第三课美食小侦探 | Dao

Chinese Vocabulary 华文词汇表

Primary Higher ‣ 6A ‣ 第三课美食小侦探

- bié yǒu fēng wèi

- fēng wèilocal flavor; local style

- hǎi nánHainan Province, in the South China Sea, short name 琼, capital Haikou 海口; Hainan Island; Hainan District of Wuhai City 乌海市, Inner Mongolia; Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 海南藏族自治州, Qinghai

- fàn tuánonigiri (Japanese rice-ball snack)

- xiāng pēn pēndelicious; savory
小老鼠请大家吃香喷喷的花生。
Xiǎo lǎoshǔ qǐng dàjiā chī xiāngpēnpēn de huāshēng.
The little mouse invites everyone to eat fragrant peanuts.

- gǔn gǔnto surge on; to roll on

- pèi shàngmix; compound; match; be qualified

- jī ròuchicken meat

- yuán zìto originate from

- hǎi nán dǎoHainan Island in South China Sea

- féng nián guò jiéat the Chinese New Year or other festivities

- guò jiéto celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)
过节的时候，各式各样的烟花在空中绽放。
Guòjié de shíhòu, gè shì gè yàng de yānhuā zài kōngzhōng zhànfàng.
During the festival, a variety of fireworks bloom in the air.

- biǎo dáto voice (an opinion); to express; to convey
我们用词句来表达思想。
wǒ men yòng cí jù lái biǎo dá sī xiǎng。
We express our thought by means of words.

- tuán yuánto have a reunion
爷爷盼望着有一天全家能团圆，一起过新年。
Yéyé pànwàngzhe yǒu yītiān quánjiā néng tuányuán, yīqǐguò xīnnián.
Grandpa is looking forward to the day when the whole family can reunite and celebrate the New Year together.

- biǎn dancarrying pole; shoulder pole
小和尚用扁担挑起两个水桶，下山打水去了。
Xiǎo héshàng yòng biǎndan tiǎo qǐ liǎng gè shuǐtǒng, xiàshān dǎ shuǐ qùle.
The young monk picked up two buckets with his shoulders and went down to fetch water.

- yán jiēAlong the street

- xiāng jiāo yèBanana leaf

- chóng chónglayer upon layer; one after another
- zhòng zhòngheavily; severely

- suí shíat any time; at all times; at the right time
欢迎你随时到我们家。
huān yíng nǐ suí shí dào wǒ men jiā。
You are always welcome to our house.

- suí shí suí dìanytime and anywhere

- ròu gǔ cháMeat and Bone Tea; Bak kut teh

- míng wéito be called; to be known as

- qí shíactually; in fact; really
别看种菜没啥，其实大有学问。
biè kàn zhòng cài mò shá， qí shí dà yǒu xué wèn。
Growing vegetables looks easy, but actually it takes a lot of learning.

- suàn tóugarlic

- yào cáidrug ingredients
人们认为它是最珍贵的药材之一。
rén men rèn wéi tā shì zuì zhēn guì de yào cái zhī yī。
It was reckoned among the most precious medicinal herbs.

- kǔ lìbitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times
爷爷年轻的时候在码头做苦力。
Yéyé niánqīng de shíhòu zài mǎtóu zuò kǔlì.
Grandpa was doing coolies at the dock when he was young.

- gàn huó rto work; manual labor

- zhòng huó rheavy job

- huó rwork; (lots of) things to do

- còu qiánto raise enough money to do sth; to pool money; to club together (to do sth)

- bái mǐ(polished) rice
肉骨茶配白米饭特别好吃。
Ròu gǔ chá pèi bái mǐfàn tèbié hào chī.
Bak Kut Teh is especially delicious with white rice.

- láo gōnglabor; laborer

- liú chuánto spread; to circulate; to hand down
民间音乐是一代一代地流传下来的。
mín jiān yīn yuè shì yī dài yī dài de liú chuán xia lai de。
Folk music has been passed down from one generation to another.

- xiǎo càiappetizer; small side dish; easy job; piece of cake

- yóu tiáoyoutiao (deep-fried breadstick); slick and sly person
我最爱的早餐还是豆浆油条。
Wǒ zuì ài de zǎocān háishì dòujiāng yóutiáo.
My favorite breakfast is soy milk fritters.

- shā diēsatay (sauce)
这家餐厅新推出了沙爹鱼头和辣椒螃蟹，生意非常的火爆。
Zhè jiā cāntīng xīn tuīchūle shā diē yú tóu hé làjiāo pángxiè, shēngyì fēicháng de huǒbào.
This restaurant has newly launched satay fish head and chili crab, and the business is very popular.

- gā lícurry
有咖喱的菜配米饭最妙。
yǒu gā lí de cài pèi mǐ fàn zuì miào.
Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.

- pǐn chángto taste a small amount; to sample
我津津有味地品尝了我妈妈做的鱼。
wǒ jīn jīn yǒu wèi de pǐn cháng le wǒ mā ma zuò de yú。
I tasted the fish my mother cooked with relish.

- kǒu fúhappy knack for chancing upon fine food
新加坡的美食太好吃了，我们真是大饱口福。
Xīnjiāpō dì měishí tài hào chīle, wǒmen zhēnshi dà bǎo kǒufú.
The food in Singapore is so delicious, we are really feasting.