Integrated Chinese (4th edition) Volume 2 Lesson 12吃饭 Dining
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Vocabulary
Dialogue 1 · Dining Out
23 items| No. | Item | Pinyin | POS | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 饭馆（儿） | fànguǎn(r) | n | restaurant |
| 2 | 好像 | hǎoxiàng | adv | to seem, to be like |
| 3 | 位子 | wèizi | n | seat |
| 4 | 服务员 | fúwùyuán | n | waiter, attendant |
| 5 | 服务 | fúwù | v | to serve, to provide service |
| 6 | 桌子 | zhuōzi | n | table |
| 7 | 点菜 | diǎn cài | vo | to order food |
| 8 | 盘 | pán | n | plate, dish |
| 9 | 饺子 | jiǎozi | n | dumplings (with vegetable and/or meat filling) |
| 10 | 素 | sù | adj | vegetarian (lit. plain) |
| 11 | 家常 | jiācháng | n | home-style |
| 12 | 豆腐 | dòufu | n | tofu, bean curd |
| 13 | 放 | fàng | v | to put, to place |
| 14 | 肉 | ròu | n | meat |
| 15 | 碗 | wǎn | n | bowl |
| 16 | 酸辣汤 | suānlàtāng | n | hot-and-sour soup |
| 17 | 酸 | suān | adj | sour |
| 18 | 辣 | là | adj | spicy, hot |
| 19 | 汤 | tāng | n | soup |
| 20 | 味精 | wèijīng | n | monosodium glutamate (MSG) |
| 21 | 盐 | yán | n | salt |
| 22 | 小白菜 | xiǎo báicài | n | baby bok choy |
| 23 | 刚 | gāng | adv | just [See Grammar 3.] |
Dialogue 2 · At the Dining Hall
19 items| No. | Item | Pinyin | POS | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 师傅 | shīfu | n | master worker |
| 25 | 好吃 | hǎochī | adj | delicious |
| 26 | 糖醋鱼 | tángcùyú | n | sweet-and-sour fish |
| 27 | 糖 | táng | n | sugar |
| 28 | 醋 | cù | n | vinegar |
| 29 | 甜 | tián | adj | sweet |
| 30 | 酸 | suān | adj | sour |
| 31 | 极 | jí | adv | extremely |
| 32 | 红烧 | hóngshāo | v | to braise in soy sauce (to red-cook) |
| 33 | 牛肉 | niúròu | n | beef |
| 34 | 牛 | niú | n | cow, ox |
| 35 | 鱼 | yú | n | fish |
| 36 | 凉拌 | liángbàn | v | (of food) cold “blended,” cold tossed |
| 37 | 黄瓜 | huánggua | n | cucumber |
| 38 | 米饭 | mǐfàn | n | cooked rice |
| 39 | 忘 | wàng | v | to forget |
| 40 | 带 | dài | v | to bring, to take, to carry, to come with |
| 41 | 饭卡 | fànkǎ | n | meal card |
| 42 | 错 | cuò | adj | wrong |
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