Chinese 4 - Lesson 5 Vocab

to order food

点菜，Diǎn cài

to share; sharing

分享，Fēnxiǎng

围着

to gather around; to sit around, wéi zhe

圆桌

round table, yuánzhuō

all kinds of; various

各种个样，gè zhǒng gè yàng

each person eats their own food

各吃各的，no mark on “de”

cannot finish eating

吃不完，chī bù wán

过瘾

satisfying; enjoyable, 3rd tone

to make a phone call

打电话，3rd tone

to be free; to have time

有空，3rd tone

if

要是，yào shi

快餐

fast food, kuài cān

to taste; to try

尝，2nd tone

宫保鸡丁

Kung pao chicken， gōng bǎo jī dīng

麻婆懂否

mapo tofu, má pó dòu fu

to urge; to encourage

劝

热情

warm; enthusiastic; hospitable, rè qíng

夹菜

to serve food to someone with chopsticks, jiā cài

to eat until full; to be full

吃饱, 3rd tone

measure word for plates of food

盘, 2nd tone

满

full, 3rd tone

to feel shy or embarassed

不好意思, bù hǎo yì si

to treat someone to a meal

请客, qǐng kè

to care about; to show concern for

关心, guān xīn

each other; mutually

互相, hù xiāng

交流

to communicate; to exchange, jiāo liú

cannot stand; cannot tolerate

受不了，shòu bu liǎo

to treat；to buy for someone

请，3rd tone

奶茶

milk tea; bubble tea, nǎi chá

俗话说

as the saying goes，sú huà shuō

food is the most important thing in people’s lives

民以食为天，mín yǐ shí wéi tiān

老百姓

ordinary people; common people， lǎo bǎi xìng

common; commonly seen

常见，cháng jiàn

to celebrate a holiday

过节，guò jié

顿

measure word for meals，dùn

to have nothing they cannot talk about; to talk about everything

无话不说，wú huà bù shuō

感觉

feeling; to feel, gǎn jué

common; usual; ordinarily

平常，píng cháng

友谊

friendship, yǒu yì

建立

to establish; to build, jiàn lì