New Practical Chinese Reader (2nd edition) Volume 5 Lesson 53五味 The Five Flavors
109 core vocabulary itemsTextbook order
Vocabulary
| No. | Item | Pinyin | POS | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 醋 | cù | n. | vinegar |
| 2 | 杨树 | yángshù | n. | poplar |
| 3 | 真正 | zhēnzhèng | adj. | genuine; true; real |
| 4 | 根 | gēn | mw. | long thin piece |
| 5 | 杂 | zá | adj. | micellaneous; mixed; sundry |
| 6 | 苦瓜 | kǔguā | n. | balsam pear |
| 7 | 陈醋 | chéncù | n. | mature vinegar |
| 8 | 缸 | gāng | n. | crock; urn; vat |
| 9 | 芋头 | yùtou | n. | taro |
| 10 | 甜食 | tiánshí | n. | sweet food |
| 11 | 厚 | hòu | adj. | thick; deep; large |
| 12 | 味 | wèi | n. | taste; flavor; sapor |
| 13 | 鱼腥草 | yúxīngcǎo | n. | cordate houttuynia |
| 14 | 家底 | jiādǐ | n. | family property accumulated over a long time; resources |
| 15 | 口味 | kǒuwèi | n. | taste |
| 16 | 腥 | xīng | adj. | having the smell of fish |
| 17 | 由此 | yóucǐ | conj. | from this; herefrom |
| 18 | 白菜 | báicài | n. | cabbage |
| 19 | 酸菜 | suāncài | n. | pickled Chinese cabbage; Chinese sauerkraut |
| 20 | 淡 | dàn | adj. | not salty |
| 21 | 价格 | jiàgé | n. | price |
| 22 | 细菜 | xìcài | n. | vegetable out of season and in short supply |
| 23 | 户 | hù | n. | door; family |
| 24 | 白薯 | báishǔ | n. | sweet potato |
| 25 | 白肉 | báiròu | n. | plain boiled pork |
| 26 | 瞪 | dèng | v. | to open wide; to stare |
| 27 | 供应 | gōngyìng | v. | to accommodate; to provide |
| 28 | 盐 | yán | n. | salt |
| 29 | 没法 | méifǎ | v. | can do nothing about it; can't help it |
| 30 | 酸 | suān | adj. | acid |
| 31 | 大体 | dàtǐ | adv. | roughly; more or less |
| 32 | 线 | xiàn | n. | line; thread |
| 33 | 不得了 | bùdéliǎo | adj. | (of degrees) extremely; exceedingly |
| 34 | 有关 | yǒuguān | v./adj. | to relate to; to have something to do with; related; relavent |
| 35 | 麻 | má | adj. | feeling slight prickles or tremors (of tongue) |
| 36 | 居然 | jūrán | adv. | unexpectedly |
| 37 | 大人物 | dàrénwù | n. | great personage; big shot; VIP |
| 38 | 碎 | suì | adj. | broken; fragmentary |
| 39 | 抗议 | kàngyì | v. | to protest |
| 40 | 辽宁 | Liáoníng | pn. | Liaoning (Province) |
| 41 | 无锡 | Wúxī | pn. | Wuxi (city in Jiangsu Province) |
| 42 | 车厢 | chēxiāng | n. | railway carriage |
| 43 | 捣 | dǎo | v. | to smash; to pug |
| 44 | 咸 | xián | adj. | salted; salty |
| 45 | 河北 | Héběi | pn. | Hebei (Province) |
| 46 | 强烈 | qiángliè | adj. | strong; intense; violent |
| 47 | 灶 | zào | n. | kitchen range; cooking stove |
| 48 | 臭 | chòu | adj. | smelly; foul |
| 49 | 人物 | rénwù | n. | figure; personage |
| 50 | 大多 | dàduō | adv. | mostly; for the most part |
| 51 | 花椒 | huājiāo | n. | Chinese prickly ash; seed of such plant |
| 52 | 浙江 | Zhèjiāng | pn. | Zhejiang (Province) |
| 53 | 地域 | dìyù | n. | region; district |
| 54 | 贵州 | Guìzhōu | pn. | Guizhou (Province) |
| 55 | 太原 | Tàiyuán | pn. | Taiyuan (city in Shanxi Province) |
