//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep01/25 words - 1 min
生长[生長]	sheng1 zhang3	to grow	41
三十[三十]	san1 shi2	thirty; 30	2
潮汕[潮汕]	Chao2 shan4	Chaoshan, conurbation in the east of Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1]	230
钟情[鍾情]	zhong1 qing2	to fall in love; to love sb or sth dearly (lover, or art)	1
苦尽甘来[苦盡甘來]	ku3 jin4 gan1 lai2	bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning	1
浓郁[濃郁]	nong2 yu4	rich; strong; heavy (fragrance); dense; full-bodied; intense	28
果[果]	guo3	fruit; result; resolute; indeed; if really	13
食[食]	shi2	to eat; food; animal feed; eclipse	28
材[材]	cai2	material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old)	3
演绎[演繹]	yan3 yi4	(of a story etc) to unfold; to play out; to develop (a technique etc); to enact; (logic) to deduce; to infer	8
缺少[缺少]	que1 shao3	lack; shortage of; shortfall; to be short (of); to lack	2
百般[百般]	bai3 ban1	in hundred and one ways; in every possible way; by every means	2
滋味[滋味]	zi1 wei4	taste; flavor; feeling	24
夜市[夜市]	ye4 shi4	night market	1
宵夜[宵夜]	xiao1 ye4	midnight snack; late-night snack	6
场所[場所]	chang3 suo3	location; place	1
少见[少見]	shao3 jian4	rare; not familiar (to the speaker); sth rarely experience; hard to see	4
鲜[鮮]	xian1	fresh; bright (in color); delicious; tasty; delicacy; aquatic foods	79
榨[榨]	zha4	to press; to extract (juice); device for extracting juice, oils etc	7
果汁[果汁]	guo3 zhi1	fruit juice	2
入口[入口]	ru4 kou3	entrance; to import	11
酸涩[酸澀]	suan1 se4	sour; acrid; (fig.) bitter; painful	7
微[微]	wei1	tiny; miniature; slightly; profound; abtruse; to decline; one millionth part of; micro-; Taiwan pr. [wei2]	9
苦[苦]	ku3	bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly	23
细细品味[細細品味]	xi4 xi4 pin3 wei4	to savor; to relish	2
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep01/50 words - 1 min
逐渐[逐漸]	zhu2 jian4	gradually	35
甘[甘]	gan1	sweet; willing	6
珍藏[珍藏]	zhen1 cang2	collection; to collect (valuables)	1
小小[小小]	xiao3 xiao3	very small; very few; very minor	2
私[私]	si1	personal; private; selfish	1
果实[果實]	guo3 shi2	fruit (produced by a plant); (fig.) fruits (of success etc); results; gains	10
来自[來自]	lai2 zi4	to come from (a place); From: (in email header)	14
公里[公里]	gong1 li3	kilometer	20
之外[之外]	zhi1 wai4	outside; excluding	7
尽管[儘管]	jin3 guan3	despite; although; even though; in spite of; unhesitatingly; do not hesitate (to ask, complain etc); (go ahead and do it) without hesitating	6
寒露[寒露]	Han2 lu4	Hanlu or Cold Dew, 17th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 8th-22nd October	1
雨量[雨量]	yu3 liang4	rainfall	2
减少[減少]	jian3 shao3	to lessen; to decrease; to reduce; to lower	7
位于[位於]	wei4 yu2	to be located at; to be situated at; to lie	14
汕头[汕頭]	Shan4 tou2	Shantou (formerly romanized as Swatow), prefecture-level city in Guangdong	31
榕江[榕江]	Rong2 jiang1	Rongjiang county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou	1
平原[平原]	ping2 yuan2	field; plain; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
灶[灶]	zao4	kitchen stove; kitchen	5
镇[鎮]	zhen4	to press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks)	18
气温[氣溫]	qi4 wen1	air temperature; CL:個|个[ge4]	9
仍然[仍然]	reng2 ran2	still; yet	9
维持[維持]	wei2 chi2	to keep; to maintain; to preserve	2
度[度]	du4	to pass; to spend (time); measure; limit; extent; degree of intensity; degree (angles, temperature etc); kilowatt-hour; classifier for events and occurrences	23
山[山]	shan1	mountain; hill; anything that resembles a mountain; CL:座[zuo4]; bundled straw in which silkworms spin cocoons; gable	14
林[林]	lin2	woods; forest; CL:片[pian4]; circle(s) (i.e. specific group of people); a collection (of similar things)	20
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep01/75 words - 2 min
清香[清香]	qing1 xiang1	sweet scent; fragrant odor	12
飘浮[飄浮]	piao1 fu2	to float; to hover; also written 漂浮	1
橄榄[橄欖]	gan3 lan3	Chinese olive; olive	44
成熟[成熟]	cheng2 shu2	mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen; Taiwan pr. [cheng2 shou2]	10
季节[季節]	ji4 jie2	time; season; period; CL:個|个[ge4]	10
有着[有著]	you3 zhe5	to have; to possess	7
树[樹]	shu4	tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up	18
龄[齡]	ling2	age; length of experience, membership etc	1
棵[棵]	ke1	classifier for trees, cabbages, plants etc	2
打下[打下]	da3 xia4	to lay (a foundation); to conquer (a city etc); to shoot down (a bird etc)	3
公斤[公斤]	gong1 jin1	kilogram (kg)	40
左右[左右]	zuo3 you4	left and right; nearby; approximately; attendant; to control; to influence	9
杨[楊]	yang2	poplar	24
珍[珍]	zhen1	precious thing; treasure; culinary delicacy; rare; valuable; to value highly	3
等待[等待]	deng3 dai4	to wait; to wait for	23
收获[收穫]	shou1 huo4	to harvest; to reap; to gain; crop; harvest; profit; gain; bonus; reward	12
青[青]	qing1	green; blue; black; youth; young (of people)	18
原产[原產]	yuan2 chan3	original production; native to (of species)	1
中国[中國]	Zhong1 guo2	China	35
南方[南方]	nan2 fang1	south; the southern part of the country; the South	4
地处[地處]	di4 chu3	to be located at; to be situated in	4
亚热带[亞熱帶]	ya4 re4 dai4	subtropical (zone or climate)	4
期[期]	qi1	a period of time; phase; stage; classifier for issues of a periodical, courses of study; time; term; period; to hope; Taiwan pr. [qi2]	5
暖[暖]	nuan3	warm; to warm	2
冬季[冬季]	dong1 ji4	winter	7
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep01/100 words - 2 min
霜冻[霜凍]	shuang1 dong4	frost; frost damage (to crop)	1
独特[獨特]	du2 te4	unique; distinct; having special characteristics	26
气候[氣候]	qi4 hou4	climate; atmosphere; situation; CL:種|种[zhong3]	10
提供[提供]	ti2 gong1	to offer; to supply; to provide; to furnish	8
绝佳[絕佳]	jue2 jia1	exceptionally good	7
环境[環境]	huan2 jing4	environment; circumstances; surroundings; CL:個|个[ge4]; ambient	14
单[單]	dan1	bill; list; form; single; only; sole; odd number; CL:個|个[ge4]	7
宁[寧]	ning2	peaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc)	3
宁[寧]	ning4	would rather; to prefer; how (emphatic); Taiwan pr. [ning2]	3
酚[酚]	fen1	phenol	5
令[令]	ling4	to order; to command; an order; warrant; writ; to cause; to make sth happen; virtuous; honorific title; season; government position (old)	7
其[其]	qi2	his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	17
微微[微微]	wei1 wei1	slight; faint; humble	3
苦涩[苦澀]	ku3 se4	bitter and astringent; pained; agonized	11
随着[隨著]	sui2 zhe5	along with; in the wake of; following	13
不断[不斷]	bu4 duan4	unceasing; uninterrupted; continuous; constant	30
咀嚼[咀嚼]	ju3 jue2	to chew; to think over	7
唾液[唾液]	tuo4 ye4	saliva	2
消化[消化]	xiao1 hua4	to digest; digestion; digestive	2
酶[酶]	mei2	enzyme; ferment	2
高分子[高分子]	gao1 fen1 zi3	macromolecule; polymer	1
碳水化合物[碳水化合物]	tan4 shui3 hua4 he2 wu4	carbohydrate	2
分解[分解]	fen1 jie3	to resolve; to decompose; to break down	23
甜味[甜味]	tian2 wei4	sweetness	2
随之[隨之]	sui2 zhi1	thereupon; subsequently; accordingly	4
迂回[迂迴]	yu1 hui2	roundabout route; circuitous; tortuous; to outflank; indirect; roundabout	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep01/125 words - 3 min
外地人[外地人]	wai4 di4 ren2	stranger; outsider	2
若[若]	ruo4	to seem; like; as; if	3
饴[飴]	yi2	syrup	1
采摘[採摘]	cai3 zhai1	to pluck; to pick	5
丧失[喪失]	sang4 shi1	to lose; to forfeit	1
生理[生理]	sheng1 li3	physiology	1
代谢[代謝]	dai4 xie4	replacement; substitution; metabolism (biol.)	3
表皮[表皮]	biao3 pi2	epidermis; cuticle	12
收缩[收縮]	shou1 suo1	to pull back; to shrink; to contract; (physiology) systole	10
水分[水分]	shui3 fen4	moisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding	34
挥发[揮發]	hui1 fa1	volatile; volatility	9
保存[保存]	bao3 cun2	to conserve; to preserve; to keep; to save (a file etc) (computing)	15
留住[留住]	liu2 zhu4	to ask sb to stay; to keep sb for the night; to await (classical)	7
风味[風味]	feng1 wei4	distinctive flavor; distinctive style	151
新鲜[新鮮]	xin1 xian1	fresh (experience, food etc); freshness; novel; uncommon	34
制作[製作]	zhi4 zuo4	to make; to manufacture	73
特有[特有]	te4 you3	specific (to); characteristic (of); distinctive	1
冷盘[冷盤]	leng3 pan2	cold plate; cold meats	1
小菜[小菜]	xiao3 cai4	appetizer; small side dish; easy job; piece of cake; see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2]	3
当地[當地]	dang1 di4	local	31
称之为[稱之為]	cheng1 zhi1 wei2	to call it...; known as...	1
杂[雜]	za2	mixed; miscellaneous; various; to mix	10
咸[鹹]	xian2	salted; salty; stingy; miserly	25
粥[粥]	zhou1	congee; gruel; porridge; CL:碗[wan3]	5
受欢迎[受歡迎]	shou4 huan1 ying2	popular; well-received	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep01/150 words - 4 min
主食[主食]	zhu3 shi2	main food; staple (rice and noodles)	3
白粥[白粥]	bai2 zhou1	plain rice congee	3
最佳[最佳]	zui4 jia1	optimum; optimal; peak; best (athlete, movie etc)	25
搭配[搭配]	da1 pei4	to pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add sth into a group	34
伴随[伴隨]	ban4 sui2	to accompany; to follow; to occur together with; concomitant	6
稻米[稻米]	dao4 mi3	rice (crop)	4
谷物[穀物]	gu3 wu4	cereal; grain	4
香气[香氣]	xiang1 qi4	fragrance; aroma; incense	33
佐[佐]	zuo3	to assist; assistant; aide; to accompany	7
刺激[刺激]	ci4 ji1	to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant	5
食欲[食慾]	shi2 yu4	appetite	2
浸泡[浸泡]	jin4 pao4	to steep; to soak; to immerse	7
苦味[苦味]	ku3 wei4	bitter taste; bitterness	10
淡[淡]	dan4	insipid; diluted; weak; mild; light in color; tasteless; fresh; indifferent; nitrogen	4
纤维[纖維]	xian1 wei2	fiber; CL:種|种[zhong3]	25
软化[軟化]	ruan3 hua4	to soften	6
使[使]	shi3	to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger	33
彻底[徹底]	che4 di3	thorough; thoroughly; complete	15
散尽[散盡]	san4 jin4	to be totally dispersed (crowd)	2
需[需]	xu1	to require; to need; to want; necessity; need	31
温[溫]	wen1	warm; lukewarm; temperature; to warm up; mild; soft; tender; to review (a lesson etc); fever (TCM); old variant of 瘟[wen1]	12
熬[熬]	ao2	to cook on a slow fire; to extract by heating; to decoct; to endure	16
煮[煮]	zhu3	to cook; to boil	43
变黑[變黑]	bian4 hei1	to darken	1
同时[同時]	tong2 shi2	at the same time; simultaneously	35
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep01/175 words - 4 min
原先[原先]	yuan2 xian1	originally; original; former	1
高温[高溫]	gao1 wen1	high temperature	28
尽头[盡頭]	jin4 tou2	end; extremity; limit	1
锅[鍋]	guo1	pot; pan; boiler; CL:口[kou3],隻|只[zhi1]	31
静候[靜候]	jing4 hou4	to quietly wait	1
一味[一味]	yi1 wei4	blindly; invariably	6
搭档[搭檔]	da1 dang4	to cooperate; partner	6
入场[入場]	ru4 chang3	to enter the venue for a meeting; to enter into an examination; to enter a stadium, arena etc	1
腌制[腌製]	yan1 zhi4	marinated; to make by pickling, salting or curing	26
半年[半年]	ban4 nian2	half a year	2
芥菜[芥菜]	jie4 cai4	leaf mustard (Brassica juncea); also pr. [gai4 cai4]	2
发酵[發酵]	fa1 jiao4	to ferment; fermentation	40
产生[產生]	chan3 sheng1	to arise; to come into being; to come about; to give rise to; to bring into being; to bring about; to produce; to engender; to generate; to appear; appearance; emergence; generation; production; yield	14
大量[大量]	da4 liang4	great amount; large quantity; bulk; numerous; generous; magnanimous	26
乳酸[乳酸]	ru3 suan1	lactic acid	6
菌[菌]	jun1	germ; bacteria; fungus; mold; Taiwan pr. [jun4]	3
酸[酸]	suan1	sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid	86
爽[爽]	shuang3	bright; clear; crisp; open; frank; straightforward; to feel well; fine; pleasurable; invigorating; to deviate	17
脆[脆]	cui4	brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat	18
大部分[大部分]	da4 bu4 fen5	in large part; the greater part; the majority	7
食材[食材]	shi2 cai2	(food) ingredient	76
组合[組合]	zu3 he2	to assemble; to combine; to compose; combination; association; set; compilation; (math.) combinatorial	6
加入[加入]	jia1 ru4	to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in	22
适量[適量]	shi4 liang4	appropriate amount	2
盐[鹽]	yan2	salt; CL:粒[li4]	33
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep01/200 words - 5 min
进行[進行]	jin4 xing2	to advance; to conduct; underway; in progress; to do; to carry out; to carry on; to execute	13
调味[調味]	tiao2 wei4	seasoning; condiment; flavoring; dressing; essences	8
此时[此時]	ci3 shi2	now; this moment	12
烂[爛]	lan4	soft; mushy; well-cooked and soft; to rot; to decompose; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; utterly; thoroughly; crappy; bad	2
软[軟]	ruan3	soft; flexible	26
糯[糯]	nuo4	glutinous rice; sticky rice	12
绵[綿]	mian2	silk floss; continuous; soft; weak; mild-mannered (dialect)	14
花生[花生]	hua1 sheng1	peanut; groundnut; CL:粒[li4]	7
油[油]	you2	oil; fat; grease; petroleum; to apply tung oil, paint or varnish; oily; greasy; glib; cunning	49
呈现[呈現]	cheng2 xian4	to appear; to emerge; to present (a certain appearance); to demonstrate	16
乌黑[烏黑]	wu1 hei1	jet-black; dark	3
油亮[油亮]	you2 liang4	glossy; shiny	1
质感[質感]	zhi4 gan3	realism (in art); sense of reality; texture; tactile quality	2
释放[釋放]	shi4 fang4	to release; to set free; to liberate (a prisoner); to discharge	16
厚重[厚重]	hou4 zhong4	thick; heavy; thickset (body); massive; generous; extravagant; profound; dignified	2
油脂[油脂]	you2 zhi1	grease; oil; fat	35
质量[質量]	zhi4 liang4	quality; (physics) mass; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
上乘[上乘]	shang4 cheng2	first-class; best quality; also pr. [shang4 sheng4]	2
达[達]	da2	to attain; to reach; to amount to; to communicate; eminent	15
分钟[分鐘]	fen1 zhong1	minute	37
产地[產地]	chan3 di4	source (of a product); place of origin; manufacturing location	4
人们[人們]	ren2 men5	people	31
加工[加工]	jia1 gong1	to process; processing; working (of machinery)	25
转变[轉變]	zhuan3 bian4	to change; to transform; shift; transformation; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
口味[口味]	kou3 wei4	a person's preferences; tastes (in food); flavor	5
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep01/225 words - 6 min
延续[延續]	yan2 xu4	to continue; to go on; to last	9
品尝[品嘗]	pin3 chang2	to taste a small amount; to sample	8
期限[期限]	qi1 xian4	time limit; deadline; allotted time	3
回甘[回甘]	hui2 gan1	to have a sweet aftertaste	1
保鲜期[保鮮期]	bao3 xian1 qi1	shelf life; freshness date	2
醇[醇]	chun2	alcohol; wine with high alcohol content; rich; pure; good wine; sterols	7
享用[享用]	xiang3 yong4	to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)	12
美味[美味]	mei3 wei4	delicious; delicious food; delicacy	32
日常[日常]	ri4 chang2	daily; everyday	7
看似[看似]	kan4 si4	to look as if; to seem	8
平淡[平淡]	ping2 dan4	flat; dull; ordinary; nothing special	1
饮食[飲食]	yin3 shi2	food and drink; diet	23
集[集]	ji2	to gather; to collect; collected works; classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode	2
者[者]	zhe3	(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er; -ist; (used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously); (used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term); (old) (used at the end of a command); (old) this	1
似乎[似乎]	si4 hu1	apparently; to seem; to appear; as if; seemingly	3
钟爱[鍾愛]	zhong1 ai4	to treasure; to be very fond of	11
枚[枚]	mei2	classifier for coins, rings, badges, pearls, sporting medals, rockets, satellites etc; tree trunk; whip; wooden peg, used as a gag for marching soldiers (old)	1
别具[別具]	bie2 ju4	see 獨具|独具[du2 ju4]	1
地区[地區]	di4 qu1	local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or county level city); CL:個|个[ge4]	38
橄榄树[橄欖樹]	gan3 lan3 shu4	olive tree	1
大都[大都]	da4 du1	for the most part; on the whole; metropolitan	2
米[米]	mi3	rice; CL:粒[li4]; meter (classifier)	37
其它[其它]	qi2 ta1	other; the others; else; other than it; in addition to the thing mentioned above	7
专业[專業]	zhuan1 ye4	specialty; specialized field; main field of study (at university); major; CL:門|门[men2],個|个[ge4]; professional	4
种植园[種植園]	zhong4 zhi2 yuan2	plantation	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep01/250 words - 7 min
果树[果樹]	guo3 shu4	fruit tree; CL:棵[ke1]	1
相比[相比]	xiang1 bi3	to compare	12
显[顯]	xian3	to make visible; to reveal; prominent; conspicuous; (prefix) phanero-	8
茂盛[茂盛]	mao4 sheng4	lush	1
潮州[潮州]	Chao2 zhou1	Chaozhou prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 sheng3]; Chaochou town in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan	27
市[市]	shi4	market; city; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
意[意]	yi4	idea; meaning; thought; to think; wish; desire; intention; to expect; to anticipate	1
溪[溪]	xi1	creek; rivulet	4
距今[距今]	ju4 jin1	before the present; (a long period) ago	1
周末[週末]	zhou1 mo4	weekend	1
食客[食客]	shi2 ke4	diner (in a restaurant etc); hanger-on; sponger	11
慕名而来[慕名而來]	mu4 ming2 er2 lai2	to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location	1
菜式[菜式]	cai4 shi4	dish (food prepared according to a specific recipe)	4
有关[有關]	you3 guan1	to have sth to do with; to relate to; related to; to concern; concerning	3
餐厅[餐廳]	can1 ting1	dining hall; dining room; restaurant; CL:間|间[jian1],家[jia1]	7
使用[使用]	shi3 yong4	to use; to employ; to apply; to make use of	10
产[產]	chan3	to give birth; to reproduce; to produce; product; resource; estate; property	14
周围[周圍]	zhou1 wei2	surroundings; environment; to encompass	1
林子[林子]	lin2 zi5	woods; grove; forest	1
百年[百年]	bai3 nian2	hundred years; century; lifetime	5
如今[如今]	ru2 jin1	nowadays; now	20
依然[依然]	yi1 ran2	still; as before	8
硕果累累[碩果累累]	shuo4 guo3 lei3 lei3	heavily laden with fruit; fertile (of trees); many noteworthy achievements	1
肉质[肉質]	rou4 zhi4	quality of meat; succulent (botany)	36
紧实[緊實]	jin3 shi2	tight; firm; dense; packed	7
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep01/275 words - 8 min
饱满[飽滿]	bao3 man3	full; plump	8
上好[上好]	shang4 hao3	first-rate; top-notch	2
佳[佳]	jia1	beautiful; fine; good	7
品[品]	pin3	article; commodity; product; goods; kind; grade; rank; character; disposition; nature; temperament; variety; to taste sth; to sample; to criticize; to comment; to judge; to size up; fret (on a guitar or lute)	14
炖[燉]	dun4	to stew	9
猪[豬]	zhu1	hog; pig; swine; CL:口[kou3],頭|头[tou2]	36
肺[肺]	fei4	lung; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
随[隨]	sui2	to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently	5
佐料[佐料]	zuo3 liao4	condiments; seasoning	2
骨[骨]	gu3	bone	16
汤[湯]	tang1	soup; hot or boiling water; decoction of medicinal herbs; water in which sth has been boiled	25
盅[盅]	zhong1	handleless cup; goblet	1
登场[登場]	deng1 chang3	to go on stage; fig. to appear on the scene; used in advertising to mean new product	6
清洗[清洗]	qing1 xi3	to wash; to clean; to purge	2
切[切]	qie1	to cut; to slice; tangent (math)	20
切[切]	qie4	definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; close to; eager; to correspond to; see also 反切[fan3 qie4]	20
去除[去除]	qu4 chu2	to remove; to dislodge	10
油腻[油膩]	you2 ni4	grease; greasy food; oily; rich (of food); fatty; greasy and dirty; a slippery character	4
鲜味[鮮味]	xian1 wei4	umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)	12
尽情[盡情]	jin4 qing2	as much as one likes	3
洌[洌]	lie4	pure; to cleanse	3
赋予[賦予]	fu4 yu3	to assign; to entrust (a task); to give; to bestow	11
汤汁[湯汁]	tang1 zhi1	soup; broth	12
激发[激發]	ji1 fa1	to arouse; to excite	9
成就[成就]	cheng2 jiu4	accomplishment; success; achievement; CL:個|个[ge4]; to achieve (a result); to create; to bring about	17
润[潤]	run4	to moisten; to lubricate; to embellish; moist; glossy; sleek	8
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep01/300 words - 9 min
开胃[開胃]	kai1 wei4	to whet the appetite; appetizing; to amuse oneself at sb's expense; to tease	5
中都[中都]	Zhong1 du1	Zhongdu, capital of China during the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234), modern day Beijing	1
身影[身影]	shen1 ying3	silhouette; figure	2
或[或]	huo4	maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or	6
养生[養生]	yang3 sheng1	to maintain good health; to raise a child or animal; curing (of concrete etc)	2
民间[民間]	min2 jian1	among the people; popular; folk; non-governmental; involving people rather than governments	2
冬[冬]	dong1	winter	4
春[春]	chun1	spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life	1
赛[賽]	sai4	to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel	1
人参[人參]	ren2 shen1	ginseng	1
说法[說法]	shuo1 fa5	way of speaking; wording; formulation; one's version (of events); statement; theory; hypothesis; interpretation	2
不论[不論]	bu4 lun4	whatever; no matter what (who, how etc); regardless of; not to discuss	1
满足[滿足]	man3 zu2	to satisfy; to meet (the needs of); satisfied; content	4
健康[健康]	jian4 kang1	health; healthy	4
讲究[講究]	jiang3 jiu5	to pay particular attention to; carefully selected for quality; tastefully chosen	12
从业[從業]	cong2 ye4	to practice (a trade)	2
厨[廚]	chu2	kitchen	3
同样[同樣]	tong2 yang4	same; equal; equivalent	9
关键[關鍵]	guan1 jian4	crucial point; crux; CL:個|个[ge4]; key; crucial; pivotal	21
坛[罈]	tan2	earthen jar	3
之中[之中]	zhi1 zhong1	inside; among; in the midst of (doing sth); during	9
属[屬]	shu3	category; genus (taxonomy); family members; dependents; to belong to; subordinate to; affiliated with; be born in the year of (one of the 12 animals); to be; to prove to be; to constitute	1
科[科]	ke1	branch of study; administrative section; division; field; branch; stage directions; family (taxonomy); rules; laws; to mete out (punishment); to levy (taxes etc); to fine sb; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
乌[烏]	wu1	crow; black	8
外观[外觀]	wai4 guan1	exterior appearance; to view sth from the outside; exterior condition	3
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep01/325 words - 10 min
口感[口感]	kou3 gan3	taste; texture (of food); how food feels in the mouth	69
质地[質地]	zhi4 di4	texture; background (texture); grain; quality; character; disposition	20
大相径庭[大相徑庭]	da4 xiang1 jing4 ting2	as different as can be (idiom); poles apart	1
核[核]	he2	pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify	3
