Chinese L20 Definitions

什么的 shén.me.de

and so on; and what not

点菜 diǎn//cài

order dishes (in a restaurant)

差不多 chà.buduō

about the same; similar

省 shěng

province

川 Chuān

Sichuan Province; 四川

湘 Xiāng

Hunan Province; 湖南

辣 là

peppery; hot

江 Jiāng

Jiangsu Province; 江苏

浙 Zhè

Zhejiang Province; 浙江

江苏 Jiāng Zhè

Jiangsu and Zhejiang Provinces; 江苏省 and 浙江省

甜 tián

sweet

饮食 yǐnshí

drinking and eating

北方人 běifāngrén

Northerner

面食 miànshí

wheat

主食 zhǔshí

staple food; principal food

馒头 mán.tou

steamed bun

包子 bāo.zi

steamed stuffed bun

饺子 jiǎo.zi

dumpling

面条 miàntiáo

noodle

南方人 nánfāngrén

Southerner

米饭 mǐfàn

(cooked) rice

稀饭 xīfàn

rice or millet gruel; porridge

粥 zhōu

gruel; congee (most of the time other ingredients are added in addition to rice)

吃不惯 chī.bu guàn

cannot get used to eating

选择 xuǎnzé

select; choose

招牌 zhāo.pai

shop sign

湖南 Húnán

Hunan Province

广东 Guǎngdōng

Guangdong Province

粤 Yuè

another name for Guangdong Province

山东 Shāndōng

Shandong Province

馆子 guǎn.zi

(informal) restaurant

齐鲁 Qí Lǔ

ancient names for Shandong

记得 jì.de

remember

省名 shěngmíng

name of a province

记住 jì//zhù

memorize

简称 jiǎnchēng

the abbreviated form of a name

鸡 jī

chicken

鸭 yā

duck

鱼 yú

fish

青菜 qīngcài

vegetable

豆腐 dòu.fu

bean curd; tofu

基本 jīběn

basic; fundamental

方法 fāngfǎ

way; method

煎 jiān

fry in shallow oil

煮 zhǔ

boil; cook

炒 chǎo

stir

炸 zhá

fry in deep fat or oil; deep

清蒸 qīngzhēng

steam in clear soup (usually without soy sauce)

红烧 hóngshāo

braise in soy sauce

道 dào

measure word for dishes

样 yàng

kind; type

材料 cáiliào

ingredient

动词 dòngcí

verb

宾语 bīnyǔ

object

结构 jiégòu

structure

茄子 qié.zi

eggplant

烤鸭 kǎoyā

roast duck

清炒 qīngchǎo

stir

西兰花儿 xīlánhuār

broccoli

如果 rúguǒ

if; supposing that

名词 míngcí

noun

冬笋 dōngsǔn

bamboo shoot

肉丝 ròusī

julienne meat; shredded meat (usually refers to pork on a menu)

腰果 yāoguǒ

cashew

虾仁儿 xiārénr

shelled fresh shrimp

蛋炒饭 dànchǎofàn

rice fried with eggs

常见 chángjiàn

often seen; common

芥兰 jièlán

Chinese leaf mustard

明白 míng.bai

clear; obvious; know; understand

实际 shíjì

actually; in reality; actual; real

八宝 bābǎo

eight treasures (choice ingredients of certain special dishes)

三鲜 sānxiān

three kinds of fresh delicacies

全家福 quánjiāfú

"all house happiness;" a hodgepodge of ingredients cooked together in one pot

…之类 zhī lèi

and so on; and so forth; and the like

避免 bìmiǎn

avoid; refrain from