| 56 | 性格 | xìnggé | n. | character |
| 57 | 干酪 | gānlào | n. | cheese |
| 58 | 掩 | yǎn | v. | to cover; to hide |
| 59 | 豆腐 | dòufu | n. | bean curd |
| 60 | 炸 | zhá | v. | to fry |
| 61 | 山西 | Shānxī | pn. | Shanxi (Province) |
| 62 | 广西 | Guǎngxī | pn. | Guangxi (Autonomous Region) |
| 63 | 辣椒 | làjiāo | n. | hot pepper; capsicum; chilli |
| 64 | 就算 | jiùsuàn | conj. | even if |
| 65 | 姜 | jiāng | n. | ginger |
| 66 | 恶心 | ěxin | adj. | to feel nauseated; to be nauseating; disgusting |
| 67 | 礼节 | lǐjié | n. | courtesy; etiquette |
| 68 | 火宫殿 | Huǒgōngdiàn | pn. | Huogongdian (name of a restaurant) |
| 69 | 砂罐 | shāguàn | n. | earthen pot |
| 70 | 南京 | Nánjīng | pn. | Nanjing (city in Jiangsu Province) |
| 71 | 桂皮 | guìpí | n. | Chinese cinnamon; cassia bark |
| 72 | 献 | xiàn | v. | to offer; to dedicate |
| 73 | 白族 | Báizú | pn. | Bai ethnic group, mainly inhibiting Yunnan Province |
| 74 | 福建 | Fújiàn | pn. | Fujian (Province) |
| 75 | 顾客 | gùkè | n. | customer; shopper; client |
| 76 | 丰富 | fēngfù | adj. | rich; abundant |
| 77 | 玩艺 | wányì | n. | thing |
| 78 | 人生 | rénshēng | n. | life |
| 79 | 其次 | qícì | pron. | next; secondly; then |
| 80 | 进入 | jìnrù | v. | to enter; to come into |
| 81 | 轰 | hōng | v./onom. | boom |
| 82 | 炸弹 | zhàdàn | n. | bomb |
| 83 | 目的 | mùdì | n. | purpose; aim; objective |
| 84 | 酒吧 | jiǔbā | n. | bar (room) |
| 85 | 汉口 | Hànkǒu | pn. | Hankou (city in Hubei Province) |
| 86 | 股 | gǔ | mw. | measure word for gas, smell, strength, etc. |
| 87 | 销售 | xiāoshòu | v. | to sell |
| 88 | 核桃仁 | hétáorén | n. | walnut meat |
| 89 | 嗯 | ng | interj. | hum (to show consent) |
| 90 | 长沙 | Chángshā | pn. | Changsha (city in Hunan Province) |
| 91 | 榴莲 | liúlián | n. | durian |
| 92 | 孔雀 | kǒngquè | n. | peacock |
| 93 | 大理 | Dàlǐ | pn. | Dali (city in Yunnan Province) |
| 94 | 哲理 | zhélǐ | n. | philosophy |
| 95 | 礼貌 | lǐmào | n. | courtesy; politeness |
| 96 | 营业 | yíngyè | v. | to do business |
| 97 | 沱茶 | tuóchá | n. | a bowl-shaped compressed mass of tea leaves |
| 98 | 下面 | xià miàn | n. | to cook noodles in boiling water |
| 99 | 农贸市场 | nóngmào shìchǎng | — | market for farm produce |
| 100 | 芋头扣肉 | yùtou kòu ròu | — | taro cooked with pork |
| 101 | 瞪眼 | dèng yǎn | — | to glare; to stare |
| 102 | 由此可见 | yóucǐ kějiàn | conj. | this shows; can thus see |
| 103 | 说亲 | shuō qīn | — | to act as a matchmaker |
| 104 | 不要紧 | búyàojǐn | v. | not be serious; not matter |
| 105 | 麻婆豆腐 | mápó dòufu | — | pockmarked grandma's bean curd |
| 106 | 臭豆腐干 | chòu dòufugān | — | preserved dry bean curd with a strong, distinctive flavor |
| 107 | 千方百计 | qiānfāng bǎijì | phr. | by every possible means; by hook or by crook |
| 108 | 我的妈呀 | wǒ de mā ya | — | Oh, my god! |
| 109 | 营业时间 | yíngyè shíjiān | — | business hours |
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