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Words: Food and drinks
食品 | shi² pin³ | food |
菜 | cai⁴ | dish, vegetable |
素菜 | su⁴ cai⁴ | vegetarian dish |
饮料 | yin³ liao⁴ | beverage |
Fruits
水果 | shui³ guo³ | 1fruit |
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苹果 | ping² guo³ | apple |
杏子 | xing⁴ (zi) | apricot |
香蕉 | xiang¹ jiao¹ | banana |
樱桃 | ying¹ tao² | cherry |
椰子 | ye¹ (zi) | coconut |
榴莲 | liu² lian² | durian |
哈密瓜 | ha¹ mi⁴ gua¹ | honeydew melon |
猕猴桃 | mi² hou² tao² | kiwi |
柠檬 | ning² meng² | lemon |
青柠 | qing¹ ning² | lime |
橘子 | ju² (zi) | mandarin |
坚果 | jiang¹ guo³ | nut |
橙子 | cheng² (zi) | orange |
木瓜 | mu⁴ gua¹ | papaya |
桃子 | tao² (zi) | peach |
花生 | hua¹ sheng | peanut |
梨子 | li² (zi) | pear |
菠萝 | bo¹ luo² | pineapple |
李子 | li³ (zi) | plum |
草莓 | cao³ mei² | strawberry |
西瓜 | xi¹ gua¹ | water melon |
Vegetables
蔬菜 | shu¹ cai⁴ | 1vegetable |
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芦笋 | lu² sun³ | asparagus |
竹笋 | zhu² sun³ | bamboo shoots |
豆子 | dou⁴ (zi) | bean |
豆芽 | dou⁴ ya² | bean sprout |
甜椒 | tian² jiao¹ | bell pepper |
甘蓝 | gan¹ lan² | cabbage |
胡萝卜 | hu² luo² bo | carrot |
黄瓜 | huang² gua¹ | cucumber |
茄子 | qie² (zi) | eggplant |
蘑菇 | mo² gu | mushroom |
洋葱 | yang² cong¹ | onion |
豌豆 | wan¹ dou⁴ | pea |
土豆 | tu³ dou⁴ | potato |
马铃薯 | ma³ ling² shu³ | potato |
南瓜 | nan² gua¹ | pumpkin |
萝卜 | luo² bo | radish |
沙拉 | sha¹ la¹ | salad |
菠菜 | bo¹ cai⁴ | spinach |
红薯 | hong² shu³ | sweet potato |
西红柿 | xi¹ hong² shi⁴ | tomato |
番茄 | fan¹ qie² | tomato |
Cereals
粮食 | liang² shi² | cereals (grain) |
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小麦 | xiao³ mai⁴ | wheat |
米 | mi³ | rice |
米饭 | mi³ fan⁴ | boiled rice |
玉米 | yu⁴ mi³ | maize (corn) |
面条 | mian⁴ tiao² | noodles |
米粉 | mi³ fen³ | rice noodles |
面包 | mian⁴ bao¹ | bread |
Meat
肉 | rou⁴ | meat |
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猪肉 | zhu¹ rou⁴ | pork |
牛肉 | niu² rou⁴ | beef |
羊肉 | yang² rou⁴ | mutton, lamb |
鸡肉 | ji¹ rou⁴ | chicken |
鱼 | yu² | fish |
海鲜 | hai³ xian¹ | seafood |
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Other food
黄油 | huang² you² | butter |
蛋糕 | dan⁴ gao¹ | cake |
糖果 | tang² guo³ | candy |
奶酪 | nai³ lao⁴ | cheese |
饼干 | bing³ gan¹ | cookie |
曲奇 | qu³ qi² | cookie |
奶油 | nai³ you² | cream |
鸡蛋 | ji¹ dan⁴ | egg |
蜂蜜 | feng¹ mi⁴ | honey |
冰淇淋 | bing¹ qi² lin² | ice cream |
油 | you² | oil |
汤 | tang¹ | soup |
豆腐 | dou⁴ fu | tofu, bean curd |
酸奶 | suan¹ nai³ | yogurt |
Chinese dishes