肉[肉]	rou4	meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit); (coll.) (of a fruit) squashy; (of a person) flabby; irresolute; Kangxi radical 130	97
糙[糙]	cao1	rough; coarse (in texture)	2
糖[糖]	tang2	sugar; sweets; candy; CL:顆|颗[ke1],塊|块[kuai4]	5
含量[含量]	han2 liang4	content; quantity contained	11
低[低]	di1	low; beneath; to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; to incline	4
不宜[不宜]	bu4 yi2	not suitable; inadvisable; inappropriate	1
变为[變為]	bian4 wei2	to change into	2
另[另]	ling4	other; another; separate; separately	13
盐水[鹽水]	Yan2 shui3	Yanshui town in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan	6
腌渍[醃漬]	yan1 zi4	to pickle; cured; salted	5
接近[接近]	jie1 jin4	to approach; to get close to	7
梅子[梅子]	mei2 zi5	plum	1
料理[料理]	liao4 li3	to arrange; to handle; to cook; cuisine; art of cooking	5
味[味]	wei4	taste; smell; classifier for drugs (in TCM)	40
作用[作用]	zuo4 yong4	to act on; to affect; action; function; activity; impact; result; effect; purpose; intent; to play a role; corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization; CL:個|个[ge4]	18
类似[類似]	lei4 si4	similar; analogous	2
陈[陳]	chen2	to lay out; to exhibit; to display; to narrate; to state; to explain; to tell; old; stale	12
皮[皮]	pi2	leather; skin; fur; CL:張|张[zhang1]; pico- (one trillionth); naughty	27
快速[快速]	kuai4 su4	fast; high-speed; rapid	10
翻炒[翻炒]	fan1 chao3	to stir-fry	6
爆[爆]	bao4	to explode or burst; to quick fry or quick boil	5
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep01/350 words - 11 min
韩江[韓江]	Han2 jiang1	the Han river in Guangdong	3
野生[野生]	ye3 sheng1	wild; undomesticated	11
黄鱼[黃魚]	huang2 yu2	yellow croaker (fish)	2
熏蒸[燻蒸]	xun1 zheng1	to fumigate	1
清淡[清淡]	qing1 dan4	light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid; slack (sales)	4
便[便]	bian4	plain; informal; suitable; convenient; opportune; to urinate or defecate; equivalent to 就[jiu4]: then; in that case; even if; soon afterwards	34
吸收[吸收]	xi1 shou1	to absorb; to assimilate; to ingest; to recruit	3
复杂[複雜]	fu4 za2	complicated; complex	16
甜[甜]	tian2	sweet	31
幽香[幽香]	you1 xiang1	delicate fragrance	2
烹饪[烹飪]	peng1 ren4	cooking; culinary arts	21
鱼[魚]	yu2	fish; CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]	171
不仅[不僅]	bu4 jin3	not only (this one); not just (...) but also	13
带有[帶有]	dai4 you3	to have; to involve	6
丝[絲]	si1	silk; thread; trace; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips; CL:條|条[tiao2]; classifier: a thread (of cloud, smoke etc), a bit, an iota, a hint (of sth) etc	21
形成[形成]	xing2 cheng2	to form; to take shape	30
丰富[豐富]	feng1 fu4	to enrich; rich; plentiful; abundant	32
味觉[味覺]	wei4 jue2	sense of taste; gustation	26
体验[體驗]	ti3 yan4	to experience for oneself	12
穿越[穿越]	chuan1 yue4	to pass through; to traverse; to cross	2
千年[千年]	qian1 nian2	millennium	10
念念不忘[念念不忘]	nian4 nian4 bu4 wang4	to keep in mind constantly (idiom)	3
唇齿[唇齒]	chun2 chi3	lit. lips and teeth (idiom); fig. close partners; interdependent	1
诱人[誘人]	you4 ren2	attractive; alluring; captivating; to attract; to captivate	5
永[永]	yong3	forever; always; perpetual	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep01/353 words - 11 min
驻[駐]	zhu4	to halt; to stay; to be stationed (of troops, diplomats etc)	1
心头[心頭]	xin1 tou2	heart; thoughts; mind	2
家乡[家鄉]	jia1 xiang1	hometown; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]	7
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep02/25 words - 1 min
单一[單一]	dan1 yi1	single; only; sole	2
原材料[原材料]	yuan2 cai2 liao4	raw materials; unprocessed materials	1
纯粹[純粹]	chun2 cui4	pure; unadulterated; purely; completely	4
比例[比例]	bi3 li4	proportion; scale	6
调[調]	diao4	to transfer; to move (troops or cadres); to investigate; to enquire into; accent; view; argument; key (in music); mode (music); tune; tone; melody	3
调[調]	tiao2	to harmonize; to reconcile; to blend; to suit well; to adjust; to regulate; to season (food); to provoke; to incite	3
衍生[衍生]	yan3 sheng1	to give rise to; to derive; derivative; derivation	4
截然不同[截然不同]	jie2 ran2 bu4 tong2	entirely different; different as black and white	8
繁复[繁複]	fan2 fu4	complicated	5
念[念]	nian4	to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)	3
兄妹[兄妹]	xiong1 mei4	brother(s) and sister(s)	1
排挡[排擋]	pai2 dang3	gear (of car etc)	1
餐[餐]	can1	meal; to eat; classifier for meals	7
经营[經營]	jing1 ying2	to engage in (business etc); to run; to operate	6
小店[小店]	xiao3 dian4	small store	2
招揽[招攬]	zhao1 lan3	to attract (customers); to drum up (trade)	1
不少[不少]	bu4 shao3	many; a lot; not few	2
顾客[顧客]	gu4 ke4	client; customer; CL:位[wei4]	2
来到[來到]	lai2 dao4	to come; to arrive	5
特色[特色]	te4 se4	characteristic; distinguishing feature or quality	7
小吃[小吃]	xiao3 chi1	snack; refreshments; CL:家[jia1]	2
古稀[古稀]	gu3 xi1	seventy years old	1
景[景]	jing3	bright; circumstance; scenery	3
美食[美食]	mei3 shi2	culinary delicacy; fine food; gourmet food	27
创造者[創造者]	chuang4 zao4 zhe3	creator	1
猪油[豬油]	zhu1 you2	lard	4
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep02/50 words - 2 min
炒菜[炒菜]	chao3 cai4	to stir-fry; to do the cooking; stir-fried dish	1
首选[首選]	shou3 xuan3	first choice; premium; to come first in the imperial examinations	7
动物[動物]	dong4 wu4	animal; CL:隻|只[zhi1],群[qun2],個|个[ge4]	6
浓香[濃香]	nong2 xiang1	strong fragrance; pungent	4
主角[主角]	zhu3 jue2	leading role; lead	5
粿[粿]	guo3	rice cake (typically made with glutinous rice flour and steamed)	40
极为[極為]	ji2 wei2	extremely; exceedingly	2
流行[流行]	liu2 xing2	(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable	7
手艺[手藝]	shou3 yi4	craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade	9
配料[配料]	pei4 liao4	ingredients (in a cooking recipe); to mix materials according to directions	21
用量[用量]	yong4 liang4	quantity used; usage; consumption; dose	1
及[及]	ji2	and; to reach; up to; in time for	1
火候[火候]	huo3 hou4	heat control; maturity; crucial moment	3
控[控]	kong4	to control; to accuse; to charge; to sue; to invert a container to empty it; (suffix) (slang) buff; enthusiast; devotee; -phile or -philia	5
谙[諳]	an1	to be versed in; to know well	1
均匀[均勻]	jun1 yun2	even; well-distributed; homogeneous; well-proportioned (figure, body etc)	17
包裹[包裹]	bao1 guo3	to wrap up; to bind up; bundle; parcel; package; CL:個|个[ge4]	14
厚[厚]	hou4	thick; deep or profound; kind; generous; rich or strong in flavor; to favor; to stress	12
煸[煸]	bian1	to stir-fry before broiling or stewing	1
炒[炒]	chao3	to sauté; to stir-fry; to speculate; to hype; to fire (sb)	21
猪肉[豬肉]	zhu1 rou4	pork	7
增加[增加]	zeng1 jia1	to raise; to increase	12
脂[脂]	zhi1	fat; rouge (cosmetics); resin	12
类[類]	lei4	kind; type; class; category; similar; like; to resemble	5
物质[物質]	wu4 zhi4	matter; substance; material; materialistic; CL:個|个[ge4]	27
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep02/75 words - 3 min
爽口[爽口]	shuang3 kou3	fresh and tasty	8
豆芽[豆芽]	dou4 ya2	bean sprout	1
既[既]	ji4	already; since; both... (and...)	19
失[失]	shi1	to lose; to miss; to fail	1
干爽[乾爽]	gan1 shuang3	dry and clean; clear and fresh	6
碗[碗]	wan3	bowl; cup; CL:隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]	15
厌[厭]	yan4	to loathe	2
凝固[凝固]	ning2 gu4	to freeze; to solidify; to congeal; fig. with rapt attention	6
大米[大米]	da4 mi3	(husked) rice	18
制[製]	zhi4	to manufacture; to make	48
状[狀]	zhuang4	accusation; suit; state; condition; strong; great; -shaped	16
食物[食物]	shi2 wu4	food; CL:種|种[zhong3]	35
各地[各地]	ge4 di4	in all parts of (a country); various regions	12
少许[少許]	shao3 xu3	a little; a few	3
差异[差異]	cha1 yi4	difference; discrepancy	6
因此[因此]	yin1 ci3	thus; consequently; as a result	4
诞生[誕生]	dan4 sheng1	to be born	8
形态[形態]	xing2 tai4	shape; form; pattern; morphology	9
品种[品種]	pin3 zhong3	breed; variety; CL:個|个[ge4]	7
制品[製品]	zhi4 pin3	products; goods	4
称为[稱為]	cheng1 wei2	called; to call sth (by a name); to name	11
之一[之一]	zhi1 yi1	one of (sth); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)	16
小屋[小屋]	xiao3 wu1	cabin; lodge; cottage; chalet; hut; shed	1
周[周]	zhou1	to make a circuit; to circle; circle; circumference; lap; cycle; complete; all; all over; thorough; to help financially	5
累计[累計]	lei3 ji4	to accumulate; cumulative	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep02/100 words - 4 min
百万[百萬]	bai3 wan4	million; millions	4
父辈[父輩]	fu4 bei4	people of one's parents' generation	1
学会[學會]	xue2 hui4	to learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association	1
放置[放置]	fang4 zhi4	to put	2
下降[下降]	xia4 jiang4	to decline; to drop; to fall; to go down; to decrease	3
链[鏈]	lian4	chain; cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m); chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m); to chain; to enchain	4
淀粉[澱粉]	dian4 fen3	starch; amylum C6H10O5	8
磨[磨]	mo2	to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist	7
米浆[米漿]	mi3 jiang1	rice milk	8
凝结[凝結]	ning2 jie2	to condense; to solidify; to coagulate; clot (of blood)	6
形[形]	xing2	to appear; to look; form; shape	1
泡[泡]	pao4	bubble; foam; blister (i.e. skin bubble); to soak; to steep; to infuse; to dawdle; to shilly-shally; to hang about; to pick up (a girl); to get off with (a sexual partner); classifier for occurrences of an action; classifier for number of infusions	1
打磨[打磨]	da3 mo2	polish; grind	3
浆[漿]	jiang1	broth; serum; to starch	9
桶[桶]	tong3	bucket; (trash) can; barrel (of oil etc); CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]	3
泉水[泉水]	quan2 shui3	spring water; CL:股[gu3]	1
便是[便是]	bian4 shi4	(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as	9
原料[原料]	yuan2 liao4	raw material; CL:個|个[ge4]	16
最终[最終]	zui4 zhong1	final; ultimate	8
观察[觀察]	guan1 cha2	to observe; to watch; to survey; to examine; observation; view; perspective; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
壁[壁]	bi4	wall; rampart	6
程度[程度]	cheng2 du4	degree (level or extent); level; CL:個|个[ge4]	14
判断[判斷]	pan4 duan4	to judge; to determine; judgment	5
品相[品相]	pin3 xiang4	condition; physical appearance (of a museum piece, item of food produced by a chef, postage stamp etc)	1
历史[歷史]	li4 shi3	history; CL:門|门[men2],段[duan4]	21
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep02/125 words - 5 min
南[南]	nan2	south	39
迁[遷]	qian1	to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote	3
中原[中原]	Zhong1 yuan2	Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei	5
移民[移民]	yi2 min2	to immigrate; to migrate; emigrant; immigrant	3
陆续[陸續]	lu4 xu4	in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit	4
祭祀[祭祀]	ji4 si4	to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors	3
面食[麵食]	mian4 shi2	food made from wheat flour, such as noodles, dumplings, buns etc	1
果品[果品]	guo3 pin3	fruit	1
麦子[麥子]	mai4 zi5	wheat; CL:株[zhu1]	1
代替[代替]	dai4 ti4	to replace; to take the place of	2
各类[各類]	ge4 lei4	all categories	3
单单[單單]	dan1 dan1	only; merely; just	1
各种[各種]	ge4 zhong3	every kind of; all kinds of; various kinds	15
客家人[客家人]	Ke4 jia1 ren2	Hakka people	9
为主[為主]	wei2 zhu3	to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to	1
所在[所在]	suo3 zai4	place; location; (after a noun) place where it is located	3
居多[居多]	ju1 duo1	to be in the majority	1
发音[發音]	fa1 yin1	to pronounce; pronunciation; to emit sound	1
念[唸]	nian4	variant of 念[nian4], to read aloud	1
粄[粄]	ban3	(Hakka cuisine) snacks made from glutinous rice flour (rice cakes, noodles etc)	3
沿用[沿用]	yan2 yong4	to continue to use (old methods); to apply as before; according to usage	2
古老[古老]	gu3 lao3	ancient; old; age-old	10
手工[手工]	shou3 gong1	handwork; manual	13
法[法]	fa3	law; method; way; Buddhist teaching; Legalist	12
调制[調製]	tiao2 zhi4	to concoct by mixing ingredients; to prepare according to a recipe; to make (a salad, a cocktail, cosmetics etc)	3
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep02/150 words - 6 min
铺[鋪]	pu1	to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker	6
铺[鋪]	pu4	plank bed; place to sleep; shop; store; (old) relay station	6
蒸[蒸]	zheng1	to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old)	17
屉[屜]	ti4	drawer; tier; tray	1
沸[沸]	fei4	to boil	6
蒸汽[蒸汽]	zheng1 qi4	steam	1
迅速[迅速]	xun4 su4	rapid; speedy; fast	8
一层[一層]	yi1 ceng2	layer	5
粘[粘]	nian2	variant of 黏[nian2]	10
晾[晾]	liang4	to dry in the air; (fig.) to cold-shoulder	17
置[置]	zhi4	to install; to place; to put; to buy	5
片刻[片刻]	pian4 ke4	short period of time; a moment	6
客家[客家]	Ke4 jia1	Hakka ethnic group, a subgroup of the Han that in the 13th century migrated from northern China to the south	14
分为[分為]	fen1 wei2	to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide	3
根据[根據]	gen1 ju4	according to; based on; basis; foundation; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
喜好[喜好]	xi3 hao4	to like; fond of; to prefer; to love; one's tastes; preference	1
豆腐[豆腐]	dou4 fu5	tofu; bean curd	4
丁[丁]	ding1	fourth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; fourth in order; letter "D" or Roman "IV" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 195°; butyl; cubes (of food)	7
萝卜[蘿蔔]	luo2 bo5	radish (Raphanus sativus), esp. white radish 白蘿蔔|白萝卜[bai2 luo2 bo5]; CL:條|条[tiao2]	22
称[稱]	cheng1	to weigh; to state; to name; name; appellation; to praise	4
晶莹[晶瑩]	jing1 ying2	sparkling and translucent	3
剔[剔]	ti1	to scrape the meat from bones; to pick (teeth etc); to weed out	2
透[透]	tou4	to penetrate; to pass through; thoroughly; completely; transparent; to appear; to show	7
咬[咬]	yao3	to bite; to nip	3
劲[勁]	jin4	strength; energy; enthusiasm; spirit; mood; expression; interest; CL:把[ba3]; Taiwan pr. [jing4]	6
十足[十足]	shi2 zu2	ample; complete; hundred percent; a pure shade (of some color)	3
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep02/175 words - 8 min
汁[汁]	zhi1	juice	18
丰盈[豐盈]	feng1 ying2	well-rounded; plump	4
咸淡[鹹淡]	xian2 dan4	salty and unsalty (flavors); degree of saltiness; brackish (water)	2
适宜[適宜]	shi4 yi2	suitable; appropriate	6
喜爱[喜愛]	xi3 ai4	to like; to love; to be fond of; favorite	8
吃食[吃食]	chi1 shi5	food; edibles	1
温度[溫度]	wen1 du4	temperature; CL:個|个[ge4]	9
降低[降低]	jiang4 di1	to reduce; to lower; to bring down	3
时机[時機]	shi2 ji1	fortunate timing; occasion; opportunity	2
娴熟[嫻熟]	xian2 shu2	adept; skilled	1
刀工[刀工]	dao1 gong1	knife work (food preparation)	3
宽度[寬度]	kuan1 du4	width	4
厘米[釐米]	li2 mi3	centimeter	4
不易[不易]	bu4 yi4	not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging	4
现[現]	xian4	to appear; present; now; existing; current	2
超过[超過]	chao1 guo4	to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip	18
三分之一[三分之一]	san1 fen1 zhi1 yi1	one third	6
分布[分佈]	fen1 bu4	to scatter; to distribute; to be distributed (over an area etc); (statistical, geographic) distribution	5
世界各地[世界各地]	shi4 jie4 ge4 di4	all over the world; everywhere; in all parts of the world	3
外出[外出]	wai4 chu1	to go out; to go away (on a trip etc)	2
香港[香港]	Xiang1 gang3	Hong Kong	1
泰国[泰國]	Tai4 guo2	Thailand; Thai	1
新加坡[新加坡]	Xin1 jia1 po1	Singapore	2
仅[僅]	jin3	barely; only; merely	11
消耗[消耗]	xiao1 hao4	to use up; to consume	2
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep02/200 words - 9 min
揭阳[揭陽]	Jie1 yang2	Jieyang prefecture-level city in Guangdong	3
揭东县[揭東縣]	Jie1 dong1 xian4	Jiedong county in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong	1
塔[塔]	ta3	pagoda; tower; minaret; stupa (abbr. loanword from Sanskrit tapo); CL:座[zuo4]	3
桐[桐]	tong2	tree name (variously Paulownia, Firmiana or Aleurites)	7
坑[坑]	keng1	hole; pit; tunnel; to defraud	7
乡[鄉]	xiang1	country or countryside; native place; home village or town; township (PRC administrative unit)	5
主要[主要]	zhu3 yao4	main; principal; major; primary	4
县城[縣城]	xian4 cheng2	county seat; county town	1
交界[交界]	jiao1 jie4	common boundary; common border	1
地带[地帶]	di4 dai4	zone; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
县[縣]	xian4	county	3
商贸[商貿]	shang1 mao4	trade and commerce	2
往来[往來]	wang3 lai2	dealings; contacts; to go back and forth	2
枢纽[樞紐]	shu1 niu3	hub (e.g. of traffic network); hinge; pivot; fulcrum	1
城[城]	cheng2	city walls; city; town; CL:座[zuo4],道[dao4],個|个[ge4]	9
际[際]	ji4	border; edge; boundary; interval; between; inter-; to meet; time; occasion; to meet with (circumstances)	1
交通[交通]	jiao1 tong1	to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison	2
便利[便利]	bian4 li4	convenient; easy; to facilitate	1
萧条[蕭條]	xiao1 tiao2	bleak; desolate; (economic) depression or slump	2
普通[普通]	pu3 tong1	common; ordinary; general; average	18
郭[郭]	guo1	outer city wall	2
贤[賢]	xian2	worthy or virtuous person; honorific used for a person of the same or a younger generation	4
丽[麗]	li4	beautiful	2
本地人[本地人]	ben3 di4 ren2	native person (of a country)	3
一家[一家]	yi1 jia1	the whole family; the same family; the family ... (when preceded by a family name); group	8
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep02/225 words - 10 min
清晨[清晨]	qing1 chen2	early morning	5
准时[準時]	zhun3 shi2	on time; punctual; on schedule	3
自家[自家]	zi4 jia1	oneself; one's own family	6
后院[後院]	hou4 yuan4	rear court; back garden; backyard (also fig.)	2
高汤[高湯]	gao1 tang1	clear soup; soup stock	1
生意[生意]	sheng1 yi4	life force; vitality	2
临近[臨近]	lin2 jin4	close to; approaching	3
迎[迎]	ying2	to welcome; to meet; to face; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties)	2
客[客]	ke4	customer; visitor; guest	3
偏爱[偏愛]	pian1 ai4	to be partial towards sth; to favor; to prefer; preference; favorite	5
更为[更為]	geng4 wei2	even more	10
纤细[纖細]	xian1 xi4	fine; slim; tender	5
稍[稍]	shao1	somewhat; a little	3
冷冻[冷凍]	leng3 dong4	to freeze; to deep-freeze	4
质[質]	zhi4	character; nature; quality; plain; to pawn; pledge; hostage; to question; Taiwan pr. [zhi2]	9
坚硬[堅硬]	jian1 ying4	hard; solid	2
切割[切割]	qie1 ge1	to cut	2
凭借[憑借]	ping2 jie4	to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on	3
经验[經驗]	jing1 yan4	experience; to experience	9
毫米[毫米]	hao2 mi3	millimeter	6
常规[常規]	chang2 gui1	code of conduct; conventions; common practice; routine (medical procedure etc)	1
十分之一[十分之一]	shi2 fen1 zhi1 yi1	one tenth	2
鹅[鵝]	e2	goose; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	37
富[富]	fu4	rich; abundant; wealthy	11
含[含]	han2	to keep; to contain; to suck (keep in your mouth without chewing)	19
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep02/250 words - 12 min
蛋白质[蛋白質]	dan4 bai2 zhi4	protein	19
氨基酸[氨基酸]	an1 ji1 suan1	amino acid	8
充分[充分]	chong1 fen4	ample; sufficient; adequate; full; fully; to the full	8
渗入[滲入]	shen4 ru4	to permeate	13
表面[表面]	biao3 mian4	surface; face; outside; appearance	17
残渣[殘渣]	can2 zha1	remainder; filtered out residue; sediment; waste product; debris; detritus; rubbish	1
底[底]	di3	background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base	4
细[細]	xi4	thin or slender; finely particulate; thin and soft; fine; delicate; trifling; (of a sound) quiet; frugal	11
粉丝[粉絲]	fen3 si1	bean vermicelli; mung bean starch noodles; Chinese vermicelli; cellophane noodles; CL:把[ba3]; fan (loanword); enthusiast for sb or sth	1
更加[更加]	geng4 jia1	more (than sth else); even more	40
韧[韌]	ren4	annealed; pliable but strong; tough; tenacious	14
滑[滑]	hua2	to slip; to slide; smooth; slippery; cunning	27
独[獨]	du2	alone; independent; single; sole; only	2
在外[在外]	zai4 wai4	outer; excluded	1
定居[定居]	ding4 ju1	to settle (in some city, country etc); to take up residence	2
常常[常常]	chang2 chang2	frequently; often	2
不惜[不惜]	bu4 xi1	not stint; not spare; not hesitate (to do sth); not scruple (to do sth)	1
驱[驅]	qu1	to expel; to urge on; to drive; to run quickly	1
数百[數百]	shu4 bai3	several hundred	4
一口[一口]	yi1 kou3	readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite	4
见证[見證]	jian4 zheng4	to be witness to; witness; evidence	1
迁徙[遷徙]	qian1 xi3	to migrate; to move	2
繁衍[繁衍]	fan2 yan3	to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity	2
落地生根[落地生根]	luo4 di4 sheng1 gen1	air plant (Bryophyllum pinnatum); to put down roots	6
仿佛[彷彿]	fang3 fu2	to seem; as if; alike; similar	5
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep02/255 words - 12 min
纽带[紐帶]	niu3 dai4	tie; link; bond	1
通过[通過]	tong1 guo4	by means of; through; via; to pass through; to get through; to adopt; to pass (a bill or inspection etc); to switch over	6
记忆[記憶]	ji4 yi4	to remember; to recall; memory; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
紧紧[緊緊]	jin3 jin3	closely; tightly	1
相连[相連]	xiang1 lian2	to link; to join; link; connection	2
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep03/25 words - 1 min
跨越[跨越]	kua4 yue4	to step across; step over	1
相遇[相遇]	xiang1 yu4	to meet; to encounter; to come across	6
古代[古代]	gu3 dai4	ancient times; olden times	1
烹[烹]	peng1	cooking method; to boil sb alive (capital punishment in imperial China)	12
现代[現代]	xian4 dai4	modern times; modern age; modern era	3
生鲜[生鮮]	sheng1 xian1	fresh produce and freshly prepared foods	2
地道[地道]	di4 dao5	authentic; genuine; typical; from a place known for the product; thorough; conscientious	10
李[李]	li3	plum	16
映[映]	ying4	to reflect (light); to shine; to project (an image onto a screen etc)	2
生父[生父]	sheng1 fu4	biological father	1
排档[排檔]	pai2 dang4	stall (of market etc)	6
大多[大多]	da4 duo1	for the most part; many; most; the greater part; mostly	1
提前[提前]	ti2 qian2	to shift to an earlier date; to do sth ahead of time; in advance	4
备[備]	bei4	to prepare; get ready; to provide or equip	4
几样[幾樣]	ji3 yang4	several kinds	2
完美[完美]	wan2 mei3	perfect; perfection; perfectly	6
排[排]	pai2	a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etc	7
档[檔]	dang4	official records; grade (of goods); file; records; shelves; slot; gap; crosspiece; classifier for crosspieces; classifier for events, affairs etc; Taiwan pr. [dang3]	5
吸引[吸引]	xi1 yin3	to attract (interest, investment etc); CL:個|个[ge4]	2
腌[醃]	yan1	to salt; to pickle; to cure (meat); to marinate	58
