HSK 5 Vocabulary: 38 Words for Cooking and Eating
HSK 5 Vocabulary · part 3 · 38 words 13:31 Mandarin audio · every word and sentence on screen with pinyin and English
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炒 chǎo: to stir-fry. Mum is stir-frying vegetables in the kitchen.
妈妈在厨房炒菜。 Māma zài chúfáng chǎo cài.
煎 jiān: to fry (in a pan). This morning I fried two eggs.
早上我煎了两个鸡蛋。 Zǎoshang wǒ jiān le liǎng ge jīdàn.
煮 zhǔ: to boil, to cook. The water is boiling, so we can cook the noodles now.
水开了，可以煮面条了。 Shuǐ kāi le, kěyǐ zhǔ miàntiáo le.
切 qiē: to cut. Please cut the watermelon into small pieces.
请把西瓜切成小块。 Qǐng bǎ xīguā qiē chéng xiǎo kuài.
醋 cù: vinegar. I like a little vinegar with my dumplings.
吃饺子的时候，我喜欢放一点儿醋。 Chī jiǎozi de shíhou, wǒ xǐhuan fàng yìdiǎnr cù.
酱油 jiàngyóu: soy sauce. Put a bit less soy sauce in the dish.
菜里少放一点儿酱油。 Cài lǐ shǎo fàng yìdiǎnr jiàngyóu.
辣椒 làjiāo: chilli. There's lots of chilli in this dish.
这个菜里有很多辣椒。 Zhège cài lǐ yǒu hěn duō làjiāo.
豆腐 dòufu: tofu. I like tofu best.
我最喜欢吃豆腐。 Wǒ zuì xǐhuan chī dòufu.
黄瓜 huángguā: cucumber. In summer I often eat cucumber.
夏天我常吃黄瓜。 Xiàtiān wǒ cháng chī huángguā.
土豆 tǔdòu: potato. We're having potatoes and fish for dinner.
我们晚饭吃土豆和鱼。 Wǒmen wǎnfàn chī tǔdòu hé yú.
玉米 yùmǐ: corn, maize. Grandpa grows corn in the countryside.
爷爷在农村种玉米。 Yéye zài nóngcūn zhòng yùmǐ.
花生 huāshēng: peanut. The little monkey is eating peanuts.
小猴子在吃花生。 Xiǎo hóuzi zài chī huāshēng.
桔子 júzi: tangerine. These tangerines are big and sweet.
这些桔子又大又甜。 Zhèxiē júzi yòu dà yòu tián.
梨 lí: pear. There are three pears on the table.
桌子上有三个梨。 Zhuōzi shang yǒu sān ge lí.
桃 táo: peach. This peach is soft and sweet.
这个桃很软，很甜。 Zhège táo hěn ruǎn, hěn tián.
小麦 xiǎomài: wheat. Noodles are made from wheat.
面条是用小麦做的。 Miàntiáo shì yòng xiǎomài zuò de.
粮食 liángshi: grain, food crops. We shouldn't waste grain.
我们不应该浪费粮食。 Wǒmen bù yīnggāi làngfèi liángshi.
食物 shíwù: food. There's lots of food in the fridge.
冰箱里有很多食物。 Bīngxiāng li yǒu hěn duō shíwù.
馒头 mántou: steamed bun. People in the north often eat steamed buns.
北方人常吃馒头。 Běifāng rén cháng chī mántou.
包子 bāozi: stuffed bun. This shop's stuffed buns are famous.
这家店的包子很有名。 Zhè jiā diàn de bāozi hěn yǒumíng.
点心 diǎnxin: snack, pastry. In the afternoon we drink tea and eat pastries.
下午我们喝茶，吃点心。 Xiàwǔ wǒmen hē chá, chī diǎnxin.
小吃 xiǎochī: snack, street food. There's lots of street food on this street.
这条街上有很多小吃。 Zhè tiáo jiē shang yǒu hěn duō xiǎochī.
烤鸭 kǎoyā: roast duck. When you get to Beijing, you must eat roast duck.
到了北京，一定要吃烤鸭。 Dào le Běijīng, yídìng yào chī kǎoyā.
海鲜 hǎixiān: seafood. Seafood is cheap in this city.
这个城市的海鲜很便宜。 Zhège chéngshì de hǎixiān hěn piányi.
罐头 guàntou: tin, can. There's fish in this tin.
这个罐头里是鱼。 Zhège guàntou li shì yú.
矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ: mineral water. A bottle of mineral water, please.
请给我一瓶矿泉水。 Qǐng gěi wǒ yì píng kuàngquánshuǐ.
口味 kǒuwèi: taste, flavour. Everyone's taste is different.
每个人的口味不一样。 Měi ge rén de kǒuwèi bù yíyàng.
清淡 qīngdàn: light (food). When you're ill, eat light food.
生病的时候要吃清淡的菜。 Shēngbìng de shíhou yào chī qīngdàn de cài.
淡 dàn: weak, bland. This soup is too bland; add a little more salt.
这个汤太淡了，再放点儿盐吧。 Zhège tāng tài dàn le, zài fàng diǎnr yán ba.
浓 nóng: strong, thick. This coffee is very strong.
这杯咖啡很浓。 Zhè bēi kāfēi hěn nóng.
嫩 nèn: tender. This fish is very tender.
这条鱼很嫩。 Zhè tiáo yú hěn nèn.
烂 làn: soft, mushy; rotten. The potatoes have been boiled soft.
土豆煮烂了。 Tǔdòu zhǔ làn le.
臭 chòu: smelly. This tofu is smelly, but it tastes great.
这个豆腐很臭，可是很好吃。 Zhège dòufu hěn chòu, kěshì hěn hǎochī.
餐厅 cāntīng: restaurant, dining hall. The school dining hall opens at seven.
学校的餐厅七点开门。 Xuéxiào de cāntīng qī diǎn kāimén.
宴会 yànhuì: banquet. Last night's banquet was very lively.
昨天晚上的宴会很热闹。 Zuótiān wǎnshang de yànhuì hěn rènao.
结账 jiézhàng: to pay the bill. After the meal, David went to pay the bill.
吃完饭，大卫去结账。 Chī wán fàn, Dàwèi qù jiézhàng.
酒吧 jiǔbā: bar. At the weekend they often go to a bar.
周末他们常去酒吧。 Zhōumò tāmen cháng qù jiǔbā.
醉 zuì: to get drunk. He's drunk, so he can't drive.
他喝醉了，不能开车。 Tā hē zuì le, bù néng kāichē.