Food

78 Vocabulary
bīng
HSK 3Frequency 2,036Radical Traditional Noun
bīng

ice

to chill sth

(of an object or substance) to feel cold

(of a person) cold

unfriendly

(slang) methamphetamine

bīng

variant of 冰

Classifier:
Liáng
HSK 4Frequency 4,088Radical Traditional Adjective · Verb · Adverb
Liáng

the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421)

liáng

cool

cold

liàng

to let sth cool down

包子bāo zi
HSK 1Frequency 16,315Radical Noun

bao (steamed stuffed bun)

Classifier:
午餐wǔ cān
HSK 4Frequency 4,296Radical Noun · Verb

lunch

luncheon

Classifier: 份、顿、次
厨房chú fáng
HSK 4Frequency 3,076Radical Traditional 廚房Noun

kitchen

Classifier:
可乐kě lè
HSK 3Frequency 6,636Radical Traditional 可樂Noun · Adjective

amusing

entertaining

(loanword) cola

chī
HSK 1Frequency 142Radical Traditional Verb
chī

to eat; to consume

to eat at (a cafeteria etc)

to eradicate; to destroy

to absorb

to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)

chī

variant of 吃

Synonyms用餐
味道wèi dao
HSK 4Frequency 1,705Radical Noun

flavor; taste

(fig.) feeling (of ...); sense (of ...); hint (of ...)

(fig.) interest; delight

(dialect) smell; odor

咖啡kā fēi
HSK 2Frequency 1,698Radical Noun

coffee (loanword)

Classifier:
Xián
HSK 4Frequency 7,379Radical Traditional Adjective
Xián

surname Xian

xián

all

everyone

each

widespread

harmonious

xián

salted

salty

stingy

miserly

啤酒pí jiǔ
HSK 3Frequency 2,622Radical Noun

beer (loanword)

Classifier: 杯、瓶、罐、桶、缸
HSK 1Frequency 428Radical Verb

to drink

variant of 嗬

to shout

Synonyms
好吃hǎo chī
HSK 1Frequency 2,484Radical Adjective
hǎo chī

tasty

delicious

hào chī

to be fond of eating

to be gluttonous

小吃xiǎo chī
HSK 4Frequency 10,263Radical Noun

snack

refreshments

Classifier:
巧克力qiǎo kè lì
HSK 4Frequency 3,003Radical Noun

chocolate (loanword)

Classifier:
快餐kuài cān
HSK 4Frequency 11,411Radical Noun

fast food

snack

quick meal

早餐zǎo cān
HSK 4Frequency 2,932Radical Noun

breakfast

Classifier: 份、顿、次
晚餐wǎn cān
HSK 4Frequency 3,610Radical Noun

evening meal

dinner

Classifier: 份、顿、次
杯子bēi zi
HSK 1Frequency 6,162Radical Noun

cup

glass

Classifier: 个、只
果汁guǒ zhī
HSK 4Frequency 7,765Radical Noun

fruit juice

táo
HSK 5Frequency 6,265Radical Noun

peach

HSK 5Frequency 7,831Radical Noun

pear

Classifier:
Shuǐ
HSK 1Frequency 335Radical Noun
Shuǐ

surname Shui

shuǐ

water

river

liquid

beverage

additional charges or income

(of clothes) classifier for number of washes

水果shuǐ guǒ
HSK 1Frequency 3,271Radical Noun

fruit

Classifier:
Tāng
HSK 4Frequency 2,237Radical Traditional Noun
Tāng

surname Tang

shāng

rushing current

tāng

soup

hot or boiling water

decoction of medicinal herbs

water in which sth has been boiled

yóu
HSK 4Frequency 1,290Radical Noun

oil

fat

grease

petroleum

to apply tung oil, paint or varnish

oily

greasy

glib

cunning

HSK 3Frequency 9,442Radical Adjective · Verb

thirsty

点心diǎn xin
HSK 5Frequency 8,628Radical Traditional 點心Noun

light refreshments

pastry

dim sum (in Cantonese cooking)

dessert

HSK 1Frequency 938Radical Traditional Adjective · Noun · Other · Verb · Adverb

to warm up

to heat up

hot (of weather)

heat

fervent

Synonyms炎热酷热
牛奶niú nǎi
HSK 1Frequency 2,986Radical Noun

cow's milk

Classifier: 瓶、杯