蟹[蟹]	xie4	crab	43
招牌[招牌]	zhao1 pai5	signboard; shop sign; reputation of a business	1
螃蟹[螃蟹]	pang2 xie4	crab; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	12
入味[入味]	ru4 wei4	tasty; to be absorbed in sth; interesting	7
三分[三分]	san1 fen1	somewhat; to some degree	3
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep03/50 words - 2 min
售卖[售賣]	shou4 mai4	to sell	3
撒[撒]	sa1	to let go; to cast; to let loose; to discharge; to give expression to	15
撒[撒]	sa3	to scatter; to sprinkle; to spill	15
香菜[香菜]	xiang1 cai4	coriander; cilantro; Coriandrum sativum	2
芳香[芳香]	fang1 xiang1	balmy; fragrant; aromatic (chemistry)	9
物[物]	wu4	thing; object; matter; abbr. for physics 物理	9
达到[達到]	da2 dao4	to reach; to achieve; to attain	13
峰值[峰值]	feng1 zhi2	peak value	1
晓[曉]	xiao3	dawn; daybreak; to know; to let sb know; to make explicit	4
瑶[瑤]	yao2	jade; precious stone; mother-of-pearl; nacre; precious; used a complementary honorific	1
父亲[父親]	fu4 qin1	father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
打理[打理]	da3 li3	to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order	1
浇[澆]	jiao1	to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water; to cast (molten metal); to mold	2
勺[勺]	shao2	spoon; ladle; CL:把[ba3]; abbr. for 公勺[gong1 shao2], centiliter (unit of volume)	3
浓[濃]	nong2	concentrated; dense; strong (smell etc)	7
腌汁[醃汁]	yan1 zhi1	marinade (sauce)	1
普宁[普寧]	Pu3 ning2	Puning county level city in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong	13
壳[殼]	qiao4	shell; carapace; crust (earth's crust etc); also pr. [ke2]	51
破裂[破裂]	po4 lie4	to rupture; to fracture; to break down; (linguistics) plosion	4
瞬间[瞬間]	shun4 jian1	in an instant; in a flash	4
舌尖[舌尖]	she2 jian1	tip of tongue; apical	6
美妙[美妙]	mei3 miao4	beautiful; wonderful; splendid	3
剔透[剔透]	ti1 tou4	pure and limpid; (of a person) quick-witted	2
充足[充足]	chong1 zu2	adequate; sufficient; abundant	4
调料[調料]	tiao2 liao4	condiment; seasoning; flavoring	10
多重[多重]	duo1 chong2	multi- (faceted, cultural, ethnic etc)	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep03/75 words - 4 min
融合[融合]	rong2 he2	a mixture; an amalgam; fusion; welding together; to be in harmony with (nature); to harmonize with; to fit in	12
过多[過多]	guo4 duo1	too many; excessive	1
点缀[點綴]	dian3 zhui4	to decorate; to adorn; sprinkled; studded; only for show	2
愿[願]	yuan4	to hope; to wish; to desire; hoped-for; ready; willing	1
错过[錯過]	cuo4 guo4	to miss (train, opportunity etc)	1
泉港[泉港]	Quan2 gang3	Quangang district of Quanzhou city 泉州市[Quan2 zhou1 shi4], Fujian	3
渔港[漁港]	yu2 gang3	fishing port	3
食用[食用]	shi2 yong4	food product; to use as food; edible	21
追溯[追溯]	zhui1 su4	lit. to go upstream; to trace sth back to; to date from	4
宋朝[宋朝]	Song4 chao2	Song Dynasty (960-1279); also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479)	1
沿海[沿海]	yan2 hai3	coastal	7
保留[保留]	bao3 liu2	to keep; to retain; to have reservations (about sth); to hold back (from saying sth); to put aside for later	24
有所[有所]	you3 suo3	somewhat; to some extent	1
差别[差別]	cha1 bie2	difference; distinction; disparity	1
层次[層次]	ceng2 ci4	layer; level; gradation; arrangement of ideas; (a person's) standing	10
奇[奇]	qi2	strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually	3
特[特]	te4	special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 特克斯[te4 ke4 si1], tex	2
蒜[蒜]	suan4	garlic; CL:頭|头[tou2],瓣[ban4]	4
尤其[尤其]	you2 qi2	especially; particularly	2
无论[無論]	wu2 lun4	no matter what or how; regardless of whether...	8
出于[出於]	chu1 yu2	due to; to stem from	1
鲜活[鮮活]	xian1 huo2	vivid; lively; (of food ingredients) live or fresh	2
作为[作為]	zuo4 wei2	one's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be	12
市场[市場]	shi4 chang3	marketplace; market (also in abstract)	9
海盐[海鹽]	hai3 yan2	sea salt	13
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep03/100 words - 5 min
来源[來源]	lai2 yuan2	source (of information etc); origin	4
弹性[彈性]	tan2 xing4	flexibility; elasticity	10
蛋白[蛋白]	dan4 bai2	egg white; protein; albumen	3
胶原蛋白[膠原蛋白]	jiao1 yuan2 dan4 bai2	collagen	1
变性[變性]	bian4 xing4	to denature; denaturation; to have a sex change; transsexual	1
溶解[溶解]	rong2 jie3	to dissolve	3
互相[互相]	hu4 xiang1	each other; mutually; mutual	1
链接[鏈接]	lian4 jie1	link (on a website)	1
稠[稠]	chou2	dense; crowded; thick; many	9
弹牙[彈牙]	tan2 ya2	al dente	2
胶状[膠狀]	jiao1 zhuang4	gluey; gelatinous; colloid (chemistry)	1
距离[距離]	ju4 li2	distance; CL:個|个[ge4]; to be apart from	8
一道[一道]	yi1 dao4	together	25
工序[工序]	gong1 xu4	working procedure; process	3
醋[醋]	cu4	vinegar; jealousy (in love rivalry)	4
平衡[平衡]	ping2 heng2	balance; equilibrium	3
杀菌[殺菌]	sha1 jun1	to kill germs; to disinfect; to sterilize	3
保[保]	bao3	to defend; to protect; to keep; to guarantee; to ensure; civil administration unit in the baojia 保甲[bao3 jia3] system (old)	13
状态[狀態]	zhuang4 tai4	state of affairs; state; mode; situation; CL:個|个[ge4]	7
紧缺[緊缺]	jin3 que1	in short supply; scarce	1
限度[限度]	xian4 du4	limitation; limit	2
海[海]	hai3	ocean; sea; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]; great number of people or things; (dialect) numerous	19
产品[產品]	chan3 pin3	goods; merchandise; product; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
温饱[溫飽]	wen1 bao3	to have enough food and warm clothes; adequately provided	2
盘[盤]	pan2	plate; dish; tray; board; hard drive (computing); to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess	5
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep03/125 words - 6 min
碟[碟]	die2	dish; plate	2
饱[飽]	bao3	to eat till full; satisfied	4
腹[腹]	fu4	abdomen; stomach; belly	4
餐食[餐食]	can1 shi2	food; meal	2
摊[攤]	tan1	to spread out; vendor's stand	6
宵[宵]	xiao1	night	1
经济特区[經濟特區]	jing1 ji4 te4 qu1	special economic zone	1
城市[城市]	cheng2 shi4	city; town; CL:座[zuo4]	3
集中[集中]	ji2 zhong1	to concentrate; to centralize; to focus; centralized; concentrated; to put together	2
牛[牛]	niu2	ox; cow; bull; CL:條|条[tiao2],頭|头[tou2]; newton (abbr. for 牛頓|牛顿[niu2 dun4]); (slang) awesome	23
田[田]	tian2	field; farm; CL:片[pian4]	6
洋[洋]	yang2	ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin	3
西南[西南]	xi1 nan2	southwest	4
角[角]	jiao3	angle; corner; horn; horn-shaped; unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime); CL:個|个[ge4]	2
角[角]	jue2	role (theater); to compete; ancient three legged wine vessel; third note of pentatonic scale	2
江[江]	jiang1	river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]	10
入海口[入海口]	ru4 hai3 kou3	estuary	1
淡水[淡水]	dan4 shui3	potable water (water with low salt content); fresh water	4
交汇[交匯]	jiao1 hui4	to flow together; confluence (of rivers, airflow, roads); (international) cooperation	2
海洋[海洋]	hai3 yang2	ocean; CL:個|个[ge4]	17
微生物[微生物]	wei1 sheng1 wu4	microorganism	7
膏[膏]	gao1	ointment; paste; CL:帖[tie3]	19
繁殖[繁殖]	fan2 zhi2	to breed; to reproduce; to propagate	1
平顺[平順]	ping2 shun4	smooth; smooth-going; plain sailing	1
确保[確保]	que4 bao3	to ensure; to guarantee	8
品质[品質]	pin3 zhi4	character; intrinsic quality (of a person); quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc)	9
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep03/150 words - 7 min
选用[選用]	xuan3 yong4	to choose for some purpose; to select and use	4
本地[本地]	ben3 di4	local; this locality	11
苗[苗]	miao2	sprout	7
螺[螺]	luo2	spiral shell; snail; conch	1
喂养[餵養]	wei4 yang3	to feed (a child, domestic animal etc); to keep; to raise (an animal)	1
每年[每年]	mei3 nian2	every year; each year; yearly	18
出产[出產]	chu1 chan3	to produce (by natural growth, or by manufacture, mining etc); to yield; to turn out; produce; products	10
用于[用于]	yong4 yu2	use in; use on; use for	4
出口[出口]	chu1 kou3	an exit; CL:個|个[ge4]; to speak; to export; (of a ship) to leave port	1
拥有[擁有]	yong1 you3	to have; to possess	14
人口[人口]	ren2 kou3	population; people	5
汕头市[汕頭市]	Shan4 tou2 Shi4	Shantou prefecture-level city in Guangdong	5
即使[即使]	ji2 shi3	even if; even though	1
肥[肥]	fei2	fat; fertile; loose-fitting or large; to fertilize; to become rich by illegal means; fertilizer; manure	9
时刻[時刻]	shi2 ke4	time; juncture; moment; period of time; CL:個|个[ge4],段[duan4]; constantly; always	7
市区[市區]	shi4 qu1	urban district; downtown; city center	2
出水[出水]	chu1 shui3	to discharge water; to appear out of the water; to break the surface	1
进入[進入]	jin4 ru4	to enter; to join; to go into	10
店家[店家]	dian4 jia1	proprietor of a shop or restaurant; landlord; shop	2
半个[半個]	ban4 ge5	half of sth	4
许多[許多]	xu3 duo1	many; a lot of; much	3
海鲜[海鮮]	hai3 xian1	seafood	8
腥[腥]	xing1	fishy (smell)	12
嫩[嫩]	nen4	tender; soft; delicate; light (color); inexperienced; unskilled	44
十分[十分]	shi2 fen1	very; completely; utterly; extremely; absolutely; hundred percent; to divide into ten equal parts	6
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精准[精準]	jing1 zhun3	accurate; exact; precise; precision	6
十几[十幾]	shi2 ji3	more than ten; a dozen or more	8
硬壳[硬殼]	ying4 ke2	crust; hard shell	2
戒[戒]	jie4	to guard against; to exhort; to admonish or warn; to give up or stop doing sth; Buddhist monastic discipline; ring (for a finger)	1
毒药[毒藥]	du2 yao4	poison	1
愈[愈]	yu4	the more...(the more...); to recover; to heal; better	1
平[平]	ping2	flat; level; equal; to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); calm; peaceful; see also 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1]	8
先行[先行]	xian1 xing2	to precede others; in advance	3
混合[混合]	hun4 he2	to mix; to blend; hybrid; composite	13
搅拌[攪拌]	jiao3 ban4	to stir; to agitate	9
均[均]	jun1	equal; even; all; uniform	6
匀[勻]	yun2	even; well-distributed; uniform; to distribute evenly; to share	7
酱油[醬油]	jiang4 you2	soy sauce	5
替代[替代]	ti4 dai4	to substitute for; to replace; to supersede	6
过程[過程]	guo4 cheng2	course of events; process; CL:個|个[ge4]	7
自身[自身]	zi4 shen1	itself; oneself; one's own	1
肽[肽]	tai4	peptide (two or more amino acids linked by peptide bonds CO-NH)	1
蟹肉[蟹肉]	xie4 rou4	crab meat	4
突出[突出]	tu1 chu1	prominent; outstanding; to give prominence to; to protrude; to project	1
黄[黃]	huang2	yellow; pornographic; to fall through	27
体[體]	ti3	body; form; style; system; substance; to experience; aspect (linguistics)	14
橙红色[橙紅色]	cheng2 hong2 se4	red-orange color; dark orange	1
加紧[加緊]	jia1 jin3	to intensify; to speed up; to step up	1
致[緻]	zhi4	fine; delicate	4
摆[擺]	bai3	to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum	3
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除去[除去]	chu2 qu4	to eliminate; to remove; except for; apart from	2
腮[腮]	sai1	cheek	1
部分[部分]	bu4 fen5	part; share; section; piece; CL:個|个[ge4]	10
刀[刀]	dao1	knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; CL:把[ba3]; (slang) dollar (loanword); classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs	10
落[落]	luo4	to fall or drop; (of the sun) to set; (of a tide) to go out; to lower; to decline or sink; to lag or fall behind; to fall onto; to rest with; to get or receive; to write down; whereabouts; settlement	3
一共[一共]	yi1 gong4	altogether	1
红润[紅潤]	hong2 run4	ruddy; rosy; florid	3
露出[露出]	lu4 chu1	to expose; to show; also pr. [lou4 chu1]	3
外侧[外側]	wai4 ce4	outer side	1
摆放[擺放]	bai3 fang4	to set up; to arrange; to lay out	2
一目了然[一目了然]	yi1 mu4 liao3 ran2	obvious at a glance (idiom)	1
诱惑[誘惑]	you4 huo4	to entice; to lure; to induce; to attract	2
视觉[視覺]	shi4 jue2	sight; vision; visual	3
优质[優質]	you1 zhi4	excellent quality	6
柔嫩[柔嫩]	rou2 nen4	tender; delicate (texture)	4
享受[享受]	xiang3 shou4	to enjoy; to live it up; pleasure; CL:種|种[zhong3]	4
好比[好比]	hao3 bi3	to be just like; can be compared to	1
甜点[甜點]	tian2 dian3	dessert	1
多种[多種]	duo1 zhong3	many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi-	13
探索[探索]	tan4 suo3	to explore; to probe	6
从未[從未]	cong2 wei4	never	3
止步[止步]	zhi3 bu4	to halt; to stop; to go no farther	1
新民[新民]	Xin1 min2	Xinmin county level city in Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳, Liaoning	7
极致[極致]	ji2 zhi4	peak; pinnacle; ultimate	12
零下[零下]	ling2 xia4	below zero	2
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冻[凍]	dong4	to freeze; to feel very cold; aspic or jelly	2
年前[年前]	nian2 qian2	before the end of the year; before the new year	1
闸[閘]	zha2	gear; brake; sluice; lock (on waterway); electric switch or circuit breaker	3
停留[停留]	ting2 liu2	to stay somewhere temporarily; to stop over	3
鲜美[鮮美]	xian1 mei3	delicious; tasty	13
凉水[涼水]	liang2 shui3	cool water; unboiled water	1
解冻[解凍]	jie3 dong4	to melt; to thaw; to defrost; fig. to relax (repression, enmity etc)	3
外壳[外殼]	wai4 ke2	envelope; outer shell; hull; cover; case	4
冰霜[冰霜]	bing1 shuang1	moral integrity; austerity	1
内部[內部]	nei4 bu4	interior; inside (part, section); internal	9
冰[冰]	bing1	ice; CL:塊|块[kuai4]; to chill sth; (of an object or substance) to feel cold; (of a person) cold; unfriendly; (slang) methamphetamine	3
物流[物流]	wu4 liu2	distribution (business); logistics	2
飞速[飛速]	fei1 su4	flying speed; rapid (growth)	1
发展[發展]	fa1 zhan3	development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand	5
江南[江南]	Jiang1 nan2	south of Changjiang or Yangtze river; south of the lower reaches of Changjiang; often refers to south Jiangsu, south Anhui and north Zhejiang provinces; a province during Qing times; in literature, refers to the sunny south; Gangnam (district in Seoul, South Korea)	1
先进[先進]	xian1 jin4	advanced (technology); to advance	1
速冻[速凍]	su4 dong4	to quick-freeze	1
技术[技術]	ji4 shu4	technology; technique; skill; CL:門|门[men2],種|种[zhong3],項|项[xiang4]	5
微小[微小]	wei1 xiao3	minute (i.e. extremely small); infinitesimal	2
结冰[結冰]	jie2 bing1	to freeze	1
唇舌[唇舌]	chun2 she2	argument; words; lips and tongue	1
融化[融化]	rong2 hua4	to melt; to thaw; to dissolve; to blend into; to combine; to fuse	1
冰激凌[冰激凌]	bing1 ji1 ling2	ice cream	1
般[般]	ban1	sort; kind; class; way; manner	8
果腹[果腹]	guo3 fu4	to eat one's fill	1
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美酒[美酒]	mei3 jiu3	good wine; fine liquor	1
追求[追求]	zhui1 qiu2	to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly; to seek after; to woo	6
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八角[八角]	ba1 jiao3	anise; star anise; aniseed; octagonal; Fructus Anisi stellati	6
肉桂[肉桂]	rou4 gui4	Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia)	3
砂仁[砂仁]	sha1 ren2	Amomom (fructus Amomi), plant used in Chinese medicine	1
香料[香料]	xiang1 liao4	spice; flavoring; condiment; perfume	22
幻化[幻化]	huan4 hua4	to be transformed; to metamorphose; transformation; metamorphosis	2
多元[多元]	duo1 yuan2	poly-; multi-; multielement; multivariant; multivariate (math.)	1
孕育[孕育]	yun4 yu4	to be pregnant; to produce offspring; to nurture (a development, school of thought, artwork etc); fig. replete with (culture etc)	4
溪口[溪口]	Xi1 kou3	Xikou or Hsikou township in Chiayi county 嘉義縣|嘉义县[Jia1 yi4 xian4], west Taiwan	1
恒[恆]	heng2	permanent; constant; fixed; usual; ordinary; rule (old); one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (䷟)	3
规矩[規矩]	gui1 ju5	lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved	1
刘[劉]	Liu2	surname Liu	2
漫[漫]	man4	free; unrestrained; to inundate	3
卤[滷]	lu3	to stew in soy sauce and spices	21
传承[傳承]	chuan2 cheng2	to pass on (to future generations); passed on (from former times); a continued tradition; an inheritance	10
母亲[母親]	mu3 qin1	mother; also pr. [mu3 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]	10
特产[特產]	te4 chan3	special local product; (regional) specialty	2
狮[獅]	shi1	lion	2
以上[以上]	yi3 shang4	that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.	5
成年[成年]	cheng2 nian2	to grow to adulthood; fully grown; the whole year	1
三倍[三倍]	san1 bei4	triple	2
粗糙[粗糙]	cu1 cao1	crude; gruff; rough; coarse	2
经[經]	jing1	classics; sacred book; scripture; to pass through; to undergo; to bear; to endure; warp (textile); longitude; menstruation; channel (TCM); abbr. for economics 經濟|经济[jing1 ji4]	5
刘恒[劉恆]	Liu2 Heng2	Liu Heng, personal name of Han emperor Han Wendi 漢文帝|汉文帝; Liu Heng (1954-), Chinese writer	1
销售[銷售]	xiao1 shou4	to sell; to market; sales (representative, agreement etc)	4
一空[一空]	yi1 kong1	leaving none left; (sold etc) out	1
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源头[源頭]	yuan2 tou2	source; fountainhead	1
陈年[陳年]	chen2 nian2	old; stored for many years	6
卤水[鹵水]	lu3 shui3	brine; bittern; marinade	24
基础[基礎]	ji1 chu3	base; foundation; basis; underlying; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
引[引]	yin3	to draw (e.g. a bow); to pull; to stretch sth; to extend; to lengthen; to involve or implicate in; to attract; to lead; to guide; to leave; to provide evidence or justification for; old unit of distance equal to 10 丈[zhang4], one-thirtieth of a km or 33.33 meters	1
标志[標誌]	biao1 zhi4	sign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark	6
地下[地下]	di4 xia4	underground; subterranean; covert	2
姜[薑]	jiang1	ginger	38
辣[辣]	la4	hot (spicy); pungent	14
作坊[作坊]	zuo1 fang5	workshop (of artisan)	9
配方[配方]	pei4 fang1	prescription; cooking recipe; formulation; completing the square (to solve quadratic equation, math)	3
秘诀[秘訣]	mi4 jue2	secret know-how; key (to longevity); secret (of happiness); recipe (for success)	6
小茴香[小茴香]	xiao3 hui2 xiang1	fennel; fennel seed	1
桂皮[桂皮]	gui4 pi2	Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamonum cassia); cassia bark	4
豆蔻[豆蔻]	dou4 kou4	cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum); fig. a girl's teenage years; maidenhood; a budding beauty	2
料[料]	liao4	material; stuff; grain; feed; to expect; to anticipate; to guess	25
特殊[特殊]	te4 shu1	special; particular; unusual; extraordinary	10
传统[傳統]	chuan2 tong3	tradition; traditional; convention; conventional; CL:個|个[ge4]	50
川[川]	chuan1	river; creek; plain; an area of level country	1
式[式]	shi4	type; form; pattern; style	4
粤[粵]	Yue4	Cantonese; short name for Guangdong 廣東|广东[Guang3 dong1]	5
回味[回味]	hui2 wei4	to reflect on; to ponder over; aftertaste	3
甘甜[甘甜]	gan1 tian2	sweet	6
慢火[慢火]	man4 huo3	low heat (cooking)	3
大火[大火]	da4 huo3	conflagration; large fire; CL:場|场[chang2]	2
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卤味[滷味]	lu3 wei4	food prepared by stewing in soy sauce and spices	3
浸入[浸入]	jin4 ru4	to soak; to dip	2
肌理[肌理]	ji1 li3	texture (of skin, surface etc)	6
浮[浮]	fu2	to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus	6
沫[沫]	mo4	foam; suds	2
封[封]	feng1	to confer; to grant; to bestow a title; to seal; classifier for sealed objects, esp. letters	4
撇去[撇去]	pie1 qu4	skim	1
浓汤[濃湯]	nong2 tang1	thick soup; puree	1
浸润[浸潤]	jin4 run4	to permeate; to percolate; fig. to saturate (with emotion)	4
悬挂[懸掛]	xuan2 gua4	to suspend; to hang; (vehicle) suspension	3
柔韧[柔韌]	rou2 ren4	pliable and tough; supple and strong; flexible	4
鸡蛋[雞蛋]	ji1 dan4	(chicken) egg; hen's egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]	6
耳[耳]	er3	ear; handle (archaeology); and that is all (Classical Chinese)	1
肠[腸]	chang2	intestines	11
源自[源自]	yuan2 zi4	to originate from	6
各不相同[各不相同]	ge4 bu4 xiang1 tong2	to have nothing in common with each other (idiom)	1
日新月异[日新月異]	ri4 xin1 yue4 yi4	daily renewal, monthly change (idiom); every day sees new developments; rapid progress	1
推陈出新[推陳出新]	tui1 chen2 chu1 xin1	to push out the old and bring in the new (idiom); to innovate	3
庄[莊]	zhuang1	farmstead; village; manor; place of business; banker (in a gambling game); grave or solemn; holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)	2
利[利]	li4	sharp; favorable; advantage; benefit; profit; interest; to do good to; to benefit	7
卤味[鹵味]	lu3 wei4	variant of 滷味|卤味[lu3 wei4]	1
新式[新式]	xin1 shi4	new style; latest type	3
实验[實驗]	shi2 yan4	experiment; test; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; experimental; to experiment	2
专程[專程]	zhuan1 cheng2	specifically; specially (for that purpose)	1
挑选[挑選]	tiao1 xuan3	to choose; to select	5
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越南[越南]	Yue4 nan2	Vietnam; Vietnamese	2
化[化]	hua4	to make into; to change into; -ization; to ... -ize; to transform; abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]	13
精挑细选[精挑細選]	jing1 tiao1 xi4 xuan3	to select very carefully	1
要好[要好]	yao4 hao3	to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement	1
广西[廣西]	Guang3 xi1	Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区 in South Central China, on the border with Vietnam, abbr. 桂, capital Nanning 南寧|南宁; until 1959, Guangxi province	1
防城港[防城港]	Fang2 cheng2 gang3	Fangchenggang prefecture-level city in Guangxi	1
桂[桂]	gui4	cassia; laurel	6
云南[雲南]	Yun2 nan2	Yunnan province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇[dian1] or 雲|云, capital Kunming 昆明	56
腾冲[騰沖]	Teng2 chong1	Tengchong county in Baoshan 保山[Bao3 shan1], Yunnan	1
草果[草果]	cao3 guo3	black cardamom; (dialect) strawberry	1
以及[以及]	yi3 ji2	as well as; too; and	3
陕西[陝西]	Shan3 xi1	Shaanxi (formerly Shensi), province in northwest China, abbr. 陝|陕[Shan3], capital Xi’an 西安市[Xi1 an1 Shi4]	1
韩城[韓城]	Han2 cheng2	Hancheng city and county in Shaanxi	1
花椒[花椒]	hua1 jiao1	Sichuan pepper; Chinese prickly ash	3
优选[優選]	you1 xuan3	to optimize; preferred	2
它们[它們]	ta1 men5	they (for inanimate objects)	16
打破[打破]	da3 po4	to break; to smash	1
取而代之[取而代之]	qu3 er2 dai4 zhi1	to substitute for sb; to remove and replace	2
清水[清水]	qing1 shui3	fresh water; drinking water; clear water	5
其中[其中]	qi2 zhong1	among; in; included among these	8
近似[近似]	jin4 si4	similar; about the same as; approximately; approximation	1
成分[成分]	cheng2 fen4	composition; make-up; ingredient; element; component; one's social status; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
橄榄油[橄欖油]	gan3 lan3 you2	olive oil	1
相近[相近]	xiang1 jin4	close; similar to	1
文火[文火]	wen2 huo3	small flame (when cooking, simmering etc)	1
