Once Upon a Bite

Episode review

Whirling Dust

S1E3 · 滚滚红尘 gǔngǔn hóngchén

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4.84 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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制陶 製陶 zhì táo to manufacture pottery ∼HSK 6
绝迹 絕跡 jué jì to be eradicated; to vanish; extinct; to break off relations ∼HSK 6
阿特拉斯 阿特拉斯 Ā tè lā sī Atlas (Titan in Greek mythology); Atlas mountains of north Africa ∼HSK 6
圆锥形 圓錐形 yuán zhuī xíng conical; coniform ∼HSK 6
汇入 匯入 huì rù to flow into; to converge (of river); (computing) to import (data) ∼HSK 6
烹制 烹製 pēng zhì to cook; to prepare (food) ∼HSK 6
炊具 炊具 chuī jù cooking utensils; cookware; cooker ∼HSK 6
主厨 主廚 zhǔ chú chef; to be the chef ∼HSK 6
选购 選購 xuǎn gòu to select and purchase; to buy ∼HSK 6
融汇贯通 融匯貫通 róng huì guàn tōng 融: melt, fuse; blend, harmonize · 汇: concourse; flow together, gather · 贯: a string of 1000 coins; to go through · 通: pass through, common, communicate ∼HSK 6
细嫩 細嫩 xì nèn tender ∼HSK 6
尖顶 尖頂 jiān dǐng pointed object; cusp; pinnacle; steeple ∼HSK 6
入味 入味 rù wèi tasty; to be absorbed in sth; interesting ∼HSK 6
辨识度 辨識度 biàn shí dù distinctiveness; identifiability; recognizability ∼HSK 6
液态 液態 yè tài liquid (state) ∼HSK 6
有创造力 有創造力 yǒu chuàng zào lì ingenious; creative ∼HSK 6
俱佳 俱佳 jù jiā excellent; wonderful ∼HSK 6
形质 形質 xíng zhì form; structure; design ∼HSK 6
腹地 腹地 fù dì hinterland; interior; outback ∼HSK 6
高炉 高爐 gāo lú blast furnace ∼HSK 6
蓬松 蓬鬆 péng sōng fluffy ∼HSK 6
锯末 鋸末 jù mò sawdust ∼HSK 6
物产 物產 wù chǎn products; produce; natural resources ∼HSK 6
丰饶 豐饒 fēng ráo rich and fertile ∼HSK 6
玲珑 玲瓏 líng lóng (onom.) clink of jewels; exquisite; detailed and fine; clever; nimble ∼HSK 6
步履 步履 bù lǚ gait; to walk ∼HSK 6
精湛 精湛 jīng zhàn consummate; exquisite ∼HSK 6
专攻 專攻 zhuān gōng to specialize in; to major in ∼HSK 6
调味料 調味料 tiáo wèi liào seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences ∼HSK 6
陈年 陳年 chén nián (of wine) aged; (of debts etc) old; longstanding ∼HSK 6
莲蓉 蓮蓉 lián róng lotus seed paste ∼HSK 6
菜谱 菜譜 cài pǔ menu (in restaurant); recipe; cookbook ∼HSK 6
考据 考據 kǎo jù textual criticism ∼HSK 6
汁水 汁水 zhī shuǐ (dialect) juice ∼HSK 6
大闸蟹 大閘蟹 dà zhá xiè Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis); Shanghai hairy crab ∼HSK 6
浑浊 渾濁 hún zhuó muddy; turbid ∼HSK 6
奇思妙想 奇思妙想 qí sī miào xiǎng an unconventional but wonderful idea ∼HSK 6
存续 存續 cún xù to continue to exist ∼HSK 6
成形 成形 chéng xíng to take shape; shaping; forming ∼HSK 6
姜黄 薑黃 jiāng huáng turmeric ∼HSK 6
杀菌 殺菌 shā jūn to kill germs; to disinfect; to sterilize ∼HSK 6
晾干 晾乾 liàng gān to dry (sth) by airing ∼HSK 6
清爽 清爽 qīng shuǎng fresh and cool; relaxed ∼HSK 6
原味 原味 yuán wèi authentic taste; plain cooked; natural flavor (without spices and seasonings) ∼HSK 6
异国他乡 異國他鄉 yì guó tā xiāng foreign lands and places (idiom); living as expatriate ∼HSK 6
国界 國界 guó jiè national boundary; border between countries ∼HSK 6
豆瓣酱 豆瓣醬 dòu bàn jiàng sticky chili bean sauce; doubanjiang ∼HSK 6
炉火 爐火 lú huǒ the fire of a stove ∼HSK 6
明灭 明滅 míng miè to flicker; to flash on and off; to brighten and fade ∼HSK 6
不着痕迹 不著痕跡 bù zhuó hén jì to leave no trace; seamlessly; unobtrusively ∼HSK 6