Chinese Flashcards (COMBINED)

餐桌

cān zhuō dining table

礼仪

lǐ yí etiquette

竖着

shù zhe vertically / upright

插

chā insert / stick in

只有......才

zhǐ yǒu... cái only if... then

祭奠

jì diàn offer sacrifices to / commemorate

死者

sǐ zhě the deceased

避免

bì miǎn avoid

碰

pèng Bump / Touch / Meet

显得

xiǎn de seem / appear

礼貌

lǐ mào polite / manners

夹菜

jiā cài pick up food (with chopsticks)

公筷

gōng kuài serving chopsticks

抽空

chōu kòng make time / find time

旁边的人

páng biān de rén people nearby

浪费粮食

làng fèi liáng shí waste food

吃光

chī guāng finish eating / eat up

敬酒

jìng jiǔ To propose a toast

酒杯

jiǔ bēi Wine glass / Cup

给长辈敬酒

gěi zhǎng bèi jìng jiǔ To toast to one's elders

隔着他人敬酒

gé zhe tā rén jìng jiǔ To toast across someone else

倒茶

dào chá To pour tea

倒酒

dào jiǔ To pour wine / alcohol

礼仪规则

lǐ yí guī zé Rules of etiquette

重视

zhòng shì To attach importance to / To value

饮食

yǐn shí Diet / Food and drink

大量

dà liàng A large amount

移民

yí mín Immigrants / To immigrate

将

jiāng Will / Shall / Going to (used to indicate future or as a particle similar to 把)

料理

liào lǐ Cuisine / To cook / To manage

兴旺发达

xīng wàng fā dá Prosperous and flourishing

程度

chéng dù Degree / Level / Extent

促进

cù jìn To promote / To accelerate

便捷

biàn jié Convenient / Fast

通讯

tōng xù Communication / Telecommunications

使

shǐ To make / To cause / To enable

迅速

xùn sù Rapid / Speedy

传播

chuán bō To spread / To disseminate

设立

shè lì To establish / To set up

忽视

hū shì To ignore / To neglect / To overlook

复杂

fù zá Complex / Complicated

随着

suí zhe Along with / Following

如今

rú jīn Nowadays / At present

享用

xiǎng yòng To enjoy (food, rights, etc.)

品尝

pǐn cháng To taste / To savor

异国佳肴

yì guó jiā yáo Exotic delicacies

煎鹅肝

jiān é gān Pan-seared foie gras

铁板烧

tiě bǎn shāo Teppanyaki

石锅拌饭

shí guō bàn fàn Bibimbap (Stone pot rice)

融入

róng rù To blend in / To integrate

元素

yuán sù Element

以便

yǐ biàn In order to / So that

迎合

yíng hé To cater to / To pander to

过敏

guòmǐn

to be allergic to

种类

zhǒnglèi - type, kind, sort

丰富

fēng fù - abundant, rich, plentiful

面临

miàn lín - facing

保持

bǎo chí to keep; to maintain; to hold; to preserve

餐桌礼仪

cān zhuō lǐ yí — table manners / dining etiquette

传统

chuán tǒng — tradition

规矩

guī ju — rules / customs

长辈

zhǎng bèi — elders

晚辈

wǎn bèi — younger generation

主人

zhǔ rén — host

客人

kè rén — guest

上座

shàng zuò — seat of honor

尊重

zūn zhòng — respect

谦虚

qiān xū — humility / modesty

筷子

kuài zi — chopsticks

禁忌

jìn jì — taboo

不合适

bù hé shì — inappropriate

公共卫生

gōng gòng wèi shēng — public hygiene

简化

jiǎn huà — to simplify

增进感情

zēng jìn gǎn qíng — to strengthen relationships

饮食全球化

yǐn shí quán qiú huà — food globalization

融合

róng hé — blending / fusion

人口流动

rén kǒu liú dòng — movement of people

本地化

běn dì huà — localization

口味

kǒu wèi — taste / flavor preference

传统特色

chuán tǒng tè sè — traditional characteristics

快餐

kuài cān — fast food

普及

pǔ jí — becoming widespread

肥胖率

féi pàng lǜ — obesity rate

挑战

tiǎo zhàn — challenge

取代

qǔ dài — to replace

文化身份

wén huà shēn fèn — cultural identity

社交

shè jiāo — social interaction

建议

jiàn yì — suggestion / to suggest / to advise

最近

zuì jìn — recently / lately / near future

得体

dé tǐ — appropriate / proper / decorous

此

cǐ — this / these / this point

代表

dài biǎo — to represent / representative / delegate

挑选

tiāo xuǎn — to choose / to select / to pick out

根本

gēn běn — at all / fundamental / basic / root

考虑

kǎo lǜ — to consider / to think over

省时

shěng shí — time-saving / to save time

身份

shēn fen — identity / status / position

象征

xiàng zhēng — symbol / emblem / to symbolize

归属

guī shǔ — to belong to / attribution

归属感

guī shǔ gǎn — sense of belonging