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煎[煎]	jian1	to pan fry; to sauté	7
四溢[四溢]	si4 yi4	(of a perfume or a foul odor) permeating the whole place; (of grease etc) dripping everywhere; flowing all over the place	5
持续[持續]	chi2 xu4	to continue; to persist; sustainable; preservation	15
氧化[氧化]	yang3 hua4	to oxidize	4
香味[香味]	xiang1 wei4	fragrance; bouquet; sweet smell; CL:股[gu3]	13
独有[獨有]	du2 you3	to own exclusively; unique to; specific; there is only	4
无需[無需]	wu2 xu1	needless	4
研磨[研磨]	yan2 mo2	milling; to grind; to polish by grinding; to abrade; whetstone; pestle	6
氯化钠[氯化鈉]	lu:4 hua4 na4	sodium chloride NaCl; common salt	1
散发[散發]	san4 fa1	to distribute; to emit; to issue	8
由于[由於]	you2 yu2	due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because	10
分子[分子]	fen1 zi3	molecule; (math) numerator of a fraction	8
醇厚[醇厚]	chun2 hou4	mellow and rich; simple and kind	15
持久[持久]	chi2 jiu3	lasting; enduring; persistent; permanent; protracted; endurance; persistence; to last long	2
火锅[火鍋]	huo3 guo1	hotpot	13
时下[時下]	shi2 xia4	at present; right now	1
餐饮[餐飲]	can1 yin3	food and beverage; catering; repast	1
文化[文化]	wen2 hua4	culture; civilization; cultural; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]	6
结合[結合]	jie2 he2	to combine; to link; to integrate; binding; CL:次[ci4]	4
顶级[頂級]	ding3 ji2	top-notch; first-rate	2
老饕[老饕]	lao3 tao1	glutton	3
垂涎三尺[垂涎三尺]	chui2 xian2 san1 chi3	to drool (over) (idiom); to yearn for; to covet; to crave	1
茴[茴]	hui2	fennel; aniseed	2
余[餘]	yu2	extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division; (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number); residue (math.); after; I; me	12
制成[製成]	zhi4 cheng2	to manufacture; to turn out (a product)	7
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煮沸[煮沸]	zhu3 fei4	to boil	1
尚未[尚未]	shang4 wei4	not yet; still not	3
绷[繃]	beng1	to draw tight; to stretch taut; to tack (with thread or pin); embroidery hoop; woven bed mat	1
至[至]	zhi4	to arrive; most; to; until	29
煲[煲]	bao1	to cook slowly over a low flame; pot; saucepan	2
外形[外形]	wai4 xing2	figure; shape; external form; contour	2
完整[完整]	wan2 zheng3	complete; intact	16
风俗[風俗]	feng1 su2	social custom; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
大小[大小]	da4 xiao3	dimension; magnitude; size; measurement; large and small; at any rate; adults and children; consideration of seniority	2
胶质[膠質]	jiao1 zhi4	colloid; gelatinous matter	4
丰厚[豐厚]	feng1 hou4	generous; ample	1
富有[富有]	fu4 you3	rich; full of	3
不可多得[不可多得]	bu4 ke3 duo1 de2	hard to come by; rare	1
迎神赛会[迎神賽會]	ying2 shen2 sai4 hui4	folk festival, esp. involving shrine or image of God	1
祭拜[祭拜]	ji4 bai4	to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)	1
祖[祖]	zu3	ancestor; forefather; grandparents	1
红白喜事[紅白喜事]	hong2 bai2 xi3 shi4	weddings and funerals	1
筵席[筵席]	yan2 xi2	banquet; mat for sitting	1
少不了[少不了]	shao3 bu5 liao3	cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many	1
经历[經歷]	jing1 li4	experience; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]; to experience; to go through	5
精髓[精髓]	jing1 sui3	marrow; pith; quintessence; essence	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep05/25 words - 1 min
肉眼[肉眼]	rou4 yan3	naked eye; layman's eyes	3
看不见[看不見]	kan4 bu5 jian4	unseen; to be invisible	1
战役[戰役]	zhan4 yi4	military campaign	1
胜[勝]	sheng4	victory; success; to beat; to defeat; to surpass; victorious; superior to; to get the better of; better than; surpassing; superb (of vista); beautiful (scenery); wonderful (view); (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear; equal to (a task)	1
菌种[菌種]	jun1 zhong3	(microorganism) species; strain; (fungus and mushroom) spore; spawn	2
豆子[豆子]	dou4 zi5	bean; pea; CL:顆|颗[ke1]	3
命运[命運]	ming4 yun4	fate; destiny; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
隐身[隱身]	yin3 shen1	to hide oneself; invisible (person or online status)	1
侵袭[侵襲]	qin1 xi2	to invade; to assail; onslaught	1
统治[統治]	tong3 zhi4	to rule (a country); to govern; rule; regime	1
味蕾[味蕾]	wei4 lei3	taste bud(s)	5
面积[面積]	mian4 ji1	area (of a floor, piece of land etc); surface area; tract of land	3
平方公里[平方公里]	ping2 fang1 gong1 li3	square kilometer	1
小镇[小鎮]	xiao3 zhen4	small town; village	2
工厂[工廠]	gong1 chang3	factory; CL:家[jia1],座[zuo4]	5
生产[生產]	sheng1 chan3	to produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child	4
普宁市[普寧市]	Pu3 ning2 shi4	Puning county level city in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong	1
洪[洪]	hong2	flood; big; great	2
阳[陽]	yang2	positive (electric.); sun; male principle (Taoism); Yang, opposite: 陰|阴[yin1]	2
掌握[掌握]	zhang3 wo4	to grasp (often fig.); to control; to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny); to master; to know well; to understand sth well and know how to use it; fluency	7
秘密[秘密]	mi4 mi4	secret; CL:個|个[ge4]	13
方[方]	fang1	square; power or involution (math.); upright; honest; fair and square; direction; side; party (to a contract, dispute etc); place; method; prescription (medicine); just when; only or just; classifier for square things; abbr. for square or cubic meter	10
壮[壯]	zhuang4	to strengthen; strong; robust	2
酱[醬]	jiang4	thick paste of fermented soybean; marinated in soy paste; paste; jam	32
黄豆[黃豆]	huang2 dou4	soybean	9
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植[植]	zhi2	to plant	2
膳食[膳食]	shan4 shi2	meal	1
氨基[氨基]	an1 ji1	amino; amino group	5
中国人[中國人]	Zhong1 guo2 ren2	Chinese person	3
北方[北方]	bei3 fang1	north; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River	2
豆[豆]	dou4	bean; pea; CL:棵[ke1],粒[li4]; sacrificial vessel	24
传入[傳入]	chuan2 ru4	to import; transmitted inwards; afferent	1
餐桌[餐桌]	can1 zhuo1	dining table; dinner table	9
不乏[不乏]	bu4 fa2	there is no lack of	2
缸[缸]	gang1	jar; vat; classifier for loads of laundry; CL:口[kou3]	32
每逢[每逢]	mei3 feng2	every time; on each occasion; whenever	3
拿手[拿手]	na2 shou3	expert in; good at	3
是否[是否]	shi4 fou3	whether (or not); if; is or isn't	2
忠实[忠實]	zhong1 shi2	faithful	1
上门[上門]	shang4 men2	to drop in; to visit; to lock a door; (of a shop) to close; to go and live with one's wife's family, in effect becoming a member of her family	1
专门[專門]	zhuan1 men2	specialist; specialized; customized	5
心愿[心願]	xin1 yuan4	cherished desire; dream; craving; wish; aspiration	1
时空[時空]	shi2 kong1	time and place; world of a particular locale and era; (physics) space-time	1
转移[轉移]	zhuan3 yi2	to shift; to divert or distract (attention etc); to change; to transform; metastasis (medicine); to evacuate (people)	2
巨大[巨大]	ju4 da4	huge; immense; very large; tremendous; gigantic; enormous	2
变化[變化]	bian4 hua4	change; variation; to change; to vary; CL:個|个[ge4]	11
依[依]	yi1	to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of	6
古[古]	gu3	ancient; old; paleo-	5
法制[法製]	Fa3 zhi4	made in France	3
作[作]	zuo4	to do; to grow; to write or compose; to pretend; to regard as; to feel; writings or works	1
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色泽[色澤]	se4 ze2	color and luster	7
金黄[金黃]	jin1 huang2	golden yellow; golden	7
轻盈[輕盈]	qing1 ying2	graceful; lithe; light and graceful; lighthearted; relaxed	2
专[專]	zhuan1	for a particular person, occasion, purpose; focused on one thing; special; expert; particular (to sth); concentrated; specialized	4
密码[密碼]	mi4 ma3	secret code; ciphertext; password; PIN	5
制作者[製作者]	zhi4 zuo4 zhe3	producer; maker; creator	5
板子[板子]	ban3 zi5	board; plank; bamboo or birch for corporal punishment	1
承[承]	cheng2	to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive	1
父[父]	fu4	father	1
业[業]	ye4	line of business; industry; occupation; job; employment; school studies; enterprise; property; (Buddhism) karma; deed; to engage in; already	1
东北[東北]	dong1 bei3	northeast	2
大豆[大豆]	da4 dou4	soybean	2
晒[曬]	shai4	(of the sun) to shine on; to bask in (the sunshine); to dry (clothes, grain etc) in the sun; (fig.) to expose and share (one's experiences and thoughts) on the Web (loanword from "share"); (coll.) to give the cold shoulder to	19
面粉[麵粉]	mian4 fen3	flour	7
酵母[酵母]	jiao4 mu3	leaven; yeast	6
斤[斤]	jin1	catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g	18
封闭[封閉]	feng1 bi4	to seal; to close; to confine; to seal off; to close down; sealed; confined; closed; unreceptive	1
房[房]	fang2	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1]; branch of an extended family; classifier for family members (or concubines)	1
平均[平均]	ping2 jun1	average; on average; evenly; in equal proportions	4
上万[上萬]	shang4 wan4	over ten thousand; fig. untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands	3
吨[噸]	dun1	ton (loanword); Taiwan pr. [dun4]	1
重复[重複]	chong2 fu4	to repeat; to duplicate; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
座[座]	zuo4	seat; base; stand; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects	3
宅[宅]	zhai2	residence; (coll.) to stay in at home; to hang around at home	2
伟[偉]	wei3	big; large; great	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep05/100 words - 7 min
培育[培育]	pei2 yu4	to train; to breed	2
室[室]	shi4	room; work unit; grave; scabbard; family or clan; one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy	4
市内[市內]	shi4 nei4	inside the city	2
剩[剩]	sheng4	to remain; to be left; to have as remainder	1
温暖[溫暖]	wen1 nuan3	warm	4
潮湿[潮濕]	chao2 shi1	damp; moist	2
生物[生物]	sheng1 wu4	organism; living creature; life form; biological; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
活跃[活躍]	huo2 yue4	active; lively; excited; to enliven; to brighten up	1
混入[混入]	hun4 ru4	to sneak into	1
麦[麥]	mai4	wheat; barley; oats	1
神奇[神奇]	shen2 qi2	magical; mystical; miraculous	7
能量[能量]	neng2 liang4	energy; capabilities	2
摄氏度[攝氏度]	She4 shi4 du4	°C (degrees Celsius)	16
恢复[恢復]	hui1 fu4	to reinstate; to resume; to restore; to recover; to regain; to rehabilitate	2
活性[活性]	huo2 xing4	(chemistry) activity; active; activated	2
第一步[第一步]	di4 yi1 bu4	step one; first step	3
初次[初次]	chu1 ci4	for the first time; first (meeting, attempt etc)	3
移[移]	yi2	to move; to shift; to change; to alter; to remove	1
大约[大約]	da4 yue1	approximately; probably	2
远远[遠遠]	yuan3 yuan3	distant; by far	1
同类[同類]	tong2 lei4	similar; same type; alike	1
严格[嚴格]	yan2 ge2	strict; stringent; tight; rigorous	2
标准[標準]	biao1 zhun3	(an official) standard; norm; criterion; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
依照[依照]	yi1 zhao4	according to; in light of	1
颜色[顏色]	yan2 se4	color; countenance; appearance; facial expression; pigment; dyestuff	4
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正是[正是]	zheng4 shi4	(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as	13
成色[成色]	cheng2 se4	relative purity of silver or gold; purity in carat weight; quality; fineness	3
克[克]	ke4	to be able to; to subdue; to restrain; to overcome; gram; Tibetan unit of land area, about 6 ares	5
大蒜[大蒜]	da4 suan4	garlic; CL:瓣[ban4],頭|头[tou2]	4
斩[斬]	zhan3	to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop	1
水汽[水汽]	shui3 qi4	water vapor; steam; moisture	4
深入[深入]	shen1 ru4	to penetrate deeply; thorough	5
脑[腦]	nao3	brain; mind; head; essence	1
固定[固定]	gu4 ding4	to fix; to fasten; to set rigidly in place; fixed; set; regular	4
编号[編號]	bian1 hao4	to number; numbering; serial number	1
盐度[鹽度]	yan2 du4	salinity	2
缺[缺]	que1	deficiency; lack; scarce; vacant post; to run short of	4
大师[大師]	da4 shi1	great master; master	1
经典[經典]	jing1 dian3	the classics; scriptures; classical; classic (example, case etc); typical	5
钟[鐘]	zhong1	clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell; CL:架[jia4],座[zuo4]	5
泉[泉]	quan2	spring (small stream); mouth of a spring; coin (archaic)	1
潮[潮]	chao2	tide; current; damp; moist; humid	12
尝试[嘗試]	chang2 shi4	to try; to attempt; CL:次[ci4]	11
寻找[尋找]	xun2 zhao3	to seek; to look for	3
即将[即將]	ji2 jiang1	on the eve of; to be about to; to be on the verge of	10
失传[失傳]	shi1 chuan2	(of skills etc) to die out; lost; extinct	4
名菜[名菜]	ming2 cai4	famous dishes; specialty dishes	4
灵魂[靈魂]	ling2 hun2	soul; spirit	2
鸡肉[雞肉]	ji1 rou4	chicken meat	13
冷却[冷卻]	leng3 que4	to cool off; cooling	6
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扩散[擴散]	kuo4 san4	to spread; to proliferate; to diffuse; spread; proliferation; diffusion	1
文[文]	wen2	language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle; (old) classifier for coins; Kangxi radical 67	1
焖[燜]	men4	to cook in a covered vessel; to casserole; to stew	4
焗[焗]	ju2	(dialect) to cook in salt or sand, inside a sealed pot; to steam; to bake	1
附着[附著]	fu4 zhuo2	to adhere; attachment	4
粒[粒]	li4	grain; granule; classifier for small round things (peas, bullets, peanuts, pills, grains etc)	8
记录[記錄]	ji4 lu4	to record; record (written account); note-taker; record (in sports etc); CL:個|个[ge4]	1
两千年[兩千年]	liang3 qian1 nian2	the year 2000; 2000 years	1
族群[族群]	zu2 qun2	ethnic group; community	1
积累[積累]	ji1 lei3	to accumulate; accumulation; cumulative; cumulatively	3
守护[守護]	shou3 hu4	to guard; to protect	2
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纹理[紋理]	wen2 li3	vein lines (in marble or fingerprint); grain (in wood etc)	5
细腻[細膩]	xi4 ni4	exquisite; meticulous	11
浅[淺]	qian3	shallow; light (color)	1
沟[溝]	gou1	ditch; gutter; groove; gully; ravine; CL:道[dao4]	1
壑[壑]	he4	gully; ravine; Taiwan pr. [huo4]	1
印[印]	yin4	to print; to mark; to engrave; a seal; a print; a stamp; a mark; a trace; image	1
刻[刻]	ke4	quarter (hour); moment; to carve; to engrave; to cut; oppressive; classifier for short time intervals	1
痕迹[痕跡]	hen2 ji4	vestige; mark; trace	2
封存[封存]	feng1 cun2	to sequester; to seal up (for safe keeping); to freeze (an account); to mothball	3
最初[最初]	zui4 chu1	first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally	4
模样[模樣]	mu2 yang4	look; style; appearance; approximation; about; CL:個|个[ge4]; also pr. [mo2 yang4]	1
外表[外表]	wai4 biao3	external; outside; outward appearance	3
精妙[精妙]	jing1 miao4	exquisite; fine and delicate (usu. of works of art)	1
温润[溫潤]	wen1 run4	gentle; kindly; mild and humid (climate)	1
光照[光照]	guang1 zhao4	illumination	2
超越[超越]	chao1 yue4	to surpass; to exceed; to transcend	1
范畴[範疇]	fan4 chou2	category	1
传家[傳家]	chuan2 jia1	to pass on through the generations	1
宝[寶]	bao3	jewel; gem; treasure; precious	1
足[足]	zu2	foot; to be sufficient; ample	9
平手[平手]	ping2 shou3	(sports) draw; tie	1
陶[陶]	tao2	pottery; pleased	5
罐[罐]	guan4	can; jar; pot	8
看重[看重]	kan4 zhong4	to regard as important; to care about	1
皱[皺]	zhou4	to wrinkle; wrinkled; to crease	1
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缓缓[緩緩]	huan3 huan3	slowly; unhurriedly; little by little	2
撕[撕]	si1	to tear	2
柔软[柔軟]	rou2 ruan3	soft	9
轻轻[輕輕]	qing1 qing1	lightly; softly	4
脯[脯]	pu2	chest; breast	4
即[即]	ji2	namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near	3
绝[絕]	jue2	to cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means	1
冬至[冬至]	Dong1 zhi4	Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd December-5th January	3
前后[前後]	qian2 hou4	around; from beginning to end; all around; front and rear	3
菜脯[菜脯]	cai4 pu2	dried, pickled white radish	21
时期[時期]	shi2 qi1	period; phase; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
山区[山區]	shan1 qu1	mountain area; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
过渡[過渡]	guo4 du4	to cross over (by ferry); transition; interim; caretaker (administration)	1
亨[亨]	heng1	prosperous; henry (unit of inductance)	3
土地[土地]	tu3 di4	land; soil; territory; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]	4
沙质[沙質]	sha1 zhi4	sandy	1
疏松[疏鬆]	shu1 song1	to loosen	4
种植[種植]	zhong4 zhi2	to plant; to grow	4
白萝卜[白蘿蔔]	bai2 luo2 bo5	white radish; daikon; Raphanus sativus longipinnatus	5
五十[五十]	wu3 shi2	fifty	2
做菜[做菜]	zuo4 cai4	to cook; cooking	2
绝大部分[絕大部分]	jue2 da4 bu4 fen5	overwhelming majority	1
用来[用來]	yong4 lai2	to be used for	4
水量[水量]	shui3 liang4	volume of water; quantity of flow	5
降[降]	jiang4	to drop; to fall; to come down; to descend	3
降[降]	xiang2	to surrender; to capitulate; to subdue; to tame	3
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep06/75 words - 4 min
加速[加速]	jia1 su4	to speed up; to expedite	7
脱水[脫水]	tuo1 shui3	to dry out; to extract water; dehydration; dehydrated; desiccation	11
搭[搭]	da1	to put up; to build (scaffolding); to hang (clothes on a pole); to connect; to join; to arrange in pairs; to match; to add; to throw in (resources); to take (boat, train); variant of 褡[da1]	12
细胞[細胞]	xi4 bao1	cell (biology)	8
析出[析出]	xi1 chu1	to separate out	5
干瘪[乾癟]	gan1 bie3	dried out; wizened; shriveled	2
稻草[稻草]	dao4 cao3	rice straw	3
做法[做法]	zuo4 fa3	way of handling sth; method for making; work method; recipe; practice; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
干燥[乾燥]	gan1 zao4	to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc); desiccation; dull; uninteresting; arid	5
通风[通風]	tong1 feng1	airy; ventilation; to ventilate; to disclose information	1
隔绝[隔絕]	ge2 jue2	isolated (from the world); disconnected	2
夜间[夜間]	ye4 jian1	nighttime; evening or night (e.g. classes)	1
地表[地表]	di4 biao3	the surface (of the earth)	2
水气[水氣]	shui3 qi4	water vapor; steam	1
入侵[入侵]	ru4 qin1	to invade	1
蒸发[蒸發]	zheng1 fa1	to evaporate; evaporation	5
硫[硫]	liu2	sulfur (chemistry)	3
化合物[化合物]	hua4 he2 wu4	chemical compound	2
褐[褐]	he4	brown; gray or dark color; coarse hemp cloth; Taiwan pr. [he2]	1
一周[一周]	yi1 zhou1	one week; all the way around; a whole cycle	2
反复[反覆]	fan3 fu4	repeatedly; over and over; to upend; unstable; to come and go; (of an illness) to return	9
水灵[水靈]	shui3 ling2	(of fruit etc) fresh; (of a person etc) full of life; healthy-looking; (of eyes) moist and bright; lustrous	1
消失[消失]	xiao1 shi1	to disappear; to fade away	5
丰收[豐收]	feng1 shou1	bumper harvest	2
妻子[妻子]	qi1 zi5	wife; CL:個|个[ge4]	5
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焦[焦]	jiao1	burnt; scorched; charred; worried; anxious; coke; abbr. for 焦耳[jiao1 er3], joule	16
不厌[不厭]	bu4 yan4	not to tire of; not to object to	2
煎蛋[煎蛋]	jian1 dan4	fried egg	1
姿态[姿態]	zi1 tai4	attitude; posture; stance	1
平和[平和]	ping2 he2	gentle; mild; moderate; placid	2
增添[增添]	zeng1 tian1	to add; to increase	5
一部分[一部分]	yi1 bu4 fen5	portion; part of; subset	3
竹[竹]	zhu2	bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]; Kangxi radical 118	13
叶[葉]	ye4	leaf; page; lobe; (historical) period; classifier for small boats	12
封口[封口]	feng1 kou3	to close up; to heal (of wound); to keep one's lips sealed	2
常年[常年]	chang2 nian2	all year round; for years on end; average year	5
存放[存放]	cun2 fang4	to deposit; to store; to leave in sb's care	3
近代[近代]	jin4 dai4	the not-very-distant past; modern times, excluding recent decades; (in the context of Chinese history) the period from the Opium Wars until the May 4th Movement (mid-19th century to 1919); capitalist times (pre-1949)	1
商[商]	shang1	commerce; merchant; dealer; to consult; 2nd note in pentatonic scale; quotient (as in 智商[zhi4 shang1], intelligence quotient)	2
邦[邦]	bang1	country; nation; state	1
盛行[盛行]	sheng4 xing2	to be in vogue; to be prevalent	3
商旅[商旅]	shang1 lu:3	traveling merchant	1
远销[遠銷]	yuan3 xiao1	to sell to faraway lands	2
海外[海外]	hai3 wai4	overseas; abroad	2
以此[以此]	yi3 ci3	with this; thereby; thus; because of this	1
生计[生計]	sheng1 ji4	livelihood	2
机器[機器]	ji1 qi4	machine; CL:臺|台[tai2],部[bu4],個|个[ge4]	4
重压[重壓]	zhong4 ya1	high pressure; bearing a heavy weight	1
细胞壁[細胞壁]	xi4 bao1 bi4	cell wall	3
易[易]	yi4	easy; amiable; to change; to exchange; prefix corresponding to the English adjective suffix "-able" or "-ible"	6
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep06/125 words - 9 min
分析[分析]	fen1 xi1	to analyze; analysis; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
减[減]	jian3	to lower; to decrease; to reduce; to subtract; to diminish	1
压[壓]	ya1	to press; to push down; to keep under (control); pressure	7
漏[漏]	lou4	to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake; waterclock or hourglass (old)	1
孔[孔]	kong3	hole; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for cave dwellings	5
网架[網架]	wang3 jia4	rack	1
地面[地面]	di4 mian4	floor; ground; surface	1
高度[高度]	gao1 du4	height; altitude; elevation; high degree; highly; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
细致[細緻]	xi4 zhi4	delicate; fine; careful; meticulous; painstaking	5
表[表]	biao3	exterior surface; family relationship via females; to show (one's opinion); a model; a table (listing information); a form; a meter (measuring sth)	1
大大[大大]	da4 da4	greatly; enormously; (dialect) dad; uncle	1
风干[風乾]	feng1 gan1	to air-dry; to season (timber etc); air-dried; air-drying	6
萎缩[萎縮]	wei3 suo1	to wither; to dry up (of a plant); to atrophy (of muscle, social custom etc)	1
组织[組織]	zu3 zhi1	to organize; organization; organized system; nerve; tissue; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
紧密[緊密]	jin3 mi4	inseparably close	3
强烈[強烈]	qiang2 lie4	intense; (violently) strong	4
借助[借助]	jie4 zhu4	to draw support from; with the help of	9
新型[新型]	xin1 xing2	new type; new kind	1
工艺[工藝]	gong1 yi4	arts and crafts; industrial arts	13
成品[成品]	cheng2 pin3	finished goods; a finished product	3
香甜[香甜]	xiang1 tian2	fragrant and sweet; sound (sleep)	3
自有[自有]	zi4 you3	to possess; to own; to have	2
番[番]	fan1	foreign (non-Chinese); barbarian; classifier for occurrences (of an event, action or speech utterance); classifier for iterations: times, -fold (as in twofold etc); classifier for situations: kind, sort	3
历史悠久[歷史悠久]	li4 shi3 you1 jiu3	long-established; time-honored	1
汉代[漢代]	Han4 dai4	the Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD)	2
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep06/150 words - 10 min
彭[彭]	Peng2	surname Peng	2
荣[榮]	rong2	glory; honor; thriving	2
