CHIN 111 Lesson 10 Vocab Quiz

气候

qihou - climate; weather

饮食

yinshi - food and drink; diet

习惯

xiguan - custom; habit; to become accustomed to

主食

zhushi - staple food; principal food

温和

wenhe - mild, moderate

季

ji - season of the year

新鲜

xinxian - fresh; new

品种

pinzhong - breed, variety

主要

zhuyao - main; major

等

deng - etc.

比较

bijiao - relatively; to compare

各

ge - each; every

特点

tedian - characteristic; distinguishing feature

总的来说

zongdelaishuo - generally speaking

甜

tian - sweet

咸

xian - salty

辣

la - hot; peppery; spicy

或者

huozhe - either … or … (in affirmative sentence)

酸

suan - sour; tart

讲究

jiangjiu - to be particular about; to stress; to strive for

切

qie - to cut; to slice

形状

xingzhuang - shape; form

方法

fangfa - method; way; means

重要

zhongyao - important

请客

qingke - to entertain guests; to give a dinner party

不但。。。而且

budan… erqie - not only… but also

准备

zhunbei - to prepare; to get ready; preparation

不管。。。都

buguan… dou - no matter; regardless of

闻

wen - to smell

民族

minzu - ethnic group; nationality

虽然。。。但是

suiran… danshi - although; though

筷子

kuaizi - chopsticks

重视

zhongshi - to pay attention to; to take something seriously

座位

zuowei - seat; place

叫做

jiaozuo - to be called; to be known as 

上座

shangzuo - the seat for the guest of honor

按照

anzhao - according to

传统

chuantong - tradition

主人

zhuren - host

让

rang - to give away; to yield; to allow

客人

keren - guest

不但。。。也

budan… ye - not only… but also

饭馆

fanguan - restaurant

人民

renmin - the people

美味

meiwei - delicious food; delicacy

伯伯

bobo - uncle; one’s father’s elder brother; also used as affectionate term of respect for an elder

厨师

chushi - cook; chef

空

kong - free time; spare time

聊

liao - to chat

星期

xingqi - week

礼物

liwu - gift; present

四川

Sichuan

湖南

Hunan

山西

Shanxi

山东

Shandong

麦当劳

Maidanglao - McDonald’s

蔬菜

shucai - vegetable

白菜

baicai - Chinese cabbage

土豆

tudou - potato

萝卜

luobo - turnip; radish

调料

tiaoliao - condiment; seasoning

糖

tang - sugar

盐

yan - salt

醋

cu - vinegar

葱

cong - scallion; onion

蒜

suan - garlic

辣椒

lajiao - hot pepper; chili

做菜方法

zuocaifangfa - method of cooking

炒

stir-fry; fry

蒸

zheng - steam

炸

zha - fry in deep fat or oil; deep-fry

煮

zhu - boil