# New Practical Chinese Reader 5 - Lesson 53 # Published by Beijing Language and Culture University Press, 2005 - ISBN 9787561914083 # Version 1.0 # Paul Denisowski (paul@denisowski.org) 醋 [cù] /vinegar/ 瞪眼 [dèng yǎn] /to glare, to stare/ 瞪 [dèng] /to open wide, to stare/ 供应 [gōngyìng] /to accomodate, to provide/ 油 [yóu] /oil/ 盐 [yán] /salt/ 通知 [tōngzhī] /to inform, to notify/ 陈醋 [chéncù] /mature vinegar/ 陈 [chén] /old/ 户 [hù] /door, family/ 酸菜 [suāncài] /pickeled Chinese cabbage, Chinese sauerkraut/ 酸 [suān] /acid/ 白菜 [báicài] /cabbage/ 杨树 [yángshù] /poplar/ 说亲 [shuō qīn] /to act as a matchmaker/ 缸 [gāng] /crock, urn, vat/ 家底 [jiādǐ] /family property accumulated over a long time, resources/ 厚 [hòu] /thick, deep, large/ 白肉 [báiròu] /plain boiled pork/ 下面 [xià miàn] /to cook noodles in boiling water/ 杂 [zá] /miscellaneous, mixed, sundry/ 淡 [dàn] /not salty/ 真正 [zhēnzhèng] /genuine, true, real/ 没法 [méifǎ] /can do nothing about it, can't help it/ 芋头扣肉 [yùtou kòu ròu] /taro cooked with pork/ 芋头 [yùtòu] /taro/ 甜食 [tiánshí] /sweet food/ 白薯 [báishǔ] /sweet potato/ 苦瓜 [kǔguā] /balsam pear/ 农贸市场 [nóngmào shìchǎng] /market for farm produce/ 属于 [shǔyú] /to belong to, to be part of/ 细菜 [xìcài] /vegetable out of season and in short supply/ 价格 [jiàgé] /price/ 口味 [kǒuwèi] /taste/ 味 [wèi] /taste, flavor, sapor/ 由此可见 [yóucǐ kějiàn] /this shows, can thus see/ 由此 [yóucǐ] /from this, herefrom/ 鱼腥草 [yúxīngcǎo] /cordate houttuynia/ 腥 [xīng] /having the smell of fish/ 倒 [dào] /(indicates concession)/ 根 [gēn] /long thin piece/ 不要紧 [búyàojǐn] /not be serious, not matter/ 要紧 [yàojǐn] /important, be serious/ 强烈 [qiángliè] /strong, intense, violent/ 辣椒 [làjiāo] /hot pepper, capsicum, chili/ 线 [xiàn] /line, thread/ 灶 [zào] /kitchen range, cooking stove/ 不得了 [bùdéliǎo] /(of degrees) extremely, exceedingly/ 麻 [má] /feeling slight prickles or tremors (of tongue)/ 花椒 [huājiāo] /Chinese prickly ash, seed of such plant/ 麻婆豆腐 [mápó dòufu] /pockmarked grandma's bean curd/ 豆腐 [dòufu] /bean curd/ 捣 [dǎo] /to smash/ 碎 [suì] /broken, fragmentary/ 咸 [xián] /salted, salty/ 性格 [xìnggé] /character/ 地域 [dìyù] /region, district/ 大体 [dàtǐ] /roughly, more or less/ 有关 [yǒuguān] /to relate to, to have sth to do with, related, relevant/ 炸 [zhá] /to fry/ 臭豆腐干 [chòu dòufugān] /preserved dry bean curd with a strong, distinctive flavor/ 臭 [chòu] /smelly, foul/ 大人物 [dàrénwù] /great personage, big shot, VIP/ 人物 [rénwù] /figure, personage/ 千方百计 [qiānfāng bǎijì] /by every possible means, by hook or by crook/ 居然 [jūrán] /unexpectedly/ 引起 [yǐnqǐ] /to give rise to, to lead to/ 车厢 [chēxiāng] /railway carriage/ 抗议 [kàngyì] /to protest/ 干酪 [gānlào] /cheese/ 大多 [dàduō] /mostly, for the most part/ 闻 [wén] /to smell/ 掩 [yǎn] /to cover, to hide/ 鼻子 [bízi] /nose/ 山西 [Shānxī] /Shanxi (Province)/ 太原 [Tàiyuán] /Taiyuan (city in Shanxi Province)/ 辽宁 [Liáoníng] /Liaoning (Province)/ 苏州 [Sūzhōu] /Suzhou (city in Jiangsu Province)/ 无锡 [Wúxī] /Wuxi (city in Jiangsu Province)/ 广西 [Guǎgnxī] /Guangxi (Autonomous Region)/ 广东 [Guāngdōng] /Guangdong (Province)/ 贵州 [Guìzhōu] /Guizhou (Province)/ 浙江 [Zhèjiāng] /Zhejiang (Province)/ 河北 [Héběi] /Hebei (Province)/ 福建 [Fújiàn] /Fujian (Province)/ 汉口 [Hànkǒu] /Hankou (city in Hubei Province)/ 长沙 [Chángshā] /Changsha (city in Hunan Province)/ 火公殿 [Huǒgōngdiàn] /Huogongdian (name of a restaurant)/ 南京 [Nánjīng] /Nanjing (city in Jiangsu Province)/ 孔雀 [kǒngquè] /peacock/ 礼节 [lǐjié] /courtesy, etiquette/ 献 [xiàn] /to offer, to dedicate/ 沱茶 [tuóchá] /a bowl-shaped compressed mass of tea leaves/ 沙罐 [shāguàn] /earthen pot/ 轰 [hōng] /boom/ 礼貌 [lǐmào] /courtesy, politeness/ 蜂蜜 [fēngmì] /honey/ 核桃仁 [hétáorén] /walnut meat/ 丰富 [fēngfù] /rich, abundant/ 桂皮 [guìpí] /Chinese cinnamon, cassia bark/ 姜 [jiāng] /ginger/ 煮 [zhǔ] /to cook, to boil/ 人生 [rénshēng] /life/ 哲理 [zhélǐ] /philosophy/ 大理 [Dàlǐ] /Dali (city in Yunnan Province)/ 白族 [Báizú] /Bai ethnic group (mostly in Yunnan Province)/ 我的妈呀 [wǒ de mā ya] /Oh, my god!/ 榴莲 [liúlián] /durian/ 炸弹 [zhàdàn] /bomb/ 就算 [jiùsuàn] /even if/ 股 [gǔ] /(measure word for gas, strength, etc.)/ 玩艺 [wányì] /thing/ 恶心 [ěxin] /to feel nausetaed, to be nauseiating, disgusting/ 嗯 [ǹg] /hum (to show consent)/ 酒吧 [jiǔbā] /bar (room)/ 进入 [jìnrù] /to enter, to come into/ 营业时间 [yíngyè shíjiān] /business hours/ 营业 [yíngyè] /to do business/ 顾客 [gùkè] /customer, shopper, client/ 泡 [pào] /to hang about, to dally/ 其次 [qícì] /next, secondly, then/ 目的 [mùdì] /purpose, aim, objective/ 销售 [xiāoshòu] /to sell/ # end