相伴[相伴]	xiang1 ban4	to accompany sb; to accompany each other	1
钻研[鑽研]	zuan1 yan2	to study meticulously; to delve into	1
加以[加以]	jia1 yi3	in addition; moreover; (used before a disyllabic verb to indicate that the action of the verb is applied to sth or sb previously mentioned); to apply (restrictions etc) to (sb); to give (support, consideration etc) to (sth)	4
改良[改良]	gai3 liang2	to improve (sth); to reform (a system)	3
创新[創新]	chuang4 xin1	innovation; to bring forth new ideas; to blaze new trails	4
别致[別緻]	bie2 zhi4	unusual; unique	2
排骨[排骨]	pai2 gu3	pork chop; pork cutlet; spare ribs; (coll.) skinny person	1
蒜蓉[蒜蓉]	suan4 rong2	minced garlic; garlic paste	1
油炸[油炸]	you2 zha2	to deep fry	2
长久[長久]	chang2 jiu3	(for a) long time	4
棕黄[棕黃]	zong1 huang2	light brown	1
柔[柔]	rou2	soft; flexible; supple; yielding; rho (Greek letter Ρρ)	2
酥[酥]	su1	flaky pastry; crunchy; limp; soft; silky	13
极[極]	ji2	extremely; pole (geography, physics); utmost; top	11
仍[仍]	reng2	still; yet; to remain	10
渗出[滲出]	shen4 chu1	to seep out; to exude	6
少量[少量]	shao3 liang4	a smidgen; a little bit; a few	3
汁液[汁液]	zhi1 ye4	juice	5
陈放[陳放]	chen2 fang4	to display	1
残余[殘餘]	can2 yu2	remnant; relic; residue; vestige; surplus; to remain; to leave surplus	3
澄[澄]	cheng2	clear; limpid; to clarify; to purify	2
火爆[火爆]	huo3 bao4	fiery (temper); popular; flourishing; prosperous; lively	3
催[催]	cui1	to urge; to press; to prompt; to rush sb; to hasten sth; to expedite	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep06/160 words - 11 min
菜肴[菜餚]	cai4 yao2	vegetable and meat dishes; dish	12
增[增]	zeng1	to increase; to expand; to add	5
长期[長期]	chang2 qi1	long term; long time; long range (of a forecast)	7
多汁[多汁]	duo1 zhi1	succulent; juicy	4
二者[二者]	er4 zhe3	both; both of them; neither	2
相得益彰[相得益彰]	xiang1 de2 yi4 zhang1	to bring out the best in each other (idiom); to complement one another well	3
对话[對話]	dui4 hua4	dialogue; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
挑动[挑動]	tiao3 dong4	to entice; to arouse; to provoke	1
唇[唇]	chun2	lip	3
齿[齒]	chi3	tooth; CL:顆|颗[ke1]	6
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep07/25 words - 1 min
潮间带[潮間帶]	chao2 jian1 dai4	intertidal zone	2
蔬菜[蔬菜]	shu1 cai4	vegetables; CL:種|种[zhong3]	11
居民[居民]	ju1 min2	resident; inhabitant	2
精[精]	jing1	essence; extract; vitality; energy; semen; sperm; mythical goblin spirit; highly perfected; elite; the pick of sth; proficient (refined ability); extremely (fine); selected rice (archaic)	1
养殖[養殖]	yang3 zhi2	to cultivate; cultivation; to further; to encourage	10
智慧[智慧]	zhi4 hui4	wisdom; knowledge; intelligent; intelligence	5
四季[四季]	si4 ji4	four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬	5
留存[留存]	liu2 cun2	to keep; to preserve; extant; to remain (from the past)	4
季风[季風]	ji4 feng1	monsoon	2
侵入[侵入]	qin1 ru4	to make (military) incursions; to invade; to intrude into; to trespass; to gain unauthorized access (computing)	1
南部[南部]	nan2 bu4	southern part	1
海域[海域]	hai3 yu4	sea area; territorial waters; maritime space	2
风浪[風浪]	feng1 lang4	wind and waves; stormy sea	4
强劲[強勁]	qiang2 jing4	strong; powerful; robust	2
前往[前往]	qian2 wang3	to leave for; to proceed towards; to go	3
顶[頂]	ding3	apex; crown of the head; top; roof; most; to carry on the head; to push to the top; to go against; to replace; to substitute; to be subjected to (an aerial bombing, hailstorm etc); (slang) to "bump" a forum thread to raise its profile; classifier for headwear, hats, veils etc	3
澎[澎]	peng2	sound of waves	2
岛[島]	dao3	island; CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]	2
计划[計劃]	ji4 hua4	plan; project; program; to plan; to map out; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]	2
海浪[海浪]	hai3 lang4	sea wave	1
采[採]	cai3	to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather	8
浅海[淺海]	qian3 hai3	shallow sea; sea less than 200 meters deep	1
岩[岩]	yan2	cliff; rock	5
藻类[藻類]	zao3 lei4	algae	2
植物[植物]	zhi2 wu4	plant; vegetation; CL:種|种[zhong3]	19
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep07/50 words - 3 min
顽强[頑強]	wan2 qiang2	tenacious; hard to defeat	1
紫菜[紫菜]	zi3 cai4	flavored roasted seaweed; generic term for edible seaweed; Japanese: nori	37
此[此]	ci3	this; these	3
潮水[潮水]	chao2 shui3	tide	3
一半[一半]	yi1 ban4	half	2
收割[收割]	shou1 ge1	to harvest; to reap; to gather in crops	1
基[基]	ji1	base; foundation; basic; radical (chemistry); (slang) gay	1
长成[長成]	zhang3 cheng2	to grow up	2
海岸线[海岸線]	hai3 an4 xian4	coastline; seaboard; shoreline	1
难度[難度]	nan2 du4	trouble; problem	2
几乎[幾乎]	ji1 hu1	almost; nearly; practically	13
原产地[原產地]	yuan2 chan3 di4	original source; place of origin; provenance	1
南澳[南澳]	Nan2 ao4	Nan'ao County in Shantou 汕頭|汕头[Shan4 tou2], Guangdong; Nan'ao township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan; abbr. for 南澳大利亞州|南澳大利亚州[Nan2 ao4 da4 li4 ya4 zhou1], South Australia	7
外海[外海]	wai4 hai3	offshore; open sea	2
格外[格外]	ge2 wai4	especially; particularly	6
汹涌[洶湧]	xiong1 yong3	to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc); turbulent	2
具有[具有]	ju4 you3	to have; to possess	3
难得[難得]	nan2 de2	seldom; rare; hard to come by	2
甘露醇[甘露醇]	gan1 lu4 chun2	mannitol C6H14O6, a sugar alcohol	1
得以[得以]	de2 yi3	able to; so that sb can; enabling; in order to; finally in a position to; with sth in view	7
肉末[肉末]	rou4 mo4	ground meat	1
异常[異常]	yi4 chang2	exceptional; abnormal; an anomaly	3
秋[秋]	qiu1	autumn; fall; harvest time	1
至今[至今]	zhi4 jin1	so far; to this day; until now	8
居高不下[居高不下]	ju1 gao1 bu4 xia4	(of prices, rates etc) to remain high	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep07/75 words - 4 min
天气[天氣]	tian1 qi4	weather	2
南澳岛[南澳島]	Nan2 ao4 Dao3	Nan'ao Island in Shantou 汕頭|汕头[Shan4 tou2], Guangdong	4
吴[吳]	Wu2	surname Wu; area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai; name of states in Southern China at different historical periods	11
舜[舜]	Shun4	Shun (c. 22nd century BC), mythical sage and leader	3
锋[鋒]	feng1	point of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard; forward (in sports team)	3
不得不[不得不]	bu4 de2 bu4	have no choice or option but to; cannot but; have to; can't help it; can't avoid	1
推迟[推遲]	tui1 chi2	to postpone; to put off; to defer	2
辖区[轄區]	xia2 qu1	administrative region	2
工业[工業]	gong1 ye4	industry	2
水系[水系]	shui3 xi4	drainage system	3
游[游]	you2	to swim; variant of 遊|游[you2]	2
产区[產區]	chan3 qu1	place of production; manufacturing location	3
紫[紫]	zi3	purple; violet	6
提取[提取]	ti2 qu3	to withdraw (money); to collect (left luggage); to extract; to refine	1
孢子[孢子]	bao1 zi3	spore	2
培养[培養]	pei2 yang3	to cultivate; to breed; to foster; to nurture; to educate; to groom (for a position); education; fostering; culture (biology)	1
瓶[瓶]	ping2	bottle; vase; pitcher; CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier for wine and liquids	1
如同[如同]	ru2 tong2	like; as	6
种子[種子]	zhong3 zi5	seed; CL:顆|颗[ke1],粒[li4]	1
播种[播種]	bo1 zhong3	to sow seeds; sowing; seed	1
海水[海水]	hai3 shui3	seawater	9
稀释[稀釋]	xi1 shi4	to dilute	1
喷[噴]	pen1	to puff; to spout; to spray; to spurt	1
贝壳[貝殼]	bei4 ke2	shell; conch; cowry; mother of pearl; hard outer skin; also pr. [bei4 qiao4]	3
水底[水底]	shui3 di3	underwater	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep07/100 words - 5 min
温床[溫床]	wen1 chuang2	hotbed; breeding ground; fig. breeding ground for crimes or sedition	2
调整[調整]	tiao2 zheng3	to adjust; adjustment; revision; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
添加[添加]	tian1 jia1	to add; to increase	2
营养[營養]	ying2 yang3	nutrition; nourishment; CL:種|种[zhong3]	4
水温[水溫]	shui3 wen1	water temperature	3
绒毛[絨毛]	rong2 mao2	fur; down (soft fur); villi capillary (in the small intestine)	1
发芽[發芽]	fa1 ya2	to germinate	1
鱼网[魚網]	yu2 wang3	variant of 漁網|渔网[yu2 wang3]	1
投入[投入]	tou2 ru4	to throw into; to put into; to throw oneself into; to participate in; to invest in; absorbed; engrossed	4
大海[大海]	da4 hai3	sea; ocean	4
由此[由此]	you2 ci3	hereby; from this	4
敏感[敏感]	min3 gan3	sensitive; susceptible	1
一旦[一旦]	yi1 dan4	in case (sth happens); if; once (sth happens, then...); when; in a short time; in one day	2
停止[停止]	ting2 zhi3	to stop; to halt; to cease	4
发育[發育]	fa1 yu4	to develop; to mature; growth; development; (sexually) mature	2
投放[投放]	tou2 fang4	to input; to throw in; to unload; to put into circulation	1
亩[畝]	mu3	classifier for fields; unit of area equal to one fifteenth of a hectare	2
今年[今年]	jin1 nian2	this year	3
偏高[偏高]	pian1 gao1	to be on the high side; to be unusually high	1
缓[緩]	huan3	slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate	1
处于[處於]	chu3 yu2	to be in (some state, position, or condition)	1
腐烂[腐爛]	fu3 lan4	to rot; to putrefy; (fig.) corrupt	1
育[育]	yu4	to have children; to raise or bring up; to educate	1
天然[天然]	tian1 ran2	natural	10
九[九]	jiu3	nine; 9	3
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep07/125 words - 7 min
育种[育種]	yu4 zhong3	to breed; breeding	1
耕耘[耕耘]	geng1 yun2	plowing and weeding; farm work; fig. to work or study diligently	1
终究[終究]	zhong1 jiu1	in the end; after all is said and done	1
回报[回報]	hui2 bao4	(in) return; reciprocation; payback; retaliation; to report back; to reciprocate	1
平静[平靜]	ping2 jing4	tranquil; undisturbed; serene	1
海湾[海灣]	hai3 wan1	bay; gulf	2
温和[溫和]	wen1 he2	mild; gentle; moderate	5
温和[溫和]	wen1 huo5	lukewarm	5
纤[纖]	xian1	fine; delicate; minute	2
薄[薄]	bo2	meager; slight; weak; ungenerous or unkind; frivolous; to despise; to belittle; to look down on; to approach or near	53
茬[茬]	cha2	stubble land after crop has been taken; a second crop obtained by rotation of land; an opportunity	2
最多[最多]	zui4 duo1	at most; maximum; greatest (amount); maximal	2
每隔[每隔]	mei3 ge2	at intervals of; every (so often)	2
长势[長勢]	zhang3 shi4	how well a crop (or plant) is growing; growth	1
预计[預計]	yu4 ji4	to forecast; to predict; to estimate	1
收成[收成]	shou1 cheng2	harvest	1
空气[空氣]	kong1 qi4	air; atmosphere	10
湿度[濕度]	shi1 du4	humidity level	3
预备[預備]	yu4 bei4	to prepare; to make ready; preparation; preparatory	1
恰[恰]	qia4	exactly; just	1
逢[逢]	feng2	to meet by chance; to come across; (of a calendar event) to come along; (of an event) to fall on (a particular day); to fawn upon	2
阳光[陽光]	yang2 guang1	sunshine; CL:線|线[xian4]; transparent (open to public scrutiny)	6
炙[炙]	zhi4	to broil; to roast	3
烈[烈]	lie4	ardent; intense; fierce; stern; upright; to give one's life for a noble cause; exploits; achievements	1
北[北]	bei3	north; to be defeated (classical)	1
藻[藻]	zao3	aquatic grasses; elegant	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep07/150 words - 9 min
红色[紅色]	hong2 se4	red (color); revolutionary	1
素[素]	su4	raw silk; white; plain, unadorned; vegetarian (food); essence; nature; element; constituent; usually; always; ever	7
遇[遇]	yu4	to meet; to encounter; to treat; to receive; opportunity; chance	5
不足[不足]	bu4 zu2	insufficient; lacking; deficiency; not enough; inadequate; not worth; cannot; should not	4
硬[硬]	ying4	hard; stiff; strong; firm; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person)	4
重量[重量]	zhong4 liang4	weight; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
裂[裂]	lie4	to split; to crack; to break open; to rend	3
锁[鎖]	suo3	to lock up; to lock; lock; CL:把[ba3]	6
海味[海味]	hai3 wei4	seafood	1
家常[家常]	jia1 chang2	the daily life of a family	4
烹调[烹調]	peng1 tiao2	to cook; cooking	2
随手[隨手]	sui2 shou3	conveniently; without extra trouble; while doing it; in passing	1
吃法[吃法]	chi1 fa3	way of eating; how something is eaten; how a dish is prepared; the way a dish is to be cooked	7
深受[深受]	shen1 shou4	to receive in no small measure	1
炭[炭]	tan4	wood charcoal; coal	4
烘烤[烘烤]	hong1 kao3	to roast; to bake	5
秒[秒]	miao3	second (unit of time); arc second (angular measurement unit); (coll.) instantly	8
奇迹[奇跡]	qi2 ji4	miracle; miraculous; wonder; marvel	2
再次[再次]	zai4 ci4	one more time; again; one more; once again	6
墨绿[墨綠]	mo4 lu:4	dark green; forest green	1
酥脆[酥脆]	su1 cui4	crisp (of food)	10
一年四季[一年四季]	yi1 nian2 si4 ji4	all year round	1
不可或缺[不可或缺]	bu4 ke3 huo4 que1	necessary; must have	2
创意[創意]	chuang4 yi4	creative; creativity	2
蔬[蔬]	shu1	vegetables	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep07/171 words - 10 min
汆[汆]	cuan1	quick-boil; to boil for a short time	3
烫[燙]	tang4	to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot	4
菜籽[菜籽]	cai4 zi3	vegetable seeds; rapeseed	1
猛[猛]	meng3	ferocious; fierce; violent; brave; suddenly; abrupt; (slang) awesome	4
加热[加熱]	jia1 re4	to heat	5
烤[烤]	kao3	to roast; to bake; to broil	14
焙[焙]	bei4	to dry over a fire; to bake	2
未[未]	wei4	not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210°	3
碎末[碎末]	sui4 mo4	flecks; particles; bits; fine powder	3
立即[立即]	li4 ji2	immediately	2
融入[融入]	rong2 ru4	to blend into; to integrate; to assimilate; to merge	7
讨[討]	tao3	to invite; to provoke; to demand or ask for; to send armed forces to suppress; to denounce or condemn; to marry (a woman); to discuss or study	2
彩头[彩頭]	cai3 tou2	good omen; good luck (in business etc); profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc)	2
名为[名為]	ming2 wei2	to be called; to be known as	1
俗语[俗語]	su2 yu3	common saying; proverb; colloquial speech	1
浪[浪]	lang4	wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated; to stroll; to ramble	6
险[險]	xian3	danger; dangerous; rugged	1
拍[拍]	pai1	to pat; to clap; to slap; to swat; to take (a photo); to shoot (a film); racket (sports); beat (music)	1
获取[獲取]	huo4 qu3	to gain; to get; to acquire	4
争分夺秒[爭分奪秒]	zheng1 fen1 duo2 miao3	lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom); a race against time; making every second count	3
纵然[縱然]	zong4 ran2	even if; even though	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep08/25 words - 1 min
坚[堅]	jian1	strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute	1
粗粝[粗糲]	cu1 li4	coarse rice; coarse (of food)	1
洁白[潔白]	jie2 bai2	spotlessly white; pure white	1
圆润[圓潤]	yuan2 run4	mellow and full; suave; smooth and round; rich (in voice)	2
地理[地理]	di4 li3	geography	6
多样[多樣]	duo1 yang4	diverse; diversity; manifold	6
珠江[珠江]	Zhu1 jiang1	Pearl River (Guangdong)	2
街[街]	jie1	street; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
汇聚[匯聚]	hui4 ju4	convergence; to come together	3
街头[街頭]	jie1 tou2	street	2
立足[立足]	li4 zu2	to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on	1
独家[獨家]	du2 jia1	exclusive	1
绝活[絕活]	jue2 huo2	specialty; unique skill	2
俊[俊]	jun4	smart; eminent; handsome; talented	3
辉[輝]	hui1	splendor; to shine upon	3
汫[汫]	jing3	old variant of 阱[jing3]; see 汫濙[jing3 ying2]	8
洲[洲]	zhou1	continent; island in a river	9
距[距]	ju4	at a distance of; distance; to be apart	1
自古以来[自古以來]	zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2	since ancient times	1
重镇[重鎮]	zhong4 zhen4	(military) strategic town; (fig.) major center (for commerce, culture or tourism etc)	1
海面[海面]	hai3 mian4	sea level; sea surface	2
埋[埋]	mai2	to bury	2
埋[埋]	man2	to blame	2
海底[海底]	hai3 di3	seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean	5
石柱[石柱]	shi2 zhu4	stela; upright stone; obelisk	3
密密麻麻[密密麻麻]	mi4 mi5 ma2 ma2	numerous and close together; densely packed; thickly dotted; thick; dense	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep08/50 words - 3 min
蚝[蠔]	hao2	oyster	50
牡蛎[牡蠣]	mu3 li4	oyster	2
浅滩[淺灘]	qian3 tan1	shallows; shoal; sandbar	1
肥大[肥大]	fei2 da4	loose fitting clothes; fat; stout; swelling (of internal organ); hypertrophy	1
绳子[繩子]	sheng2 zi5	cord; string; rope; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
吊[吊]	diao4	to suspend; to hang up; to hang a person	1
海潮[海潮]	hai3 chao2	tide	1
郑[鄭]	Zheng4	Zheng state during the Warring States period; surname Zheng; abbr. for 鄭州|郑州[Zheng4 zhou1]	1
诚[誠]	cheng2	sincere; authentic; really; truly	1
芝[芝]	zhi1	Zoysia pungens	11
开工[開工]	kai1 gong1	to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation); to start a construction job	1
速度[速度]	su4 du4	speed; rate; velocity; (music) tempo; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
割[割]	ge1	to cut; to cut apart	2
淹没[淹沒]	yan1 mo4	to submerge; to drown; to flood; to drown out (also fig.)	1
太平洋[太平洋]	Tai4 ping2 Yang2	Pacific Ocean	1
产量[產量]	chan3 liang4	output	2
公[公]	gong1	public; collectively owned; common; international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar); make public; fair; just; Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]; honorable (gentlemen); father-in-law; male (animal)	3
午后[午後]	wu3 hou4	afternoon	3
时分[時分]	shi2 fen1	time; period during the day; one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支	1
上涨[上漲]	shang4 zhang3	to rise; to go up	1
告一段落[告一段落]	gao4 yi1 duan4 luo4	to come to the end of a phase (idiom)	1
步骤[步驟]	bu4 zhou4	procedure; step	6
捕[捕]	bu3	to catch; to seize; to capture	1
则[則]	ze2	(conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then; standard; norm; principle; to imitate; to follow; classifier for written items	10
妇女[婦女]	fu4 nu:3	woman	1
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从事[從事]	cong2 shi4	to go for; to engage in; to undertake; to deal with; to handle; to do	1
占[佔]	zhan4	variant of 占[zhan4]	3
女性[女性]	nu:3 xing4	woman; the female sex	1
强壮[強壯]	qiang2 zhuang4	strong; sturdy; robust	1
闭[閉]	bi4	to close; to stop up; to shut; to obstruct	1
肌[肌]	ji1	flesh; muscle	6
取[取]	qu3	to take; to get; to choose; to fetch	6
出生[出生]	chu1 sheng1	to be born	1
并且[並且]	bing4 qie3	and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition	1
损伤[損傷]	sun3 shang1	to harm; to damage; to injure; impairment; loss; disability	1
手法[手法]	shou3 fa3	technique; trick; skill	2
牛奶[牛奶]	niu2 nai3	cow's milk; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]	17
肥美[肥美]	fei2 mei3	fertile; luxuriant; plump; rounded	4
两倍[兩倍]	liang3 bei4	twice as much; double the amount	1
优势[優勢]	you1 shi4	superiority; dominance; advantage	1
捕捞[捕撈]	bu3 lao1	to fish for (aquatic animals and plants); to catch	2
抵达[抵達]	di3 da2	to arrive; to reach (a destination)	1
原始[原始]	yuan2 shi3	first; original; primitive; original (document etc)	2
红辣椒[紅辣椒]	hong2 la4 jiao1	hot red pepper; chili	1
露[露]	lou4	to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose	6
露[露]	lu4	dew; syrup; nectar; outdoors (not under cover); to show; to reveal; to betray; to expose	6
辣椒[辣椒]	la4 jiao1	hot pepper; chili	6
白糖[白糖]	bai2 tang2	(refined) white sugar	2
绝妙[絕妙]	jue2 miao4	exquisite	1
抽[抽]	chou1	to draw out; to pull out from in between; to remove part of the whole; (of certain plants) to sprout or bud; to whip or thrash	1
原本[原本]	yuan2 ben3	originally; original	3
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep08/100 words - 9 min
辛辣[辛辣]	xin1 la4	spicy hot (taste); fig. biting (criticism)	11
汕[汕]	shan4	bamboo fish trap; used in names of places connected with Shantou 汕頭|汕头[Shan4 tou2]	1
样[樣]	yang4	manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape; classifier: kind, type	2
多姿多彩[多姿多彩]	duo1 zi1 duo1 cai3	diversity (of forms and colors)	1
炸[炸]	zha2	to deep fry; Taiwan pr. [zha4]	6
炸[炸]	zha4	to explode	6
裹[裹]	guo3	to bind; to wrap; a bundle; a parcel	10
鱼露[魚露]	yu2 lu4	fish sauce	27
充当[充當]	chong1 dang1	to serve as; to act as; to play the role of	1
媒介[媒介]	mei2 jie4	intermediary; vehicle; vector; medium; media	2
清爽[清爽]	qing1 shuang3	fresh and cool; relaxed	7
就此[就此]	jiu4 ci3	at this point; thus; from then on	1
幼[幼]	you4	young	1
薯[薯]	shu3	potato; yam	2
必不可少[必不可少]	bi4 bu4 ke3 shao3	absolutely necessary; indispensable; essential	3
娇嫩[嬌嫩]	jiao1 nen5	tender and lovely; fragile; delicate	4
烙[烙]	lao4	to brand; to iron; to bake (in a pan)	2
变化多端[變化多端]	bian4 hua4 duo1 duan1	changeable; changing; varied; full of changes	1
汕尾[汕尾]	Shan4 wei3	Shanwei prefecture level city in Guangdong	4
习俗[習俗]	xi2 su2	custom; tradition; local tradition; convention	6
初冬[初冬]	chu1 dong1	early winter	1
注[注]	zhu4	to inject; to pour into; to concentrate; to pay attention; stake (gambling); classifier for sums of money; variant of 註|注[zhu4]	1
厨师[廚師]	chu2 shi1	cook; chef	7
变幻[變幻]	bian4 huan4	to change irregularly; to fluctuate	1
串联[串聯]	chuan4 lian2	to establish ties or contact; in series connection (electricity)	4
周而复始[週而復始]	zhou1 er2 fu4 shi3	lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles; the wheel comes full circle	1
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悉心[悉心]	xi1 xin1	to put one's heart (and soul) into sth; with great care	1
遵循[遵循]	zun1 xun2	to follow; to abide by; to comply with; compliance	1
法则[法則]	fa3 ze2	law; rule; code	1
赋[賦]	fu4	poetic essay; taxation; to bestow on; to endow with	1
印记[印記]	yin4 ji4	imprint; trace	2
地域[地域]	di4 yu4	area; district; region	7
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二十[二十]	er4 shi2	twenty; 20	1
降雨量[降雨量]	jiang4 yu3 liang4	precipitation; quantity of rainfall	1
演化[演化]	yan3 hua4	to evolve; evolution	3
甜蜜[甜蜜]	tian2 mi4	sweet; happy	2
年关[年關]	nian2 guan1	end of the year	3
将近[將近]	jiang1 jin4	almost; nearly; close to	3
活动[活動]	huo2 dong4	to exercise; to move about; to operate; to use connections (personal influence); loose; shaky; active; movable; activity; campaign; maneuver; behavior; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]	1
蜜[蜜]	mi4	honey	2
饯[餞]	jian4	farewell dinner; preserves	1
过年[過年]	guo4 nian2	to celebrate the Chinese New Year	1
必备[必備]	bi4 bei4	essential	5
目[目]	mu4	eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; order (taxonomy); goal; name; title	2
多种多样[多種多樣]	duo1 zhong3 duo1 yang4	manifold; all sorts; many and varied	1
即便[即便]	ji2 bian4	even if; even though; right away; immediately	6
同一[同一]	tong2 yi1	identical; the same	1
蜜饯[蜜餞]	mi4 jian4	food preserved in sugar or honey	5
存在[存在]	cun2 zai4	to exist; to be; existence	4
磷[磷]	lin2	phosphorus (chemistry)	1
