 5
蒸汽 蒸汽 zhēng qì steam ∼HSK 5
廷 廷 tíng court ∼HSK 5
囚 囚 qiú prisoner, convict; confine ∼HSK 5
独有 獨有 dú yǒu to own exclusively; unique to; specific; there is only ∼HSK 5
纵 縱 zòng even if ∼HSK 5
追根溯源 追根溯源 zhuī gēn sù yuán to pursue sth back to its origins; to trace back to the source; to get to the bottom of sth ∼HSK 5
悄无声息 悄無聲息 qiǎo wú shēng xī quietly; noiselessly ∼HSK 5
乳 乳 rǔ breast, nipples; milk, suckle ∼HSK 5
模子 模子 mú zi mold; matrix; pattern or die ∼HSK 5
愉悦 愉悅 yú yuè joyful; cheerful; delighted; joy; delight ∼HSK 5
遥 遙 yáo far away, distant, remote ∼HSK 5
极致 極致 jí zhì peak; pinnacle; ultimate ∼HSK 5
啸 嘯 xiào roar, howl, scream; whistle ∼HSK 5
面食 麵食 miàn shí food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc ∼HSK 5
模板 模板 mú bǎn template; (architecture) formwork ∼HSK 5
豆 荳 dòu beans, peas; bean-shaped ∼HSK 5
瘦身 瘦身 shòu shēn to lose weight (intentionally); to slim down; (Tw) to downsize (a business) ∼HSK 5
进食 進食 jìn shí to eat one's meal ∼HSK 5
沿用 沿用 yán yòng to continue to use (old methods); to apply as before; according to usage ∼HSK 5
传入 傳入 chuán rù to import; transmitted inwards; afferent ∼HSK 5
碧 碧 bì jade green ∼HSK 5
芯 芯 xīn pith from rush (juncus effusus) ∼HSK 5
菌 菌 jūn mushroom; germ, microbe ∼HSK 5
活化石 活化石 huó huà shí living fossil ∼HSK 5
乡愁 鄉愁 xiāng chóu homesickness; nostalgia ∼HSK 5
开端 開端 kāi duān start; beginning ∼HSK 5
斑 斑 bān mottled, striped, freckle ∼HSK 5
浸 浸 jìn soak, immerse, dip, percolate ∼HSK 5
焖 燜 mèn simmer, cook over slow fire ∼HSK 5
立马 立馬 lì mǎ at once; immediately; promptly; swiftly ∼HSK 5
齿 齒 chǐ teeth; gears, cogs; age; simplified form of the KangXi radical number 211 ∼HSK 5
炙 炙 zhì roast, broil; toast; cauterize ∼HSK 5
食谱 食譜 shí pǔ cookbook; recipe; diet ∼HSK 5
泛起 泛起 fàn qǐ to appear; to emerge; to surface ∼HSK 5
佩 佩 pèi belt ornament, pendant; wear at waist, tie to the belt; respect ∼HSK 5
家庭成员 家庭成員 jiā tíng chéng yuán family member ∼HSK 5
比肩 比肩 bǐ jiān to be shoulder to shoulder; (fig.) to be as good as; to match; Taiwan pr. [bi4 jian1] ∼HSK 5
蹄 蹄 tí hoof; leg of pork; little witch ∼HSK 5
胶质 膠質 jiāo zhì colloid; gelatinous matter ∼HSK 5