Once Upon a Bite

Episode review

The Spice Crossroads

S1E6 · 香料歧路 xiāngliào qí lù

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Vocabulary

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崖 崖 yá cliff, precipice; precipitous ∼HSK 5
暖房 暖房 nuǎn fáng heating; central heating; greenhouse; hothouse; to pay a house-warming visit ∼HSK 5
豪 豪 háo brave, heroic, chivalrous ∼HSK 5
拼合 拼合 pīn hé to fit together; to put together ∼HSK 5
寂 寂 jì still, silent, quiet, desolate ∼HSK 5
追寻 追尋 zhuī xún to pursue; to track down; to search ∼HSK 5
中药 中藥 zhōng yào traditional Chinese medicine HSK 5
年前 年前 nián qián by the end of the year; at the end of the year; shortly before New Year HSK 5
油炸 油炸 yóu zhá to deep fry HSK 5
丰收 豐收 fēng shōu bumper harvest HSK 5
大都 大都 Dà dū Dadu, capital of China during the Yuan Dynasty (1280-1368), modern day Beijing HSK 5
雨水 雨水 Yǔ shuǐ Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 19th February-5th March HSK 5
特有 特有 tè yǒu specific (to); characteristic (of); distinctive HSK 5
制成 製成 zhì chéng to manufacture; to turn out (a product) HSK 5
脆 脃 cuì brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat HSK 5
高温 高溫 gāo wēn high temperature HSK 5
大致 大致 dà zhì more or less; roughly; approximately HSK 5
温和 溫和 wēn hé mild; gentle; moderate HSK 5
不停 不停 bù tíng incessant HSK 5
泉 泉 quán spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic) HSK 5
合成 合成 hé chéng to compose; to constitute; compound; synthesis; mixture; synthetic HSK 5
品种 品種 pǐn zhǒng breed; variety HSK 5
沟 溝 gōu ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine HSK 5
广泛 廣泛 guǎng fàn extensive; wide range HSK 5
层次 層次 céng cì layer; level; gradation; arrangement of ideas; (a person's) standing HSK 5
紫 紫 zǐ purple; violet HSK 5
争议 爭議 zhēng yì controversy; dispute; to dispute HSK 5
岁月 歲月 suì yuè years; time HSK 5
漫长 漫長 màn cháng very long; endless HSK 5
带有 帶有 dài yǒu to have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc); to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc) HSK 5
饮食 飲食 yǐn shí eating and drinking; food and drink; diet HSK 5
古老 古老 gǔ lǎo ancient; old; age-old HSK 5
十足 十足 shí zú ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color) HSK 5
修复 修復 xiū fù to restore; to renovate; (computing) to repair (a corrupted file etc) HSK 5
依旧 依舊 yī jiù as before; still HSK 5
众多 眾多 zhòng duō numerous HSK 5
增强 增強 zēng qiáng to increase; to strengthen HSK 5
迷人 迷人 mí rén fascinating; enchanting; charming; tempting HSK 5
染 染 rǎn to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to add color washes to a painting HSK 5
广 广 yǎn "house on a cliff" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 53), occurring in 店, 序, 底 etc HSK 5
吨 噸 dūn ton (loanword); Taiwan pr. [dùn] HSK 5
大事 大事 dà shì major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way HSK 5
此时 此時 cǐ shí now; this moment HSK 5
渴望 渴望 kě wàng to thirst for; to long for HSK 5
动手 動手 dòng shǒu to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch HSK 5
用来 用來 yòng lái to be used for HSK 5
尝 嘗 cháng to taste; to try (food); to experience; (literary) ever; once HSK 5
用于 用於 yòng yú to use in; to use on; to use for HSK 5
随着 隨著 suí zhe along with; in the wake of; following HSK 5
不足 不足 bù zú insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not HSK 5