潮州市[潮州市]	Chao2 zhou1 shi4	Chaozhou prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guang3 dong1 sheng3]	1
东南部[東南部]	dong1 nan2 bu4	southeast part	3
全年[全年]	quan2 nian2	the whole year; all year long	1
充沛[充沛]	chong1 pei4	abundant; plentiful; vigorous	1
肥沃[肥沃]	fei2 wo4	fertile	5
土壤[土壤]	tu3 rang3	soil	4
腐[腐]	fu3	decay; rotten	3
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殖[殖]	zhi2	to grow; to reproduce	1
橙[橙]	cheng2	orange tree; orange (color)	1
杂交[雜交]	za2 jiao1	to hybridize; to crossbreed; promiscuity	1
学名[學名]	xue2 ming2	scientific name; Latin name (of plant or animal); (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students	3
蕉[蕉]	jiao1	banana	9
柑[柑]	gan1	large tangerine	30
常见[常見]	chang2 jian4	commonly seen; common; to see sth frequently	3
水果[水果]	shui3 guo3	fruit; CL:個|个[ge4]	16
品类[品類]	pin3 lei4	category; kind	1
冬天[冬天]	dong1 tian1	winter; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
大雪[大雪]	Da4 xue3	Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st December	1
过后[過後]	guo4 hou4	after the event	3
批[批]	pi1	to ascertain; to act on; to criticize; to pass on; classifier for batches, lots, military flights; tier (for the ranking of universities and colleges)	2
曾[曾]	ceng2	once; already; ever (in the past); former; previously; (past tense marker used before verb or clause)	16
慧[慧]	hui4	intelligent	6
芳[芳]	fang1	fragrant	3
柑橘[柑橘]	gan1 ju2	citrus	3
桔[桔]	jie2	Platycodon grandiflorus; water bucket	8
吉祥[吉祥]	ji2 xiang2	lucky; auspicious; propitious	1
读音[讀音]	du2 yin1	pronunciation; literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character	1
相同[相同]	xiang1 tong2	identical; same	1
季[季]	ji4	season; the last month of a season; fourth or youngest amongst brothers; classifier for seasonal crop yields	2
风气[風氣]	feng1 qi4	general mood; atmosphere; common practice	1
候[候]	hou4	to wait; to inquire after; to watch; season; climate; (old) period of five days	1
湿润[濕潤]	shi1 run4	moist	4
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep09/75 words - 4 min
硕大[碩大]	shuo4 da4	big; huge; massive	1
量[量]	liang2	to measure	9
量[量]	liang4	capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word	9
高达[高達]	gao1 da2	to attain; to reach up to	1
近年来[近年來]	jin4 nian2 lai2	for the past few years	2
外来[外來]	wai4 lai2	external; foreign; outside	3
涌入[湧入]	yong3 ru4	to come pouring in; influx	1
导致[導致]	dao3 zhi4	to lead to; to create; to cause; to bring about	3
不愿[不願]	bu4 yuan4	unwilling; unwillingness	1
栽种[栽種]	zai1 zhong4	to plant; to grow	1
果园[果園]	guo3 yuan2	orchard	1
侄女[姪女]	zhi2 nu:3	niece; brother's daughter	1
淑[淑]	shu1	warm and virtuous; (used in given names); Taiwan pr. [shu2]	3
姜[姜]	jiang1	variant of 薑|姜[jiang1]	8
赶来[趕來]	gan3 lai2	to rush over	1
新年[新年]	xin1 nian2	New Year; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
快要[快要]	kuai4 yao4	almost; nearly; almost all	1
屋[屋]	wu1	house; room; CL:間|间[jian1],個|个[ge4]	1
院子[院子]	yuan4 zi5	courtyard; garden; yard; patio; CL:個|个[ge4]; (old) servant	1
表层[表層]	biao3 ceng2	surface layer	3
含有[含有]	han2 you3	to contain; including	4
烷[烷]	wan2	alkane	1
酮[酮]	tong2	ketone	1
糖苷[糖苷]	tang2 gan1	glucoside	1
合[合]	he2	to close; to join; to fit; to be equal to; whole; together; round (in battle); conjunction (astronomy); 1st note of pentatonic scale; old variant of 盒[he2]	5
溶[溶]	rong2	to dissolve; soluble	2
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep09/100 words - 7 min
淡化[淡化]	dan4 hua4	to water down; to play down; to trivialize; to weaken; to become dull with time; to desalinate; desalination	2
果皮[果皮]	guo3 pi2	(fruit) peel	2
市面上[市面上]	shi4 mian4 shang4	on the market	1
绵长[綿長]	mian2 chang2	long and continuous (coastline, sound etc); extensive; prolonged	2
橘[橘]	ju2	mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata); tangerine	1
基本[基本]	ji1 ben3	basic; fundamental; main; elementary	4
消除[消除]	xiao1 chu2	to eliminate; to remove	1
划破[劃破]	hua2 po4	to cut open; to rip; to streak across (lightning, meteor etc); to pierce (scream, searchlight etc)	1
后续[後續]	hou4 xu4	follow-up; (dialect) to remarry	1
划[劃]	hua4	to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to plan; to draw (a line); stroke of a Chinese character	1
十字[十字]	shi2 zi4	cross road; cross-shaped; crucifix; the character ten	1
挤压[擠壓]	ji3 ya1	to squeeze; to press; to extrude	3
便于[便於]	bian4 yu2	easy to; convenient for	1
后期[後期]	hou4 qi1	late stage; later period	2
储存[儲存]	chu3 cun2	stockpile; to store; to stockpile; storage	1
隔[隔]	ge2	to separate; to partition; to stand or lie between; at a distance from; after or at an interval of	2
翻转[翻轉]	fan1 zhuan3	to roll; to turn over; to invert; to flip	1
受热[受熱]	shou4 re4	heated; sunstroke	5
蔗糖[蔗糖]	zhe4 tang2	cane sugar; sucrose	2
甜食[甜食]	tian2 shi2	dessert; sweet	1
回锅[回鍋]	hui2 guo1	to cook again; to rewarm food	2
残留[殘留]	can2 liu2	to remain; left over; surplus; remnant	2
共同[共同]	gong4 tong2	common; joint; jointly; together; collaborative	5
原有[原有]	yuan2 you3	original; former	4
胶[膠]	jiao1	to glue; glue; gum; rubber	4
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep09/125 words - 9 min
饼[餅]	bing3	round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry; CL:張|张[zhang1]	28
常用[常用]	chang2 yong4	in common usage	2
肖[肖]	xiao4	similar; resembling; to resemble; to be like	1
哲[哲]	zhe2	wise; a sage	1
致力[致力]	zhi4 li4	to work for; to devote one's efforts to	1
濒临[瀕臨]	bin1 lin2	on the edge of; (fig.) on the verge of; close to	2
果肉[果肉]	guo3 rou4	pulp	4
本身[本身]	ben3 shen1	itself; in itself; per se	2
至关重要[至關重要]	zhi4 guan1 zhong4 yao4	extremely important; vital; crucial; essential	4
瓣[瓣]	ban4	petal; segment; clove (of garlic); piece; section; fragment; valve; lamella; classifier for pieces, segments etc	1
中间[中間]	zhong1 jian1	between; intermediate; mid; middle	2
分开[分開]	fen1 kai1	to separate; to part	1
切断[切斷]	qie1 duan4	to cut off; to sever	1
金钱[金錢]	jin1 qian2	money; currency	2
冬瓜[冬瓜]	dong1 gua1	wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida); white gourd; white hairy melon; Chinese squash	1
肥肉[肥肉]	fei2 rou4	fat (e.g. pork fat); fatty meat; (fig.) a gold mine; cash cow	3
因[因]	yin1	cause; reason; because	3
形似[形似]	xing2 si4	similar in shape and appearance	2
古币[古幣]	gu3 bi4	old coin	1
半小时[半小時]	ban4 xiao3 shi2	half hour	3
之内[之內]	zhi1 nei4	inside; within	2
基本上[基本上]	ji1 ben3 shang5	basically; on the whole	1
学生[學生]	xue2 sheng5	student; schoolchild	1
陈皮[陳皮]	chen2 pi2	orange peel; tangerine peel; dried orange peel used in Chinese medicine	1
漫长[漫長]	man4 chang2	very long; endless	6
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep09/130 words - 9 min
岁月[歲月]	sui4 yue4	years; time	2
充满[充滿]	chong1 man3	full of; brimming with; very full; permeated	5
想象力[想象力]	xiang3 xiang4 li4	imagination	2
转化[轉化]	zhuan3 hua4	to change; to transform; isomerization (chemistry)	11
早已[早已]	zao3 yi3	long ago; for a long time	5
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep10/25 words - 2 min
饮[飲]	yin3	to drink	1
历经[歷經]	li4 jing1	to experience; to go through	4
落地[落地]	luo4 di4	to fall to the ground; to be set on the ground; to reach to the ground; to be born; (of a plane) to land	1
茶叶[茶葉]	cha2 ye4	tea; tea leaves; CL:盒[he2],罐[guan4],包[bao1],片[pian4]	6
化身[化身]	hua4 shen1	incarnation; reincarnation; embodiment (of abstract idea); personification	3
独具[獨具]	du2 ju4	to have unique (talent, insight etc)	2
揭西[揭西]	Jie1 xi1	Jiexi county in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong	1
河[河]	he2	river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]	1
婆[婆]	po2	grandmother; matron; mother-in-law; (slang) femme (in a lesbian relationship)	1
聚居地[聚居地]	ju4 ju1 di4	inhabited land; habitat	1
姐[姐]	jie3	older sister	1
园[園]	yuan2	land used for growing plants; site used for public recreation; abbr. for a place ending in 園|园, such as a botanical garden 植物園|植物园, kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园 etc	1
招待[招待]	zhao1 dai4	to receive (guests); to entertain; reception	1
亲友[親友]	qin1 you3	friends and relatives	1
荷[荷]	he2	lotus	1
茴香[茴香]	hui2 xiang1	fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)	2
时令[時令]	shi2 ling4	season	1
青菜[青菜]	qing1 cai4	green vegetables; Chinese cabbage	2
理解[理解]	li3 jie3	to comprehend; to understand; comprehension; understanding	5
渗透[滲透]	shen4 tou4	to permeate; to infiltrate; to pervade; osmosis	5
工具[工具]	gong1 ju4	tool; instrument; utensil; means (to achieve a goal etc)	8
芝麻[芝麻]	zhi1 ma5	sesame (seed)	2
奠定[奠定]	dian4 ding4	to establish; to fix; to settle	1
研[研]	yan2	to grind; study; research	1
点拨[點撥]	dian3 bo1	to give instructions; to give advice	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep10/50 words - 4 min
显得[顯得]	xian3 de5	to seem; to look; to appear	1
悠长[悠長]	you1 chang2	long; drawn-out; prolonged; lingering	5
力道[力道]	li4 dao4	strength; power; efficacy	3
流出[流出]	liu2 chu1	to flow out; to disgorge; to effuse	1
溢出[溢出]	yi4 chu1	to overflow; to spill over; (computing) overflow	2
相互[相互]	xiang1 hu4	each other; mutual	3
中和[中和]	zhong1 he2	to neutralize; to counteract; neutralization (chemistry)	2
解除[解除]	jie3 chu2	to remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement)	2
浑然一体[渾然一體]	hun2 ran2 yi1 ti3	to blend into one another; to blend together well	1
热水[熱水]	re4 shui3	hot water	1
冲泡[沖泡]	chong1 pao4	to add water (or other liquid) to (another ingredient such as powdered milk or tea leaves); to infuse (tea)	2
擂[擂]	lei2	beat; to grind	22
余韵[餘韻]	yu2 yun4	pleasant lingering effect; memorable stylishness; haunting tune; aftertaste (of a good wine etc)	2
溯[溯]	su4	to go upstream; to trace the source	1
脚步[腳步]	jiao3 bu4	footstep; step	3
森森[森森]	sen1 sen1	dense (of trees); thick; ghastly; eerie	1
冬节[冬節]	Dong1 jie2	see 冬至[Dong1 zhi4]	1
饮茶[飲茶]	yin3 cha2	to have tea and refreshments; to have dimsum lunch (Cantonese)	1
而言[而言]	er2 yan2	with regard to (preceding phrase)	1
饮品[飲品]	yin3 pin3	beverage	1
馔[饌]	zhuan4	food; delicacies	2
佳肴[佳餚]	jia1 yao2	fine food; delicacies; delicious food	2
普洱[普洱]	Pu3 er3	Pu'er prefecture level city in Yunnan; county capital of Ning'er Hani and Yi autonomous county 寧洱哈尼族彞族自治縣|宁洱哈尼族彝族自治县	1
杭州[杭州]	Hang2 zhou1	Hangzhou subprovincial city and capital of Zhejiang province in southeast China	1
龙井[龍井]	Long2 jing3	Longjing county level city in Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin; Lungching township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan; also Longjing tea 龍井茶|龙井茶	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep10/75 words - 7 min
上等[上等]	shang4 deng3	highest quality; top-notch	1
绿茶[綠茶]	lu:4 cha2	green tea	1
吸纳[吸納]	xi1 na4	to take in; to absorb; to admit; to accept	1
有名[有名]	you3 ming2	famous; well-known	1
来源于[來源於]	lai2 yuan2 yu2	to originate in	1
看望[看望]	kan4 wang4	to visit; to pay a call to	1
陆河[陸河]	Lu4 he2	Luhe county in Shanwei 汕尾, Guangdong	4
北部[北部]	bei3 bu4	northern part	2
广东[廣東]	Guang3 dong1	Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yue4], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州	1
老家[老家]	lao3 jia1	native place; place of origin; home state or region	1
藏匿[藏匿]	cang2 ni4	to cover up; to conceal; to go into hiding	1
略带[略帶]	lu:e4 dai4	having slightly; somewhat carrying	4
艾草[艾草]	ai4 cao3	Asian mugwort or wormwood (genus Artemesia)	1
艾[艾]	ai4	Chinese mugwort or wormwood; moxa; to stop or cut short; phonetic "ai" or "i"; abbr. for 艾滋病[ai4 zi1 bing4], AIDS	1
草[草]	cao3	grass; straw; manuscript; draft (of a document); careless; rough; CL:棵[ke1],撮[zuo3],株[zhu1],根[gen1]	12
下回[下回]	xia4 hui2	next chapter; next time	1
哦[哦]	o5	sentence-final particle that conveys informality, warmth, friendliness or intimacy; may also indicate that one is stating a fact that the other person is not aware of	2
点钟[點鐘]	dian3 zhong1	(indicating time of day) o'clock	1
分明[分明]	fen1 ming2	clear; distinct; evidently; clearly	3
豌豆[豌豆]	wan1 dou4	pea (Pisum sativum)	2
点化[點化]	dian3 hua4	magic transformation performed by Daoist immortal; fig. to reveal; to enlighten	2
桑[桑]	sang1	mulberry tree	1
薄荷[薄荷]	bo4 he5	field mint; peppermint	3
刺[刺]	ci4	thorn; sting; thrust; to prick; to pierce; to stab; to assassinate; to murder	9
迥异[迥異]	jiong3 yi4	totally different	2
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袭[襲]	xi2	to attack; to inherit; classifier for suits (esp. of funeral robes)	1
浓烈[濃烈]	nong2 lie4	strong (taste, flavor, smell)	15
尤为[尤為]	you2 wei2	especially	3
沉[沉]	chen2	to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy	1
迷[迷]	mi2	to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused	1
炒米[炒米]	chao3 mi3	fried rice; millet stir-fried in butter	1
砂[砂]	sha1	sand; gravel; granule; variant of 沙[sha1]	9
爆炒[爆炒]	bao4 chao3	to stir-fry rapidly using a high flame; to conduct a media blitz; to manipulate a stock market through large-scale buying and selling	2
膨胀[膨脹]	peng2 zhang4	to expand; to inflate; to swell	4
儿媳[兒媳]	er2 xi2	daughter-in-law	1
总能[總能]	zong3 neng2	total energy	1
准确[準確]	zhun3 que4	accurate; exact; precise	4
拿捏[拿捏]	na2 nie1	to grasp; (dialect) affecting shyness; coy; to create difficulties	2
彤[彤]	tong2	red	1
蓬松[蓬鬆]	peng2 song1	fluffy	2
玄妙[玄妙]	xuan2 miao4	mysterious; profound; abstruse	1
无比[無比]	wu2 bi3	incomparable; matchless	1
卖出[賣出]	mai4 chu1	to sell; to reach (a price in an auction)	1
增多[增多]	zeng1 duo1	to increase; to grow in number	1
兴起[興起]	xing1 qi3	to rise; to spring up; to burgeon; to be aroused; to come into vogue	2
舍弃[捨棄]	she3 qi4	to give up; to abandon; to abort	1
芫荽[芫荽]	yan2 sui5	coriander (Coriandrum sativum)	3
甜豆[甜豆]	tian2 dou4	sugar snap pea	1
汉[漢]	han4	man	1
款[款]	kuan3	section; paragraph; funds; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]; classifier for versions or models (of a product)	1
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凤凰[鳳凰]	feng4 huang2	phoenix	2
单枞[單樅]	Dan1 cong1	variant of 單叢|单丛[Dan1 cong1]	3
搅拌机[攪拌機]	jiao3 ban4 ji1	blender; food mixer	1
蕴含[蘊含]	yun4 han2	to contain; to accumulate	1
原味[原味]	yuan2 wei4	authentic taste; plain cooked; natural flavor (without spices and seasonings)	1
喉[喉]	hou2	throat; larynx	2
甘味[甘味]	gan1 wei4	sweetness; sweet taste	1
淳厚[淳厚]	chun2 hou4	pure and honest; simple and kind	1
淡淡[淡淡]	dan4 dan4	faint; dim; dull; insipid; unenthusiastic; indifferent	3
实验室[實驗室]	shi2 yan4 shi4	laboratory; CL:間|间[jian1]	1
催化[催化]	cui1 hua4	catalysis; to catalyze (a reaction)	2
出新[出新]	chu1 xin1	to make new advances; to move forwards	2
标签[標籤]	biao1 qian1	label; tag; tab (of a window) (computing)	4
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烘焙[烘焙]	hong1 bei4	to cure by drying over a fire (tea, meat etc); to bake	1
万千[萬千]	wan4 qian1	myriad; multitudinous; multifarious	3
馅[餡]	xian4	stuffing; forcemeat; filling	10
组成[組成]	zu3 cheng2	to form; to make up; to constitute	2
看上去[看上去]	kan4 shang5 qu5	it would appear; it seems (that)	1
匪[匪]	fei3	bandit; (literary) not	1
夷[夷]	yi2	non-Han people, esp. to the East of China; barbarians; to wipe out; to exterminate; to tear down; to raze	1
思[思]	si1	to think; to consider	1
然而[然而]	ran2 er2	however; yet; but	7
难忘[難忘]	nan2 wang4	unforgettable	2
早餐[早餐]	zao3 can1	breakfast; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]	8
期待[期待]	qi1 dai4	to look forward to; to await; expectation	2
精致[精緻]	jing1 zhi4	delicate; fine; exquisite; refined	3
茶点[茶點]	cha2 dian3	tea and cake; refreshments; tea and dimsun 點心|点心, traditional Hong Kong lunch	2
寻常[尋常]	xun2 chang2	usual; common; ordinary	2
街巷[街巷]	jie1 xiang4	streets and alleys; street; alley	1
糕饼[糕餅]	gao1 bing3	cakes; pastries	6
大同小异[大同小異]	da4 tong2 xiao3 yi4	virtually the same; differing only on small points	1
隐藏[隱藏]	yin3 cang2	to hide; to conceal; to mask; to shelter; to harbor (i.e. keep sth hidden); to hide oneself; to lie low; to nestle; hidden; implicit; private; covert; recessed (lighting)	6
怀[懷]	huai2	bosom; heart; mind; to think of; to harbor in one's mind; to conceive (a child)	5
德[德]	de2	virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favor; character; kind	12
夜幕[夜幕]	ye4 mu4	curtain of night; gathering darkness	1
降临[降臨]	jiang4 lin2	to descend; to arrive; to come	2
打烊[打烊]	da3 yang4	to close shop in the evening; also pr. [da3 yang2]	1
精力[精力]	jing1 li4	energy	2
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避免[避免]	bi4 mian3	to avert; to prevent; to avoid; to refrain from	4
腐乳[腐乳]	fu3 ru3	pickled tofu	20
核心[核心]	he2 xin1	core; nucleus	1
构建[構建]	gou4 jian4	to construct (sth abstract)	1
深夜[深夜]	shen1 ye4	very late at night	1
瘦[瘦]	shou4	thin; to lose weight; (of clothing) tight; (of meat) lean; (of land) unproductive	4
脂肪[脂肪]	zhi1 fang2	fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food)	13
坚果[堅果]	jian1 guo3	nut	1
磨碎[磨碎]	mo4 sui4	to grind up	1
合成[合成]	he2 cheng2	to compose; to constitute; compound; synthesis; mixture; synthetic	2
白酒[白酒]	bai2 jiu3	baijiu, a spirit usually distilled from sorghum	4
曲[曲]	qu1	bent; crooked; wrong	1
曲[曲]	qu3	tune; song; CL:支[zhi1]	1
迥[迥]	jiong3	distant	1
异[異]	yi4	different; other; hetero-; unusual; strange; surprising; to distinguish; to separate; to discriminate	1
这时[這時]	zhe4 shi2	at this time; at this moment	1
珠[珠]	zhu1	bead; pearl; CL:粒[li4],顆|颗[ke1]	2
线[線]	xian4	thread; string; wire; line; CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3],根[gen1]; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city)	3
乳[乳]	ru3	breast; milk	20
宝石[寶石]	bao3 shi2	precious stone; gem; CL:枚[mei2],顆|颗[ke1]	1
了解[瞭解]	liao3 jie3	to understand; to realize; to find out	3
回避[迴避]	hui2 bi4	to shun; to avoid (sb); to skirt; to evade (an issue); to step back; to withdraw; to recuse (a judge etc)	1
环[環]	huan2	ring; hoop; loop; (chain) link; classifier for scores in archery etc; to surround; to encircle; to hem in	1
前生[前生]	qian2 sheng1	previous life; previous incarnation	1
说起[說起]	shuo1 qi3	to mention; to bring up (a subject); with regard to; as for	1
南海[南海]	Nan2 Hai3	South China Sea	3
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湿[濕]	shi1	moist; wet	5
白色[白色]	bai2 se4	white; fig. reactionary; anti-communist	4
直立[直立]	zhi2 li4	erect; upright; vertical	2
菌丝[菌絲]	jun1 si1	mycelium; hypha	2
丰沛[豐沛]	feng1 pei4	copious; plentiful (of water); surging (of waves); refers to home village of first Han emperor 漢高祖|汉高祖[Han4 Gao1 zu3]; fig. majestic	2
筛[篩]	shai1	to filter; to sift; to sieve	1
不至于[不至於]	bu4 zhi4 yu2	unlikely to go so far as to; not as bad as	2
防腐[防腐]	fang2 fu3	rotproof; antiseptic; anti-corrosion	2
保障[保障]	bao3 zhang4	to ensure; to guarantee; to safeguard	1
胚[胚]	pei1	embryo	1
馒头[饅頭]	man2 tou5	steamed roll; steamed bun; steamed bread; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
黄酒[黃酒]	huang2 jiu3	"yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm)	1
生成[生成]	sheng1 cheng2	to generate; to produce; generated; produced	3
熟悉[熟悉]	shu2 xi1	to be familiar with; to know well	3
延长[延長]	yan2 chang2	to prolong; to extend; to delay	4
条件[條件]	tiao2 jian4	condition; circumstances; term; factor; requirement; prerequisite; qualification; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
离不开[離不開]	li2 bu5 kai1	inseparable; inevitably linked to	3
枞[樅]	cong1	fir tree	1
气味[氣味]	qi4 wei4	odor; scent	11
外向[外向]	wai4 xiang4	extroverted (personality); (economics etc) export-oriented	1
称作[稱作]	cheng1 zuo4	to be called; to be known as	2
天衣无缝[天衣無縫]	tian1 yi1 wu2 feng4	lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom); fig. flawless	1
单纯[單純]	dan1 chun2	simple; pure; unsophisticated; merely; purely	1
珠联璧合[珠聯璧合]	zhu1 lian2 bi4 he2	string of pearl and jade (idiom); ideal combination; perfect pair	1
按照[按照]	an4 zhao4	according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of	8
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep11/100 words - 7 min
热茶[熱茶]	re4 cha2	hot tea	1
热食[熱食]	re4 shi2	hot food	1
魅力[魅力]	mei4 li4	charm; fascination; glamor; charisma	1
出炉[出爐]	chu1 lu2	to take out of the furnace; fresh out of the oven; fig. newly announced; recently made available	2
清晰[清晰]	qing1 xi1	clear; distinct	2
水晶[水晶]	shui3 jing1	crystal	1
肉丁[肉丁]	rou4 ding1	diced meat	1
丰满[豐滿]	feng1 man3	ample; well developed; fully rounded	1
纠缠[糾纏]	jiu1 chan2	to be in a tangle; to nag	1
境界[境界]	jing4 jie4	boundary; state; realm	1
大学[大學]	da4 xue2	university; college; CL:所[suo3]	1
毕业[畢業]	bi4 ye4	graduation; to graduate; to finish school	1
继承[繼承]	ji4 cheng2	to inherit; to succeed to (the throne etc); to carry on (a tradition etc)	2
家业[家業]	jia1 ye4	family property	1
网红[網紅]	wang3 hong2	Internet celebrity	1
工匠[工匠]	gong1 jiang4	artisan; smith	1
庆[慶]	qing4	to celebrate	4
武[武]	wu3	martial; military	7
辈[輩]	bei4	lifetime; generation; group of people; class; classifier for generations; (literary) classifier for people	1
一代[一代]	yi1 dai4	generation	1
颠覆[顛覆]	dian1 fu4	to topple (i.e. knock over); to capsize; fig. to overturn (a regime, by plotting or subversion); to undermine; to subvert	1
祖传[祖傳]	zu3 chuan2	passed on from ancestors; handed down from generation to generation	1
营销[營銷]	ying2 xiao1	marketing	1
角度[角度]	jiao3 du4	angle; point of view	1
出发[出發]	chu1 fa1	to set off; to start (on a journey)	1
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迎合[迎合]	ying2 he2	to cater to; to pander to	2
理念[理念]	li3 nian4	idea; concept; philosophy; theory	1
植物油[植物油]	zhi2 wu4 you2	vegetable oil	1
拌[拌]	ban4	to mix; to mix in; to toss (a salad)	2
揉制[揉制]	rou2 zhi4	to knead (leather)	1
不饱和[不飽和]	bu4 bao3 he2	unsaturated	2
脂肪酸[脂肪酸]	zhi1 fang2 suan1	fatty acid	2
几分[幾分]	ji3 fen1	somewhat; a bit	1
扩大[擴大]	kuo4 da4	to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope	1
细小[細小]	xi4 xiao3	tiny; fine; minute	2
洞[洞]	dong4	cave; hole; zero (unambiguous spoken form when spelling out numbers); CL:個|个[ge4]	3
脱[脫]	tuo1	to shed; to take off; to escape; to get away from	4
模[模]	mo2	to imitate; model; norm; pattern	1
