Topic 8: Food

assignment 16

中餐

zhōng cān - Chinese food

西餐

xī cān - Western food

素菜

sù cài - vegetarian; vegetable dishes

荤菜

hūn cài - meat or fish dishes

青菜

qīng cài - green leafy vegetable

肉

ròu - meat

鸡

jī - chicken

牛肉

niú ròu - beef

猪肉

zhū ròu - pork

羊肉

yáng ròu - lamb; mutton

鱼

yú - fish

烤鸭

kǎo yā - roast duck

家常豆腐

jiā cháng dòu fu - home-style tofu

糖醋鱼

táng cù yú - fish in sweet-and-sour sauce

酸辣汤

suān là tāng - hot-and-sour soup

米饭

mǐ fàn - cooked rice

饺子

jiǎo zi - dumplings

面包

miàn bāo - bread

面条

miàn tiáo - noodles

比萨饼

bǐ sà bǐng - pizza

空心粉

kōng xīn fěn - spaghetti

汉堡包

hàn bǎo bāo - hamburger

三明治

sān míng zhì - sandwich

油

yóu - oil; oily

盐

yán - salt

糖

táng - sugar

醋

cù - vinegar

醬油

jiàng yóu - soy sauce

味精

wèi jīng - monosodium glutamate (MSG)

味道

wèi dào - taste; flavor

酸

suān - sour

甜

tián - sweet

苦

kǔ - bitter

辣

là - spicy

香

xiāng - fragrant; nice-smelling

膩

nì - greasy (food)

淡

dàn - bland

咸

xián - salty

清淡

qīng dàn - light in flavor

新鲜

xīn xiān - fresh

嫩

nèn - tender

老

lǎo - tough

饿

è - hungry

渴

kě - thirsty

好吃

hǎo chī - delicious

难吃

nán chī - taste bad

牛奶

niú nǎi - milk

酸奶

suān nǎi - yogurt

饮料

yǐn liào - beverage

矿泉水

kuàng quán shuǐ - mineral water

汽水

qì shuǐ - soda

纯净水

chún jìng shuǐ - spring water

绿茶

lǜ chá - green tea

红茶

hóng chá - black tea

冰茶

bīng chá - ice tea

柠檬茶

níng méng chá - lemon tea

酒

jiǔ - liquor

白酒

bái jiǔ - alcohol

葡萄酒

pú táo jiǔ - wine

啤酒

pí jiǔ - beer

香槟酒

xiāng bīn jiǔ - champagne

果汁

guǒ zhī - juice

苹果汁

píng guǒ zhī - apple juice

橙汁

chéng zhī - orange juice