Chinese Vocabulary: Food and Dining

Vocabulary list covering food items, drinks, measure words, and dining-related verbs from the Chinese language lecture notes.

鸡肉 (jīròu)

chicken

猪肉 (zhūròu)

pork

牛肉 (niúròu)

beef

羊肉 (yángròu)

mutton

酸 (suan)

sour

甜 (tián)

sweet

份 (fèn)

a measure word

肉 (ròu)

meat

蔬菜 (shūcài)

vegetable

条 (tido)

a measure word

鱼 (yú)

fish

汤 (tang)

soup

忌口 (jì kŏu)

to avoid certain food

喝 (he)

to drink

饮料 (yinliào)

drink, beverage

瓶 (píng)

bottle

啤酒 (píjiŭ)

beer

杯 (bēi)

cup, glass

果汁 (guŏzhi)

juice

主食 (zhushí)

staple food

蛋炒饭 (dànchǎofàn)

fried rice with eggs

碗 (wǎn)

bowl

米饭 (mĭfàn)

cooked rice

买单 (mǎidān)

to pay the bill

破费 (pòfèi)

to go to such expense

嘛 (ma)

a modal particle expressing that the situation is obvious

下 (xià)

next