功夫[功夫]	gong1 fu5	skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort	1
拉德[拉德]	la1 de2	rad (unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation) (loanword)	1
气孔[氣孔]	qi4 kong3	air-bubble; pore; stoma	1
定型[定型]	ding4 xing2	to finalize (a design etc); stereotype; permanent wave or perm (hairdressing)	4
实则[實則]	shi2 ze2	actually; in fact	1
通体[通體]	tong1 ti3	(of sb or sth) whole or entire body	1
博得[博得]	bo2 de2	to win; to gain	1
年轻人[年輕人]	nian2 qing1 ren2	young people; youngster	3
青睐[青睞]	qing1 lai4	(lit.) to fix one's gaze on; (fig.) to show interest in; (favorable) attention; favor	4
溽[溽]	ru4	damp; muggy	1
隆重[隆重]	long2 zhong4	grand; prosperous; ceremonious; solemn	1
祭祖[祭祖]	ji4 zu3	to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors	1
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锐[銳]	rui4	acute	2
彬[彬]	bin1	ornamental; refined	2
例外[例外]	li4 wai4	exception; to be an exception	3
家族[家族]	jia1 zu2	family; clan	3
榄[欖]	lan3	olive	3
仁[仁]	ren2	humane; kernel	15
果仁[果仁]	guo3 ren2	fruit kernel	1
价格[價格]	jia4 ge2	price; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
昂贵[昂貴]	ang2 gui4	expensive; costly	2
轻微[輕微]	qing1 wei1	slight; light; trivial; to a small extent	2
松[鬆]	song1	loose; to loosen; to relax; floss (dry, fluffy food product made from shredded, seasoned meat or fish, used as a topping or filling)	1
整体[整體]	zheng3 ti3	whole entity; entire body; synthesis; as a whole (situation, construction, team etc); global; macrocosm; integral; holistic; whole	1
祭[祭]	ji4	to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); memorial ceremony; (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; (lit. and fig.) to wield	1
先人[先人]	xian1 ren2	ancestors; previous generations; my late father	2
贡品[貢品]	gong4 pin3	tribute	1
客人[客人]	ke4 ren2	visitor; guest; customer; client; CL:位[wei4]	4
旧时[舊時]	jiu4 shi2	in former times; the olden days	1
规制[規制]	gui1 zhi4	to regulate; rules and regulations; regulatory; style and structure (esp. of building)	1
祖先[祖先]	zu3 xian1	ancestor; forebears	2
恩[恩]	en1	favor; grace; kindness	1
泽[澤]	ze2	pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster; favor or beneficence; damp; moist	1
福气[福氣]	fu2 qi5	good fortune; a blessing	1
象征[象徵]	xiang4 zheng1	emblem; symbol; token; badge; to symbolize; to signify; to stand for	1
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显微[顯微]	xian3 wei1	micro-; microscopic; to make the minute visible	2
摄影[攝影]	she4 ying3	to take a photograph; photography; to shoot (a movie)	2
分辨[分辨]	fen1 bian4	to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve	1
牙齿[牙齒]	ya2 chi3	tooth; dental; CL:顆|颗[ke1]	2
精于[精於]	jing1 yu2	skillful in; proficient in; adept at	1
停下[停下]	ting2 xia4	to stop	1
觅食[覓食]	mi4 shi2	to forage; to hunt for food; to scavenge; fig. to make a living	1
人物[人物]	ren2 wu4	person; character (in a play, novel etc); protagonist; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
收入[收入]	shou1 ru4	to take in; income; revenue; CL:筆|笔[bi3],個|个[ge4]	1
最高[最高]	zui4 gao1	tallest; highest; supreme (court etc)	5
技艺[技藝]	ji4 yi4	skill; art	7
精湛[精湛]	jing1 zhan4	consummate; exquisite	1
繁忙[繁忙]	fan2 mang2	busy; bustling	1
涮[涮]	shuan4	to rinse; to trick; to fool sb; to cook by dipping finely sliced ingredients briefly in boiling water or soup (generally done at the dining table)	4
牛肉[牛肉]	niu2 rou4	beef	42
礼遇[禮遇]	li3 yu4	courtesy; deferential treatment; polite reception	1
山地[山地]	shan1 di4	mountainous region; hilly area; hilly country	4
通行[通行]	tong1 xing2	to go through; to pass through; to be in general use	1
堆积[堆積]	dui1 ji1	to pile up; to heap; accumulation	1
部位[部位]	bu4 wei4	position; place	9
精华[精華]	jing1 hua2	best feature; most important part of an object; quintessence; essence; soul	4
脖[脖]	bo2	neck	11
凸起[凸起]	tu1 qi3	convex; protruding; to protrude; to bulge; to buckle upwards	1
稀有[稀有]	xi1 you3	uncommon	2
百分之[百分之]	bai3 fen1 zhi1	percent	1
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解[解]	jie3	to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection	8
师[師]	shi1	teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops	1
苦练[苦練]	ku3 lian4	to train hard; to practice diligently; hard work; blood, sweat, and tears	1
套路[套路]	tao4 lu4	sequence of movements in martial arts; routine; pattern; standard method	1
谙熟[諳熟]	an1 shu2	to be proficient in	1
西方[西方]	Xi1 fang1	the West; the Occident; Western countries	1
精细[精細]	jing1 xi4	fine; meticulous; careful	1
厚度[厚度]	hou4 du4	thickness	3
工[工]	gong1	work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor	2
直观[直觀]	zhi2 guan1	direct observation; directly perceived through the senses; intuitive; audiovisual	1
标尺[標尺]	biao1 chi3	surveyor's rod; staff; staff gauge; rear sight	1
腿[腿]	tui3	leg; CL:條|条[tiao2]	10
肉汁[肉汁]	rou4 zhi1	meat stock	1
肩胛[肩胛]	jian1 jia3	shoulder; scapular region; scapula	1
匙[匙]	chi2	spoon	1
柄[柄]	bing3	handle or shaft (of an axe etc); (of a flower, leaf or fruit) stem; sth that affords an advantage to an opponent; classifier for knives or blades	2
筋脉[筋脈]	jin1 mai4	veins	5
贯穿[貫穿]	guan4 chuan1	to run through; a connecting thread from beginning to end; to link	1
弹[彈]	dan4	crossball; bullet; shot; shell; ball	12
弹[彈]	tan2	to pluck (a string); to play (a string instrument); to spring or leap; to shoot (e.g. with a catapult); (of cotton) to fluff or tease; to flick; to flip; to accuse; to impeach; elastic (of materials)	12
牙[牙]	ya2	tooth; ivory; CL:顆|颗[ke1]	5
油花[油花]	you2 hua1	grease or fat blobs at the surface of a liquid; tricky and dissolute	1
脂膏[脂膏]	zhi1 gao1	fat; grease; riches; fortune; fruits of one's labor	1
簇拥[簇擁]	cu4 yong1	to crowd around; to escort	2
嚼[嚼]	jiao2	to chew; also pr. [jue2]	2
运气[運氣]	yun4 qi5	luck (good or bad)	2
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep12/75 words - 7 min
有时[有時]	you3 shi2	sometimes; now and then	1
众多[眾多]	zhong4 duo1	numerous	5
唯有[唯有]	wei2 you3	only	1
与众不同[與眾不同]	yu3 zhong4 bu4 tong2	to stand out from the masses (idiom)	1
低温[低溫]	di1 wen1	low temperature	6
切片[切片]	qie1 pian4	to slice; slice; thin section of a specimen (for microscopic examination)	4
幸运[幸運]	xing4 yun4	fortunate; lucky; fortune; luck	1
百家[百家]	bai3 jia1	many schools of thought; many people or households	2
散落[散落]	san4 luo4	to disperse; to fall scattered; to sprinkle	1
数不清[數不清]	shu3 bu4 qing1	countless; innumerable	1
细分[細分]	xi4 fen1	subdivision; segmentation	1
加上[加上]	jia1 shang4	plus; to put in; to add; to add on; to add into; in addition; on top of that	3
随时随地[隨時隨地]	sui2 shi2 sui2 di4	anytime and anywhere	1
消耗量[消耗量]	xiao1 hao4 liang4	rate of consumption	2
十万[十萬]	shi2 wan4	hundred thousand	2
镜头[鏡頭]	jing4 tou2	camera lens; camera shot (in a movie etc); scene	1
就绪[就緒]	jiu4 xu4	to be ready; to be in order	1
考验[考驗]	kao3 yan4	to test; to put to the test; trial; ordeal	5
来临[來臨]	lai2 lin2	to approach; to come closer	1
相宜[相宜]	xiang1 yi2	to be suitable or appropriate	1
大理石[大理石]	da4 li3 shi2	marble	2
适当[適當]	shi4 dang4	suitable; appropriate	1
肌肉[肌肉]	ji1 rou4	muscle; flesh	6
分离[分離]	fen1 li2	to separate	6
沙[沙]	sha1	granule; hoarse; raspy; sand; powder; CL:粒[li4]; abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia	6
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep12/100 words - 10 min
源于[源於]	yuan2 yu2	has its origins in	6
复合[複合]	fu4 he2	complex; compound; composite; hybrid	5
掩盖[掩蓋]	yan3 gai4	to conceal; to hide behind; to cover up	1
绝配[絕配]	jue2 pei4	perfect match	2
瘦肉[瘦肉]	shou4 rou4	lean meat	2
盛[盛]	sheng4	flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively	1
稀缺[稀缺]	xi1 que1	scarce; scarcity	2
腱[腱]	jian4	tendon; sinew	1
趾[趾]	zhi3	toe	3
爽脆[爽脆]	shuang3 cui4	sharp and clear; frank; straightfoward; quick; brisk; crisp and tasty	1
清汤[清湯]	qing1 tang1	broth; clear soup; consommé	1
缩[縮]	suo1	to withdraw; to pull back; to contract; to shrink; to reduce; abbreviation; also pr. [su4]	1
心脏[心臟]	xin1 zang4	heart; CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]	1
旁[旁]	pang2	beside; one side; other; side; self; the right-hand side of split Chinese character, often the phonetic	2
胸口[胸口]	xiong1 kou3	pit of the stomach	1
腻[膩]	ni4	greasy; soft; unctuous; intimate; tired of	3
营业[營業]	ying2 ye4	to do business; to trade	2
往往[往往]	wang3 wang3	usually; in many cases; more often than not	1
杰[杰]	jie2	variant of 傑|杰[jie2]	1
亲自[親自]	qin1 zi4	personally; in person; oneself	3
师傅[師傅]	shi1 fu5	master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]	6
学徒[學徒]	xue2 tu2	apprentice	1
出师[出師]	chu1 shi1	to finish apprenticeship; to graduate; to send out troops (under a commander)	1
训练[訓練]	xun4 lian4	to train; to drill; training; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
特意[特意]	te4 yi4	specially; intentionally	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep12/107 words - 10 min
换成[換成]	huan4 cheng2	to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into	1
矿泉水[礦泉水]	kuang4 quan2 shui3	mineral spring water; CL:瓶[ping2],杯[bei1]	1
代[代]	dai4	to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon	2
精心[精心]	jing1 xin1	with utmost care; fine; meticulous; detailed	3
大道[大道]	da4 dao4	main street; avenue	1
简[簡]	jian3	simple; uncomplicated; letter; to choose; to select; bamboo strips used for writing (old)	5
乾坤[乾坤]	qian2 kun1	yin and yang; heaven and earth; the universe	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep13/25 words - 2 min
精密[精密]	jing1 mi4	accuracy; exact; precise; refined	1
不规则[不規則]	bu4 gui1 ze2	irregular	1
月球[月球]	yue4 qiu2	the moon	1
成千上万[成千上萬]	cheng2 qian1 shang4 wan4	lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands	1
强度[強度]	qiang2 du4	strength; intensity; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
撞击[撞擊]	zhuang4 ji1	to strike; to hit; to ram	4
面目[面目]	mian4 mu4	appearance; facial features; look	1
脱胎换骨[脫胎換骨]	tuo1 tai1 huan4 gu3	to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist; to turn over a new leaf; fig. to change wholly; to create from other material (story, artwork etc)	2
全新[全新]	quan2 xin1	all new; completely new	3
沐浴[沐浴]	mu4 yu4	to take a bath; to bathe; to immerse	1
造就[造就]	zao4 jiu4	to bring up; to train; to contribute to; achievements (usually of young people)	2
丰饶[豐饒]	feng1 rao2	rich and fertile	2
物产[物產]	wu4 chan3	products; produce; natural resources	2
肉丸[肉丸]	rou4 wan2	meatball	2
史料[史料]	shi3 liao4	historical material or data	1
表明[表明]	biao3 ming2	to make clear; to make known; to state clearly; to indicate; known	1
糜[糜]	mei2	millet	19
商贩[商販]	shang1 fan4	trader; peddler	1
叫卖[叫賣]	jiao4 mai4	to hawk (one's wares); to peddle	1
丸[丸]	wan2	ball; pellet; pill	16
大胆[大膽]	da4 dan3	brazen; audacious; outrageous; bold; daring; fearless	1
改进[改進]	gai3 jin4	to improve; to make better; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
脱胎[脫胎]	tuo1 tai1	to be born; (fig.) to develop out of sth else (of ideas, stories, political systems etc); (fig.) to shed one's body (to be reborn); bodiless (e.g. lacquerware)	4
刀背[刀背]	dao1 bei4	back of the knife	2
方形[方形]	fang1 xing2	square; square-shaped	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep13/50 words - 3 min
锤[錘]	chui2	hammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance); to strike with a hammer	1
创造[創造]	chuang4 zao4	to create; to bring about; to produce; to set (a record)	4
敞亮[敞亮]	chang3 liang4	bright and spacious	1
横[橫]	heng2	horizontal; across; crosswise; horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters); to place (sth) flat (on a surface); to cross (a river, etc); in a jumble; chaotic; (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable; violent	1
截面[截面]	jie2 mian4	section; cross-section	1
恰到好处[恰到好處]	qia4 dao4 hao3 chu4	it's just perfect; it's just right	4
散[散]	san3	scattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine	2
散[散]	san4	to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack	2
肉糜[肉糜]	rou4 mi2	minced meat	3
捶[捶]	chui2	to beat with the fist; to hammer; to cudgel	3
松散[鬆散]	song1 san5	to relax; loose; not consolidated; not rigorous	1
击碎[擊碎]	ji1 sui4	to smash to pieces	1
排列[排列]	pai2 lie4	to arrange in order; (math.) permutation	1
经常[經常]	jing1 chang2	frequently; constantly; regularly; often; day-to-day; everyday; daily	2
水泡[水泡]	shui3 pao4	bubble; blister	1
老茧[老繭]	lao3 jian3	callus (patch or hardened skin); corns (on feet); also 老趼	1
肿[腫]	zhong3	to swell; swelling; swollen	1
力量[力量]	li4 liang5	power; force; strength	9
中途[中途]	zhong1 tu2	midway	1
中断[中斷]	zhong1 duan4	to cut short; to break off; to discontinue; to interrupt	1
否则[否則]	fou3 ze2	if not; otherwise; else; or else	1
不成[不成]	bu4 cheng2	won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?	1
泥[泥]	ni2	mud; clay; paste; pulp	1
流失[流失]	liu2 shi1	(of soil etc) to wash away; to be eroded; (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere; to fail to be retained	1
牛肉丸[牛肉丸]	niu2 rou4 wan2	beef meatballs	11
上佳[上佳]	shang4 jia1	excellent; outstanding; great	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep13/75 words - 5 min
累积[累積]	lei3 ji1	to accumulate	3
注入[注入]	zhu4 ru4	to pour into; to empty into	4
秘笈[秘笈]	mi4 ji2	secret book or collection of books	2
关紧[關緊]	guan1 jin3	to close firmly; to fasten securely; to make fast; to lock	1
纯净[純淨]	chun2 jing4	pure; clean; unmixed	2
付出[付出]	fu4 chu1	to pay; to invest (energy or time in a friendship etc)	1
足够[足夠]	zu2 gou4	enough; sufficient	1
耐心[耐心]	nai4 xin1	to be patient; patience	1
敏捷[敏捷]	min3 jie2	nimble; quick; shrewd	1
筋[筋]	jin1	muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable)	6
膜[膜]	mo2	membrane; film	1
依旧[依舊]	yi1 jiu4	as before; still	1
捶打[捶打]	chui2 da3	to beat; to pound; to thump	2
东西南北[東西南北]	dong1 xi1 nan2 bei3	east west south north	1
皆[皆]	jie1	all; each and every; in all cases	1
花样[花樣]	hua1 yang4	pattern; way of doing sth; trick; (sports) fancy-style (as figure skating etc)	3
唯独[唯獨]	wei2 du2	only; just (i.e. it is only that...); all except; unique	2
扎根[扎根]	zha1 gen1	to take root	3
饕[饕]	tao1	gluttonous; see 饕餮[tao1 tie4], zoomorphic mask motif	2
巷[巷]	xiang4	lane; alley	2
尾[尾]	wei3	tail; remainder; remnant; extremity; sixth of the 28 constellations; classifier for fish	4
东明[東明]	Dong1 ming2	Dongming county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[He2 ze2], Shandong	6
指甲[指甲]	zhi3 jia5	fingernail	1
关乎[關乎]	guan1 hu1	to relate to; concerning; about	2
家传[家傳]	jia1 chuan2	handed down in a family; family traditions	3
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep13/100 words - 8 min
筒[筒]	tong3	tube; cylinder; to encase in sth cylindrical (such as hands in sleeves etc)	1
化学[化學]	hua4 xue2	chemistry; chemical	1
调配[調配]	diao4 pei4	to allocate; to deploy	1
调配[調配]	tiao2 pei4	to blend (colors, herbs); to mix	1
瑜[瑜]	yu2	excellence; luster of gems	1
伽[伽]	jia1	traditionally used as phonetic for ga; also pr. [ga1]; also pr. [qie2]	1
教练[教練]	jiao4 lian4	instructor; sports coach; trainer; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2]	1
燕[燕]	yan4	swallow (family Hirundinidae); old variant of 宴[yan4]	1
身份[身份]	shen1 fen4	identity; status; capacity; dignity; position; rank	1
氏[氏]	shi4	clan name; maiden name	3
继承人[繼承人]	ji4 cheng2 ren2	heir; successor	1
握[握]	wo4	to hold; to grasp; to clench (one's fist); to master; classifier: a handful	1
苏打粉[蘇打粉]	su1 da2 fen3	baking soda	1
除此之外[除此之外]	chu2 ci3 zhi1 wai4	apart from this; in addition to this	1
始终[始終]	shi3 zhong1	from beginning to end; all along	3
恒定[恆定]	heng2 ding4	constant	1
打折[打折]	da3 zhe2	to give a discount	1
扣[扣]	kou4	to fasten; to button; button; buckle; knot; to arrest; to confiscate; to deduct (money); discount; to knock; to smash, spike or dunk (a ball); to cover (with a bowl etc); (fig.) to tag a label on sb; (Tw) (loanword) code	1
用力[用力]	yong4 li4	to exert oneself physically	3
越[越]	yue4	to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more... the more	3
搅[攪]	jiao3	to disturb; to annoy; to mix; to stir	1
滞[滯]	zhi4	sluggish	1
猛力[猛力]	meng3 li4	with all one's might; with sudden force; violently; to slam	1
计量[計量]	ji4 liang4	measurement; to calculate	1
手感[手感]	shou3 gan3	the feel (of sth touched with the hand); (textiles) handle	1
劲儿[勁兒]	jin4 r5	erhua variant of 勁|劲[jin4]	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep13/125 words - 10 min
游离[遊離]	you2 li2	to disassociate; to drift away; to leave (a collective); free (component)	1
球蛋白[球蛋白]	qiu2 dan4 bai2	globulin	2
加强[加強]	jia1 qiang2	to reinforce; to strengthen; to increase	2
凝胶[凝膠]	ning2 jiao1	gel	1
有助于[有助於]	you3 zhu4 yu2	to contribute to; to promote	1
顺[順]	shun4	to obey; to follow; to arrange; to make reasonable; along; favorable	8
血水[血水]	xue4 shui3	thin blood; watery blood	2
身为[身為]	shen1 wei2	in the capacity of; as	3
耗时[耗時]	hao4 shi2	time-consuming; to take a period of (x amount of time)	3
耗力[耗力]	hao4 li4	to require much effort	1
真空[真空]	zhen1 kong1	vacuum	1
包装[包裝]	bao1 zhuang1	to pack; to package; to wrap; packaging	1
寄[寄]	ji4	to send; to mail; to entrust; to depend on; to attach oneself to; to live (in a house); to lodge; foster (son etc)	1
下班[下班]	xia4 ban1	to finish work; to get off work	1
沙茶[沙茶]	sha1 cha2	satay (spicy peanut sauce), also spelled sate	1
妥[妥]	tuo3	suitable; adequate; ready; settled	1
妥帖[妥帖]	tuo3 tie1	properly; satisfactorily; firmly; very fitting; appropriate; proper; to be in good order; also written 妥貼|妥贴[tuo3 tie1]	1
帖[帖]	tie1	fitting snugly; appropriate; suitable; variant of 貼|贴[tie1]; to paste; to obey	1
征服[征服]	zheng1 fu2	to conquer; to subdue; to vanquish	1
卷[卷]	juan3	to roll up; roll; classifier for small rolled things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc)	1
卷[卷]	juan4	scroll; book; volume; chapter; examination paper; classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll	1
客户[客戶]	ke4 hu4	client; customer	1
反过来[反過來]	fan3 guo5 lai2	conversely; in reverse order; in an opposite direction	1
反馈[反饋]	fan3 kui4	to send back information; feedback	1
清汤寡水[清湯寡水]	qing1 tang1 gua3 shui3	meager fare; (fig.) insipid; colorless	1
坚持下去[堅持下去]	jian1 chi2 xia4 qu4	to press on	2
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep13/129 words - 11 min
成全[成全]	cheng2 quan2	to help sb accomplish his aim; to help sb succeed; to complete; to make whole; to round off	1
流传[流傳]	liu2 chuan2	to spread; to circulate; to hand down	4
坚守[堅守]	jian1 shou3	to hold fast to; to stick to	1
一方[一方]	yi1 fang1	a party (in a contract or legal case); one side; area; region	4
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep14/25 words - 2 min
薄片[薄片]	bao2 pian4	thin slice; thin section; flake; Taiwan pr. [bo2 pian4]	2
蝉翼[蟬翼]	chan2 yi4	cicada's wing; fig. diaphanous; delicate texture	3
轻[輕]	qing1	light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral; to disparage	2
似[似]	si4	to seem; to appear; to resemble; similar; -like; pseudo-; (more) than	3
绵绸[綿綢]	mian2 chou2	rough-textured fabric of waste silk	1
遗忘[遺忘]	yi2 wang4	to become forgotten; to forget	1
人间[人間]	ren2 jian1	the human world; the earth	1
遗[遺]	yi2	to lose; to leave behind; to omit; to bequeath; sth lost; involuntary discharge (of urine etc)	1
存[存]	cun2	to exist; to deposit; to store; to keep; to survive	2
饶平县[饒平縣]	Rao2 ping2 xian4	Raoping county in Chaozhou 潮州[Chao2 zhou1], Guangdong	1
年中[年中]	nian2 zhong1	within the year; in the middle of the year; mid-year	1
阻挡[阻擋]	zu3 dang3	to stop; to resist; to obstruct	1
寻觅[尋覓]	xun2 mi4	to look for	2
卓[卓]	zhuo2	outstanding	3
逸[逸]	yi4	to escape; leisurely; outstanding	3
瀚[瀚]	han4	ocean; vastness	3
达人[達人]	da2 ren2	expert; person who takes things philosophically	1
同伴[同伴]	tong2 ban4	companion; comrade; fellow	1
出海[出海]	chu1 hai3	to go out to sea	4
不佳[不佳]	bu4 jia1	not good	2
钩[鉤]	gou1	to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catch	1
更换[更換]	geng1 huan4	to replace (a worn-out tire etc); to change (one's address etc)	2
地点[地點]	di4 dian3	place; site; location; venue; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
钓[釣]	diao4	to fish with a hook and bait	1
辗转[輾轉]	zhan3 zhuan3	to toss about in bed; from person to person; indirectly; to wander	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep14/50 words - 4 min
好运[好運]	hao3 yun4	good luck	1
上钩[上鉤]	shang4 gou1	to take the bait	1
船老大[船老大]	chuan2 lao3 da4	coxswain; steersman; boatswain (bo'sun)	1
就地[就地]	jiu4 di4	locally; on the spot	1
取材[取材]	qu3 cai2	to collect material	1
当仁不让[當仁不讓]	dang1 ren2 bu4 rang4	to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others	2
炊具[炊具]	chui1 ju4	cooking utensils; cookware; cooker	1
炉灶[爐灶]	lu2 zao4	stove	1
菜刀[菜刀]	cai4 dao1	vegetable knife; kitchen knife; cleaver; CL:把[ba3]	2
耗费[耗費]	hao4 fei4	to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander	1
货[貨]	huo4	goods; money; commodity; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
原[原]	yuan2	former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source	7
滋[滋]	zi1	to grow; to nourish; to increase; to cause; juice; taste; (dialect) to spout; to spurt	1
先秦[先秦]	xian1 Qin2	pre-Qin, Chinese history up to the foundation of the Qin imperial dynasty in 221 BC	1
日本[日本]	Ri4 ben3	Japan	1
刺身[刺身]	ci4 shen1	sashimi	1
演变[演變]	yan3 bian4	to develop; to evolve; development; evolution	4
早年[早年]	zao3 nian2	early years; adolescence	2
海运[海運]	hai3 yun4	shipping by sea	2
发达[發達]	fa1 da2	developed (country etc); flourishing; to develop	2
韩[韓]	Han2	Han, one of the Seven Hero States of the Warring States 戰國七雄|战国七雄; Korea from the fall of the Joseon dynasty in 1897; Korea, esp. South Korea 大韓民國|大韩民国; surname Han	3
环境保护[環境保護]	huan2 jing4 bao3 hu4	environmental protection	1
江水[江水]	jiang1 shui3	river water	1
优良[優良]	you1 liang2	fine; good; first-rate	1
淡水鱼[淡水魚]	dan4 shui3 yu2	freshwater fish	2
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep14/75 words - 5 min
