Food

78 Vocabulary
冰bīng
HSK 3Frequency 2,036Radical 冫Traditional 氷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: 块
凉Liáng
HSK 4Frequency 4,088Radical 冫Traditional 涼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 勹Noun

bao (steamed stuffed bun)

Classifier: 个
午餐wǔ cān
HSK 4Frequency 4,296Radical 十Noun · Verb

lunch

luncheon

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

kitchen

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

amusing

entertaining

(loanword) cola

吃chī
HSK 1Frequency 142Radical 口Traditional 喫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食用餐
味道wèi dao
HSK 4Frequency 1,705Radical 口Noun

flavor; taste

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

(fig.) interest; delight

(dialect) smell; odor

咖啡kā fēi
HSK 2Frequency 1,698Radical 口Noun

coffee (loanword)

Classifier: 杯
咸Xián
HSK 4Frequency 7,379Radical 口Traditional 鹹Adjective
Xián

surname Xian

xián

all

everyone

each

widespread

harmonious

xián

salted

salty

stingy

miserly

啤酒pí jiǔ
HSK 3Frequency 2,622Radical 口Noun

beer (loanword)

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

to drink

variant of 嗬

hè

to shout

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

tasty

delicious

hào chī

to be fond of eating

to be gluttonous

小吃xiǎo chī
HSK 4Frequency 10,263Radical 小Noun

snack

refreshments

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

chocolate (loanword)

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

fast food

snack

quick meal

早餐zǎo cān
HSK 4Frequency 2,932Radical 日Noun

breakfast

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

evening meal

dinner

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

cup

glass

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

fruit juice

桃táo
HSK 5Frequency 6,265Radical 木Noun

peach

梨lí
HSK 5Frequency 7,831Radical 木Noun

pear

Classifier: 个
水Shuǐ
HSK 1Frequency 335Radical 水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 水Noun

fruit

Classifier: 个
汤Tāng
HSK 4Frequency 2,237Radical 氵Traditional 湯Noun
Tāng

surname Tang

shāng

rushing current

tāng

soup

hot or boiling water

decoction of medicinal herbs

water in which sth has been boiled

油yóu
HSK 4Frequency 1,290Radical 氵Noun

oil

fat

grease

petroleum

to apply tung oil, paint or varnish

oily

greasy

glib

cunning

渴kě
HSK 3Frequency 9,442Radical 氵Adjective · Verb

thirsty

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

light refreshments

pastry

dim sum (in Cantonese cooking)

dessert

热rè
HSK 1Frequency 938Radical 灬Traditional 熱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 牛Noun

cow's milk

Classifier: 瓶、杯