Once Upon a Bite

Episode review

The Spice Crossroads

S1E6 · 香料歧路 xiāngliào qí lù

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5.87 Advanced

Vocabulary

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攻城掠地 攻城掠地 gōng chéng lüě dì to attack cities and seize territory (idiom); to conquer and expand one's domain ∼HSK 6
飘荡 飄盪 piāo dàng to drift; to wave; to float on the waves; to flutter in the wind ∼HSK 6
集市 集市 jí shì market; bazaar; fair ∼HSK 6
地利 地利 dì lì favorable location; in the right place; productivity of land ∼HSK 6
催生 催生 cuī shēng to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby; (obstetrics) to induce labor; to expedite childbirth; (fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence ∼HSK 6
炖煮 燉煮 dùn zhǔ to stew ∼HSK 6
入味 入味 rù wèi tasty; to be absorbed in sth; interesting ∼HSK 6
异味 異味 yì wèi unpleasant odor ∼HSK 6
根茎 根莖 gēn jīng (botany) rhizome ∼HSK 6
晾晒 晾曬 liàng shài to sun-dry ∼HSK 6
凝缩 凝縮 níng suō to condense; to concentrate; compression; concentration ∼HSK 6
独具 獨具 dú jù to have unique (talent, insight etc) ∼HSK 6
主料 主料 zhǔ liào main ingredients (in a cooking recipe) ∼HSK 6
油脂 油脂 yóu zhī grease; oil; fat ∼HSK 6
神兽 神獸 shén shòu mythological animal ∼HSK 6
滋养 滋養 zī yǎng to nourish ∼HSK 6
色泽 色澤 sè zé color and luster ∼HSK 6
焦糖 焦糖 jiāo táng caramel ∼HSK 6
激荡 激盪 jī dàng to rage; to dash; to surge ∼HSK 6
招式 招式 zhāo shì (martial arts) formalized move ∼HSK 6
清蒸 清蒸 qīng zhēng steamed in broth ∼HSK 6
铜铃 銅鈴 tóng líng bell made of copper or bronze ∼HSK 6
同龄 同齡 tóng líng of the same age ∼HSK 6
占地面积 占地面積 zhàn dì miàn ji floor area; occupied area; footprint (of a building, piece of equipment etc) ∼HSK 6
相逢 相逢 xiāng féng to meet (by chance); to come across ∼HSK 6
家常 家常 jiā cháng the daily life of a family HSK 6
扎实 扎實 zhā shi strong; solid; sturdy; firm; practical HSK 6
平方米 平方米 píng fāng mǐ square meter HSK 6
更是 更是 gèng shì even more (so) HSK 6
时节 時節 shí jié season; time HSK 6
依次 依次 yī cì in order; in succession HSK 6
产量 產量 chǎn liàng output HSK 6
山谷 山谷 shān gǔ valley; ravine HSK 6
敢于 敢於 gǎn yú to have the courage to do sth; to dare to; bold in HSK 6
一道 一道 yī dào together HSK 6
醋 醋 cù vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry) HSK 6
绝大多数 絕大多數 jué dà duō shù the vast majority HSK 6
迎来 迎來 yíng lái to welcome (a visitor or newcomer); (fig.) to usher in HSK 6
翼 翼 Yì surname Yi; alternative name for 绛 capital of the Jin State during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-475 BC) HSK 6
特意 特意 tè yì specially; intentionally HSK 6
天然 天然 tiān rán natural HSK 6
外出 外出 wài chū to go out; to go away (on a trip etc) HSK 6
一同 一同 yī tóng together HSK 6
赶上 趕上 gǎn shàng to keep up with; to catch up with; to overtake; to chance upon; in time for HSK 6
哲学 哲學 zhé xué philosophy HSK 6
活跃 活躍 huó yuè active; lively; excited; to enliven; to brighten up HSK 6
搭配 搭配 dā pèi to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add sth into a group HSK 6
尖 尖 jiān pointed; tapering; sharp; (of a sound) shrill; piercing; (of one's hearing, sight etc) sharp; acute; keen; to make (one's voice) shrill; sharp point; tip; the best of sth; the cream of the crop HSK 6
吊 吊 diào to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person HSK 6
上演 上演 shàng yǎn to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging HSK 6