杂碎 | za² sui⁴ | Chop suey |
点心 | dian³ xin¹ | Dim sum |
饺子 | jiao³ zi | Dumplings |
炒面 | chao³ mian⁴ | Fried noodles |
炒饭 | chao³ fan⁴ | Fried rice |
火锅 | huo³ guo¹ | Hot pot |
宫保鸡丁 | gong¹ bao³ ji¹ ding¹ | Kung Pao chicken |
麻婆豆腐 | ma² po² dou⁴ fu | Mapo doufu |
北京烤鸭 | bei³ jing¹ kao³ ya¹ | Peking duck |
春卷 | chun¹ juan³ | Spring rolls |
糖醋里脊 | tang² cu⁴ li³ ji³ | Sweet and sour pork |
咕噜肉 | gu¹ lu¹ rou⁴ | Sweet and sour pork |
馄饨 | hun² tun² | Wontons |
Spices
香料 | xiang¹ liao⁴ | 1spice |
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辣椒 | la⁴ jiao¹ | chili |
桂皮 | gui⁴ pi² | cinnamon |
丁香 | ding¹ xiang¹ | clove, liliac |
孜然 | zi¹ ran² | cumin |
咖喱 | ga¹ li² | curry |
姜 | jiang¹ | ginger |
胡椒 | hu² jiao¹ | pepper |
盐 | yan² | salt |
酱油 | jiang⁴ you² | soy sauce |
八角 | ba¹ jiao³ | star anise |
糖 | tang² | sugar |
醋 | cu⁴ | vinegar |
甜 | tian² | sweet |
酸 | suan¹ | sour |
咸 | xian² | salty |
苦 | ku³ | bitter |
辣 | la⁴ | hot, spicy |
香 | xiang¹ | fragrant |
好吃 | hao³ chi¹ | delicious |
Beverages
水 | shui³ | water |
咖啡 | ka¹ fei¹ | coffee |
茶 | cha² | tea |
绿茶 | lü⁴ cha² | green tea |
红茶 | hong² cha² | black tea |
乌龙茶 | wu¹ long² cha² | Oolong tea |
茉莉花茶 | mo⁴ li⁴ hua¹ cha² | Jasmine tea |
冰茶 | bing¹ cha² | ice tea |
果汁 | guo³ zhi¹ | fruit juice |
汽水 | qi⁴ shui³ | lemonade |
可乐 | ke³ le⁴ | cola |
牛奶 | niu² nai³ | cow's milk |
豆浆 | dou⁴ jiang¹ | soy milk |
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酒 | jiu³ | alcohol |
啤酒 | pi² jiu³ | beer |
葡萄酒 | pu² tao² jiu³ | wine |
米酒 | mi³ jiu³ | rice wine |
白酒 | bai² jiu³ | Baijiu |
Verbs
吃饭 | chi¹ [fan⁴] | to eat |
喝 | he¹ | to drink |
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做饭 | zuo⁴ fan⁴ | to cook, to prepare food |
煮饭 | zhu³ fan⁴ | to cook |
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炖 | dun⁴ | to stew |
烧 | shao¹ | to braise |
蒸 | zheng¹ | to steam |
煮 | zhu³ | to boil |
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炒 | chao³ | to stir-fry |
煎 | jian¹ | to pan-fry |
炸 | zha² | to deep fry |
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烘 | hong¹ | to bake |
烤 | kao³ | to roast |
烧烤 | shao¹ kao³ | to barbecue |
Cook- and tableware
杯子 | bei¹ zi | cup, glass |
玻璃杯 | bo¹ li² bei¹ | glass |
盘子 | pan² zi | plate |
碗 | wan³ | bowl |
筷子 | kuai⁴ zi | chopsticks |
叉子 | cha¹ zi | fork |
刀 | dao¹ | knife |
勺 | shao² | spoon |
小勺 | xiao³ shao² | teaspoon |
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锅 | guo¹ | pot |
平底锅 | ping² di³ guo¹ | frying pan |
炒锅 | chao³ guo¹ | wok |