Lesson 3: 接風

Question 1

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

接 風(风)

Answer 1

( ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄥ )

(Vi) to hold a dinner party to welcome a distinguished visitor or someone returning after a long time away from home.

Question 2

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

歡(欢) 迎

Answer 2

( ㄏㄨㄢ ㄧㄥˊ )

(Vst) to welcome

Question 3

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

伯父

( measure word: 個 )

Answer 3

( ㄅㄛˊ ㄈㄨˋ )

(N) uncle (a respectful form of address for a friend’s father or father’s elder brother)

Question 4

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

伯母

( measure word: 個 )

Answer 4

( ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄨˇ )

(N) aunt (a respectful form of address for a friend’s mother or wife of father’s elder brother)

Question 5

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

忙 著(着)

Answer 5

( ㄇㄤˊ ㄓㄜ˙ )

(V) to be busy (with doing something)

Question 6

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

提

Answer 6

( ㄊㄧˊ )

(V) to bring up, to mention

Question 7

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

認(认) 識(识)

Answer 7

( ㄖㄣˋ ㄕ˙ )

(Vst) to know, to be acquainted with

Question 8

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

一切

Answer 8

( ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ )

(N) everything

Question 9

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

幫(帮) 忙

Answer 9

( ㄅㄤ ㄇㄤˊ )

(V-sep) to help

Question 10

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

應(应) 該(该) 的

Answer 10

( ㄧㄥ ㄍㄞ ㄉㄜ˙ )

(Id) as it should be (a polite phrase minimising one’s efforts on someone else’s behalf)

Question 11

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

添

Answer 11

( ㄊㄧㄢ )

(V) to add, to increase

Question 12

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

麻煩

Answer 12

( ㄇㄚˊ ㄈㄢ˙ )

(N) trouble

Question 13

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

讓(让)

Answer 13

( ㄖㄤˋ )

(Vst) to cause, to let, to make

Question 14

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

不好意思

Answer 14

( ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄠˇ ㄧˋ ㄙ˙ )

(Id) sorry for causing trouble for someone, to feel embarrassed.

Question 15

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

家常菜

Answer 15

( ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄘㄞˋ )

(N) home-made dish, home cooking

Question 16

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

隨(随) 便

Answer 16

( ㄙㄨㄟˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ )

(Adv) freely

Question 17

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

嚐(尝)

Answer 17

( ㄔㄤˊ )

(V) to taste

Question 18

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

豌豆

( measure word: 顆 [ㄎㄜ​] )

Answer 18

( ㄨㄢ ㄉㄡˋ )

(N) green pea

Question 19

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

炒

Answer 19

( ㄔㄠˇ )

(V) to fry, to sauté

Question 20

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

蝦(虾) 仁

Answer 20

( ㄒㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ )

(N) shelled shrimp

Question 21

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

味道

Answer 21

( ㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠ˙ )

(N) taste, flavour

Question 22

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

聞(闻)

Answer 22

( ㄨㄣˊ )

(V) to smell

Question 23

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

香

Answer 23

( ㄒㄧㄤ )

(Vs) to smell good

Question 24

What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word?

味

Answer 24

( ㄨㄟˋ )

(N) taste, flavour

Question 25

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 重要

Answer 25

( ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ ) (Vs) important

Question 26

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 講(讲) 究

Answer 26

( ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄡ˙ ) (Vst) exquisite, particular about, meticulous

Question 27

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 其他／其它

Answer 27

( ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄚ ) (N) the rest, the other

Question 28

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 雞(鸡) ## Footnote ( measure word: 隻(只) [ㄓ] )

Answer 28

( ㄐㄧ ) (N) chicken

Question 29

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 炸

Answer 29

( ㄓㄚˊ ) (V) to deep-fry

Question 30

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 紅(红) 燒(烧)

Answer 30

( ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄠ ) (Vs-attr) to braise or stew in soy sauce

Question 31

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 醬(酱) 油 ## Footnote ( measure word: 瓶 [ㄆㄧㄥˊ] )

Answer 31

( ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄡˊ ) (N) soy sauce

Question 32

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 蔥(葱) ## Footnote ( measure word: 根 [ㄍㄣ​] )

Answer 32

( ㄘㄨㄥ ) (N) scallions, green onion

Question 33

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 薑(姜) ## Footnote ( measure word: 根 [ㄍㄣ] )

Answer 33

( ㄐㄧㄤ ) (N) ginger

Question 34

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 蒜 ## Footnote ( measure word: 顆 [ㄎㄜ] )

Answer 34

( ㄙㄨㄢˋ ) (N) garlic

Question 35

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 鹹(咸)

Answer 35

( ㄒㄧㄢˊ ) (Vs) salty

Question 36

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 麻婆豆腐 ## Footnote ( measure word: 道 [ㄉㄠˋ] )

Answer 36

( ㄇㄚˊ ㄆㄛˊ ㄉㄡˋ ㄈㄨˇ ) (N) a very hot Sichuan dish that consists of beancurd and chopped meat fried with chili peppers

Question 37

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 辣

Answer 37

( ㄌㄚˋ ) (Vs) hot and spicy

Question 38

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 一口

Answer 38

( ㄧ ㄎㄡˇ ) (M) a bite of... , a mouthful of...

Question 39

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 停

Answer 39

( ㄊㄧㄥˊ ) (Vp) to stop

Question 40

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 酸菜

Answer 40

( ㄙㄨㄢ ㄘㄞˋ ) (N) sour pickled vegetable

Question 41

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 鴨(鸭) 子 ## Footnote ( measure word: 隻 )

Answer 41

( ㄧㄚ ㄗ˙ ) (N) duck

Question 42

# What is the English equivalent of this Chinese phrase or word? 慢吃

Answer 42

( ㄇㄢˋ ㄔ ) (Id) a polite expression used after every meal by a person who finishes eating before others. "Take your time eating."