遗落[遺落]	yi2 luo4	to leave behind (inadvertently); to forget; to omit; to leave out	1
捞[撈]	lao1	to fish up; to dredge up	2
脱皮[脫皮]	tuo1 pi2	to molt; to peel; fig. seriously hurt	1
取出[取出]	qu3 chu1	to take out; to extract; to draw out	1
沾[沾]	zhan1	to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch	1
抑制[抑制]	yi4 zhi4	to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress	7
细菌[細菌]	xi4 jun1	bacterium; germ	5
滋生[滋生]	zi1 sheng1	to breed; to flourish; to cause; to provoke; to create	4
世纪[世紀]	shi4 ji4	century; CL:個|个[ge4]	3
以来[以來]	yi3 lai2	since (a previous event)	1
萱[萱]	xuan1	orange day-lily (Hemerocallis flava)	4
传人[傳人]	chuan2 ren2	to teach; to impart; a disciple; descendant	1
秋季[秋季]	qiu1 ji4	autumn; fall	1
江河[江河]	jiang1 he2	river	1
鱼类[魚類]	yu2 lei4	fishes	3
进食[進食]	jin4 shi2	to take a meal; to eat	1
过冬[過冬]	guo4 dong1	to get through the winter	1
最为[最為]	zui4 wei2	the most	14
致富[致富]	zhi4 fu4	to become rich	2
聚[聚]	ju4	to congregate; to assemble; to mass; to gather together; to amass; to polymerize	1
草鱼[草魚]	cao3 yu2	grass carp	2
逐[逐]	zhu2	to pursue; to chase; individually; one by one	1
水池[水池]	shui3 chi2	pond; pool; sink; washbasin	1
池[池]	chi2	pond; reservoir; moat	1
寄养[寄養]	ji4 yang3	to place in the care of sb (a child, pet etc); to foster; to board out	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep14/100 words - 7 min
吐[吐]	tu4	to vomit; to throw up	1
杂质[雜質]	za2 zhi4	impurity	3
上手[上手]	shang4 shou3	to obtain; to master; overhand (serve etc); seat of honor	1
半圆[半圓]	ban4 yuan2	semicircle	1
缺口[缺口]	que1 kou3	nick; jag; gap; shortfall	1
定制[定製]	ding4 zhi4	custom-made; made-to-order; to have something custom made	1
刀具[刀具]	dao1 ju4	cutting tool	1
型[型]	xing2	mold; type; style; model	1
一体[一體]	yi1 ti3	an integral whole; all concerned; everybody	1
指尖[指尖]	zhi3 jian1	fingertips	1
尽可能[儘可能]	jin3 ke3 neng2	as far as possible; to do one's utmost	1
接触[接觸]	jie1 chu4	to touch; to contact; access; in touch with	2
面[麵]	mian4	flour; noodles; (of food) soft (not crunchy); (slang) (of a person) ineffectual; spineless	1
手心[手心]	shou3 xin1	palm (of one's hand); control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand)	1
悬空[懸空]	xuan2 kong1	to hang in the air; suspended in midair; (fig.) uncertain	1
稳[穩]	wen3	settled; steady; stable	1
防止[防止]	fang2 zhi3	to prevent; to guard against; to take precautions	3
鱼片[魚片]	yu2 pian4	fish fillet; slice of fish meat	2
轻薄[輕薄]	qing1 bo2	light (weight); frivolous; a philanderer; to scorn; disrespectful	1
鱼刺[魚刺]	yu2 ci4	fishbone	3
碎[碎]	sui4	to break down; to break into pieces; fragmentary	5
无形[無形]	wu2 xing2	incorporeal; virtual; formless; invisible (assets); intangible	2
泻[瀉]	xie4	to flow out swiftly; to flood; a torrent; diarrhea; laxative	1
平方[平方]	ping2 fang1	square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)	2
痕[痕]	hen2	scar; traces	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep14/125 words - 10 min
柴[柴]	chai2	firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)	1
经济[經濟]	jing1 ji4	economy; economic	2
颇[頗]	po1	rather; quite; considerably; oblique; inclined; slanting; Taiwan pr. [po3]	3
通常[通常]	tong1 chang2	regular; usual; normal; usually; normally	4
清凉[清涼]	qing1 liang2	cool; refreshing; (of clothing) skimpy; revealing	2
各色[各色]	ge4 se4	all kinds; of every description	2
合适[合適]	he2 shi4	suitable; fitting; appropriate	1
芝麻油[芝麻油]	zhi1 ma5 you2	sesame oil	1
末[末]	mo4	tip; end; final stage; latter part; inessential detail; powder; dust; opera role of old man	1
调和[調和]	tiao2 he2	harmonious; to mediate; to reconcile; to compromise; mediation; to mix; to blend; blended; to season; seasoning; to placate	1
酱料[醬料]	jiang4 liao4	sauce	1
蘸[蘸]	zhan4	to dip in (ink, sauce etc)	10
各自[各自]	ge4 zi4	each; respective; apiece	1
回头客[回頭客]	hui2 tou2 ke4	repeat customer	1
武器[武器]	wu3 qi4	weapon; arms; CL:種|种[zhong3]	4
凌晨[凌晨]	ling2 chen2	very early in the morning; in the wee hours	2
渔业[漁業]	yu2 ye4	fishing industry; fishery	4
遭遇[遭遇]	zao1 yu4	to meet with; to encounter; (bitter) experience	1
舶[舶]	bo2	ship	1
水产[水產]	shui3 chan3	aquatic; produced in sea, rivers or lakes	1
界[界]	jie4	boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)	2
知名[知名]	zhi1 ming2	well-known; famous	2
龙虾[龍蝦]	long2 xia1	lobster	6
掉以轻心[掉以輕心]	diao4 yi3 qing1 xin1	treat sth lightly; to lower one's guard	2
前提[前提]	qian2 ti2	premise; precondition; prerequisite	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep14/135 words - 11 min
龙[龍]	long2	dragon; CL:條|条[tiao2]; imperial	2
虾[蝦]	xia1	shrimp; prawn	9
散碎[散碎]	san3 sui4	in fragments	1
困难[困難]	kun4 nan5	difficult; challenging; straitened circumstances; difficult situation	1
顺着[順著]	shun4 zhe5	to follow; following; along	2
隐约[隱約]	yin3 yue1	vague; faint; indistinct	1
摸索[摸索]	mo1 suo5	to feel about; to grope about; to fumble; to do things slowly	1
保全[保全]	bao3 quan2	to save from damage; to preserve; to maintain; to keep in good repair; (Tw) security guard	1
横贯[橫貫]	heng2 guan4	horizontal traverse; to cut across; to cross transversally	2
古今[古今]	gu3 jin1	then and now; ancient and modern	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep15/25 words - 2 min
秋雨[秋雨]	qiu1 yu3	autumn rain	1
梅州[梅州]	Mei2 zhou1	Meizhou prefecture-level city in Guangdong	1
丰顺县[豐順縣]	Feng1 shun4 xian4	Fengshun county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong	2
砍[砍]	kan3	to chop; to cut down; to throw sth at sb	3
编制[編製]	bian1 zhi4	to weave; to plait; to compile; to put together (a lesson plan, budget etc)	2
竹器[竹器]	zhu2 qi4	utensil made of bamboo	1
坚韧[堅韌]	jian1 ren4	tough and durable; tenacious	2
耐用[耐用]	nai4 yong4	durable	1
丰[豐]	feng1	abundant; plentiful; fertile; plump; great	1
筐[筐]	kuang1	basket; CL:隻|只[zhi1]	5
濠[濠]	hao2	trench	2
用途[用途]	yong4 tu2	use; application	2
濠江[濠江]	Hao2 jiang1	Haojiang district of Shantou city 汕头市, Guangdong	1
自古[自古]	zi4 gu3	(since) ancient times; (from) time immemorial	2
渔民[漁民]	yu2 min2	fisherman; fisher folk	5
纪[紀]	ji4	order; discipline; age; era; period; to chronicle	5
码头[碼頭]	ma3 tou2	dock; pier; wharf; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
冷藏[冷藏]	leng3 cang2	refrigeration; cold storage; to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment	1
海上[海上]	hai3 shang4	maritime	1
煮熟[煮熟]	zhu3 shou2	to boil thoroughly; to cook thoroughly	2
以便[以便]	yi3 bian4	so that; so as to; in order to	1
充饥[充飢]	chong1 ji1	to allay one's hunger	1
动机[動機]	dong4 ji1	motor; locomotive; motive; motivation; intention	1
渔[漁]	yu2	fisherman; to fish	2
获[獲]	huo4	to catch; to obtain; to capture	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep15/50 words - 4 min
廉价[廉價]	lian2 jia4	cheaply-priced; low-cost	3
巴[巴]	ba1	to long for; to wish; to cling to; to stick to; sth that sticks; close to; next to; spread open; informal abbr. for bus 巴士[ba1 shi4]; bar (unit of pressure); nominalizing suffix on certain nouns, such as 尾巴[wei3 ba5], tail	6
广泛[廣泛]	guang3 fan4	extensive; wide range	3
我国[我國]	wo3 guo2	our country; China	1
东南[東南]	dong1 nan2	southeast	1
鳞[鱗]	lin2	scales (of fish)	1
剖[剖]	pou1	to cut open; to analyze; Taiwan pr. [pou3]	1
肚[肚]	du4	belly	1
即可[即可]	ji2 ke3	equivalent to 就可以; can then (do sth); can immediately (do sth); (do sth) and that will suffice	3
丰顺[豐順]	Feng1 shun4	Fengshun county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong	1
层[層]	ceng2	layer; stratum; laminated; floor (of a building); storey; classifier for layers; repeated; sheaf (math.)	7
叠[疊]	die2	to fold; to fold over in layers; to furl; to layer; to pile up; to repeat; to duplicate	1
层层[層層]	ceng2 ceng2	layer upon layer	4
鱼头[魚頭]	yu2 tou2	fish head; fig. upright and unwilling to compromise	1
逆时针[逆時針]	ni4 shi2 zhen1	anticlockwise; counterclockwise	1
尊敬[尊敬]	zun1 jing4	to respect; to revere	1
依据[依據]	yi1 ju4	according to; basis; foundation	1
种类[種類]	zhong3 lei4	kind; genus; type; category; variety; species; sort; class	3
造型[造型]	zao4 xing2	to model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose	1
美观[美觀]	mei3 guan1	pleasing to the eye; beautiful; artistic	1
烹煮[烹煮]	peng1 zhu3	to cook; to boil	6
分寸[分寸]	fen1 cun5	propriety; appropriate behavior; proper speech or action; within the norms	1
一同[一同]	yi1 tong2	along; together	1
流通[流通]	liu2 tong1	to circulate; to distribute; circulation; distribution	1
坚挺[堅挺]	jian1 ting3	firm and upright; strong (of currency)	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep15/75 words - 7 min
生态[生態]	sheng1 tai4	ecology	1
深海[深海]	shen1 hai3	deep sea	1
原汁原味[原汁原味]	yuan2 zhi1 yuan2 wei4	original; authentic	2
繁多[繁多]	fan2 duo1	many and varied; of many different kinds	2
统称[統稱]	tong3 cheng1	to be collectively called; collective term; general designation	1
从前[從前]	cong2 qian2	previously; formerly; once upon a time	1
先民[先民]	xian1 min2	forebears	2
畅销[暢銷]	chang4 xiao1	to sell well; best seller; chart-topping	1
消费[消費]	xiao1 fei4	to consume; to spend	1
物资[物資]	wu4 zi1	goods; supplies	1
匮乏[匱乏]	kui4 fa2	to be deficient in sth; to be short of sth (supplies, money etc)	1
年代[年代]	nian2 dai4	a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties); age; era; period; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
难以[難以]	nan2 yi3	hard to (predict, imagine etc)	7
推移[推移]	tui1 yi2	(of time) to elapse or pass; (of a situation) to develop or evolve	2
根深蒂固[根深蒂固]	gen1 shen1 di4 gu4	deep-rooted (problem etc)	1
人类[人類]	ren2 lei4	humanity; human race; mankind	10
浓度[濃度]	nong2 du4	concentration (percentage of dissolved material in a solution); consistency; thickness; density; viscosity	1
感到[感到]	gan3 dao4	to feel; to sense; to have the feeling that; to think that; to move; to affect	1
海风[海風]	hai3 feng1	sea breeze; sea wind (i.e. from the sea)	2
日照[日照]	ri4 zhao4	sunshine	3
盐田[鹽田]	yan2 tian2	saltpan	1
结晶[結晶]	jie2 jing1	to crystallize; crystallization; crystal; crystalline; (fig.) the fruit (of labor etc)	5
成型[成型]	cheng2 xing2	to become shaped; to become formed	1
衬[襯]	chen4	(of garments) against the skin; to line; lining; to contrast with; to assist financially	1
之下[之下]	zhi1 xia4	under; beneath; less than	3
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep15/91 words - 10 min
迥然不同[迥然不同]	jiong3 ran2 bu4 tong2	widely different; utterly different	1
夜宵[夜宵]	ye4 xiao1	midnight snack	1
相对[相對]	xiang1 dui4	relatively; opposite; to resist; to oppose; relative; vis-a-vis; counterpart	1
高价[高價]	gao1 jia4	high price	1
黄花鱼[黃花魚]	huang2 hua1 yu2	yellow croaker (fish); corvina	1
封锁[封鎖]	feng1 suo3	to blockade; to seal off	1
奇妙[奇妙]	qi2 miao4	fantastic; wonderful	1
其间[其間]	qi2 jian1	in between; within that interval; in the meantime	2
缔造者[締造者]	di4 zao4 zhe3	creator (of a great work); founder	1
开拓者[開拓者]	kai1 tuo4 zhe3	pioneer	1
大餐[大餐]	da4 can1	great meal; banquet	2
平常[平常]	ping2 chang2	ordinary; common; usually; ordinarily	2
透过[透過]	tou4 guo4	to pass through; to penetrate; by means of; via	1
体会[體會]	ti3 hui4	to know from experience; to learn through experience; to realize; understanding; experience	2
蕴[蘊]	yun4	to accumulate; to hold in store; to contain; to gather together; to collect; depth; inner strength; profundity	1
深远[深遠]	shen1 yuan3	far-reaching; profound and long-lasting	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep16/25 words - 2 min
馈赠[饋贈]	kui4 zeng4	to present (a gift) to (sb)	1
酝酿[醞釀]	yun4 niang4	(of alcohol) to ferment; (of a crisis) to be brewing; to mull over (an issue); to hold exploratory discussions	3
交响[交響]	jiao1 xiang3	symphony, symphonic	1
楼[樓]	lou2	house with more than 1 story; storied building; floor; CL:層|层[ceng2],座[zuo4],棟|栋[dong4]	1
年头[年頭]	nian2 tou2	start of the year; whole year; a particular year; period; days; epoch; a year's harvest	1
外埔[外埔]	Wai4 bu4	Waipu township in Taichung county 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 xian4], Taiwan	2
今[今]	jin1	today; modern; present; current; this; now	1
伯[伯]	bo2	father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address; Count, third of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]	9
酿造[釀造]	niang4 zao4	to brew; to make (wine, vinegar, soybean paste etc) by fermentation	5
液体[液體]	ye4 ti3	liquid	4
工人[工人]	gong1 ren2	worker; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2]	3
年龄[年齡]	nian2 ling2	(a person's) age; CL:把[ba3],個|个[ge4]	1
相仿[相仿]	xiang1 fang3	similar	1
不停[不停]	bu4 ting2	incessant	1
紧邻[緊鄰]	jin3 lin2	to be right next to; close neighbor	1
远处[遠處]	yuan3 chu4	distant place	1
作业[作業]	zuo4 ye4	school assignment; homework; work; task; operation; CL:個|个[ge4]; to operate	1
渔人[漁人]	yu2 ren2	fisherman	2
鲥鱼[鰣魚]	shi2 yu2	Reeves shad (Tenualosa reevesii)	1
仔[仔]	zi3	meticulous; (of domestic animals or fowls) young	1
主料[主料]	zhu3 liao4	main ingredients (in a cooking recipe)	1
肥厚[肥厚]	fei2 hou4	plump; fleshy; fertile	2
洗礼[洗禮]	xi3 li3	baptism (lit. or fig.)	1
田野[田野]	tian2 ye3	field; open land; CL:片[pian4]	2
空旷[空曠]	kong1 kuang4	spacious and empty; void	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep16/50 words - 5 min
吹[吹]	chui1	to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through	1
一点一点[一點一點]	yi1 dian3 yi1 dian3	little by little; bit by bit; gradually	1
结了[結了]	jie2 le5	that's that; that's it; that will do	1
艺术[藝術]	yi4 shu4	art	3
呵护[呵護]	he1 hu4	to bless; to cherish; to take good care of; to conserve	1
拨开[撥開]	bo1 kai1	to push aside; to part; to brush away	1
尘[塵]	chen2	dust; dirt; earth	1
清澈[清澈]	qing1 che4	clear; limpid	1
蔓延[蔓延]	man4 yan2	to extend; to spread	1
过滤[過濾]	guo4 lu:4	to filter; filter	6
棉纱[棉紗]	mian2 sha1	cotton yarn	1
截[截]	jie2	to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length	1
厨房[廚房]	chu2 fang2	kitchen; CL:間|间[jian1]	1
老人[老人]	lao3 ren2	old man or woman; the elderly; one's aged parents or grandparents	3
鉴别[鑑別]	jian4 bie2	to differentiate; to distinguish	1
芥[芥]	jie4	mustard	3
蓝[藍]	lan2	blue; indigo plant	2
有机[有機]	you3 ji1	organic	3
碱[鹼]	jian3	base; alkali; soda (chemistry)	2
褪去[褪去]	tui4 qu4	to take off (one's clothes); (fig.) to shed (one's former image etc); (of a fad or the after-effects of a disaster etc) to subside; also pr. [tun4 qu4]	1
生硬[生硬]	sheng1 ying4	stiff; harsh	1
缺乏[缺乏]	que1 fa2	to lack; to be short of; lack; shortage	1
搁置[擱置]	ge1 zhi4	to shelve; to set aside	1
褐色[褐色]	he4 se4	brown	2
添[添]	tian1	to add; to increase; to replenish	2
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep16/75 words - 8 min
色[色]	se4	color; CL:種|种[zhong3]; look; appearance; sex	3
罕见[罕見]	han3 jian4	rare; rarely seen	1
消费者[消費者]	xiao1 fei4 zhe3	consumer	1
需求[需求]	xu1 qiu2	requirement; to require; (economics) demand	2
规模[規模]	gui1 mo2	scale; scope; extent; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
锅炉[鍋爐]	guo1 lu2	boiler	1
走向[走向]	zou3 xiang4	direction; strike (i.e. angle of inclination in geology); inclination; trend; to move towards; to head for	2
显示[顯示]	xian3 shi4	to show; to illustrate; to display; to demonstrate	1
调味品[調味品]	tiao2 wei4 pin3	seasoning; flavoring	1
热情[熱情]	re4 qing2	cordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately	2
华[華]	hua2	magnificent; splendid; flowery	6
试图[試圖]	shi4 tu2	to attempt; to try	1
康[康]	kang1	healthy; peaceful; abundant	1
侧[側]	ce4	the side; to incline towards; to lean; inclined; lateral; side	2
白皙[白皙]	bai2 xi1	fair; white; blonde	2
透明[透明]	tou4 ming2	transparent; open (non-secretive)	2
苷[苷]	gan1	licorice; glycoside	2
体重[體重]	ti3 zhong4	body weight	1
复原[復原]	fu4 yuan2	to restore (sth) to (its) former condition; to recover from illness; recovery	3
母[母]	mu3	mother; elderly female relative; origin; source; (of animals) female	8
空隙[空隙]	kong4 xi4	crack; gap between two objects; gap in time between two events	1
填充[填充]	tian2 chong1	pad; padding	1
剧烈[劇烈]	ju4 lie4	violent; acute; severe; fierce	2
颗粒[顆粒]	ke1 li4	kernel; granule; granulated (sugar, chemical product)	2
穿透[穿透]	chuan1 tou4	to penetrate	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep16/100 words - 10 min
意味着[意味著]	yi4 wei4 zhe5	to signify; to mean; to imply	3
酿成[釀成]	niang4 cheng2	to form gradually; to lead to	1
特制[特制]	te4 zhi4	special; unique	2
注重[注重]	zhu4 zhong4	to pay attention to; to emphasize	1
仪式[儀式]	yi2 shi4	ceremony	1
感[感]	gan3	to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~	4
鼻[鼻]	bi2	nose	2
味儿[味兒]	wei4 r5	taste	1
标准化[標準化]	biao1 zhun3 hua4	standardization	1
蒙[蒙]	meng2	to cover; ignorant; to suffer (misfortune); to receive (a favor); to cheat	1
篓[簍]	lou3	basket	2
纱[紗]	sha1	cotton yarn; muslin	2
网[網]	wang3	net; network	3
浓稠[濃稠]	nong2 chou2	thick; dense and creamy	5
缓慢[緩慢]	huan3 man4	slow; slow-moving	7
天后[天后]	Tian1 hou4	Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3]; Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name)	1
渗[滲]	shen4	to seep; to ooze; to horrify	1
勾兑[勾兌]	gou1 dui4	to blend various types of wine (or spirits, or fruit juices etc)	1
等级[等級]	deng3 ji2	grade; rank; status	1
追捧[追捧]	zhui1 peng3	to chase after (a popular person or item); to pursue; popularity	1
微量[微量]	wei1 liang4	a smidgen; minute; micro-; trace (element)	2
款待[款待]	kuan3 dai4	to entertain; to be hospitable to	1
粉[粉]	fen3	powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; whitewash; white; pink	11
升[升]	sheng1	to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗[dou3]	1
引以为傲[引以為傲]	yin3 yi3 wei2 ao4	to be intensely proud of sth (idiom)	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep16/120 words - 12 min
相当于[相當於]	xiang1 dang1 yu2	equivalent to	1
口腹[口腹]	kou3 fu4	(fig.) food	1
欢[歡]	huan1	joyous; happy; pleased	1
精彩[精彩]	jing1 cai3	wonderful; marvelous; brilliant	1
点睛[點睛]	dian3 jing1	to dot in the eyes; fig. to add finishing touch; abbr. for idiom 畫龍點睛|画龙点睛, to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes; the crucial point that brings the subject to life	2
笔[筆]	bi3	pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters; classifier for sums of money, deals; CL:支[zhi1],枝[zhi1]	2
初[初]	chu1	at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic	2
滴[滴]	di1	a drop; to drip	1
隐含[隱含]	yin3 han2	to contain in a concealed form; to keep covered up; implicit	1
水土[水土]	shui3 tu3	water and soil; surface water; natural environment (extended meaning); climate	1
自我[自我]	zi4 wo3	self-; ego (psychology)	1
干杯[乾杯]	gan1 bei1	to drink a toast; Cheers! (proposing a toast); Here's to you!; Bottoms up!; lit. dry cup	2
辞[辭]	ci2	to resign; to dismiss; to decline; to take leave; ballad (archaic poetic genre); variant of 詞|词[ci2]	1
辛[辛]	xin1	(of taste) hot or pungent; hard; laborious; suffering; eighth in order; eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]; letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc; ancient Chinese compass point: 285°; octa	8
劳[勞]	lao2	to toil; labor; laborer; to put sb to trouble (of doing sth); meritorious deed; to console (Taiwan pr. [lao4] for this sense)	1
不起眼[不起眼]	bu4 qi3 yan3	unremarkable; nothing out of the ordinary	1
托付[托付]	tuo1 fu4	to entrust	1
沉淀[沉澱]	chen2 dian4	to settle; to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)	1
解锁[解鎖]	jie3 suo3	to unlock; to release	1
钥匙[鑰匙]	yao4 shi5	key; CL:把[ba3]	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep17/25 words - 2 min
肌肤[肌膚]	ji1 fu1	skin; flesh; fig. close physical relationship	1
仿[仿]	fang3	to imitate; to copy	1
涅槃[涅槃]	nie4 pan2	nirvana (Buddhism)	1
重生[重生]	chong2 sheng1	rebirth	1
平凡[平凡]	ping2 fan2	commonplace; ordinary; mediocre	3
改头换面[改頭換面]	gai3 tou2 huan4 mian4	to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes; Despite superficially new policies, the substance remains unchanged.	3
广东省[廣東省]	Guang3 dong1 sheng3	Guangdong province (Kwangtung) in south China, short name 粵|粤[Yue4], capital Guangzhou 廣州|广州	2
惠来县[惠來縣]	Hui4 lai2 xian4	Huilai county in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong	1
西[西]	xi1	west	3
临[臨]	lin2	to face; to overlook; to arrive; to be (just) about to; just before	1
良港[良港]	liang2 gang3	good harbor	1
交易市场[交易市場]	jiao1 yi4 shi4 chang3	exchange; trading floor	1
雯[雯]	wen2	multicolored clouds	6
源[源]	yuan2	root; source; origin	8
赶到[趕到]	gan3 dao4	to hurry (to some place)	1
买家[買家]	mai3 jia1	buyer; client	1
便宜[便宜]	pian2 yi5	cheap; inexpensive; small advantages; to let sb off lightly	1
长尾[長尾]	chang2 wei3	the long tail	1
蛇[蛇]	she2	snake; serpent; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
鲻[鯔]	zi1	gray mullet (Mugil cephalus)	1
细嫩[細嫩]	xi4 nen4	tender	6
休[休]	xiu1	to rest; to stop doing sth for a period of time; to cease; (imperative) don't	2
开市[開市]	kai1 shi4	(of a store, stock market etc) to open for trading; to make the first transaction of the day	1
渔船[漁船]	yu2 chuan2	fishing boat; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
获得[獲得]	huo4 de2	to obtain; to receive; to get	5
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep17/50 words - 4 min
独到[獨到]	du2 dao4	original	3
重力[重力]	zhong4 li4	gravity	2
拍打[拍打]	pai1 da5	to pat; to slap; (of a bird) to flap (one's wings)	1
致使[致使]	zhi4 shi3	to cause; to result in	1
舒[舒]	shu1	to stretch; to unfold; to relax; leisurely	1
骨肉[骨肉]	gu3 rou4	blood relation; kin; one's flesh and blood	1
松动[鬆動]	song1 dong4	loose; slack; (fig.) to soften (policies, tone of voice); to give some slack; (of a place) not crowded	1
鱼骨[魚骨]	yu2 gu3	fish bone	1
来回[來回]	lai2 hui2	to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly	1
刮[刮]	gua1	to scrape; to blow; to shave; to plunder; to extort	4
顺势[順勢]	shun4 shi4	to take advantage; to seize an opportunity; in passing; without taking extra trouble; conveniently	1
脱落[脫落]	tuo1 luo4	to drop off; to come off; to lose (hair etc); to omit (a character when writing)	3
腕[腕]	wan4	wrist; (squid, starfish etc) arm	2
力[力]	li4	power; force; strength; ability; strenuously	5
速[速]	su4	fast; rapid; quick; velocity	1
默契[默契]	mo4 qi4	tacit understanding; mutual understanding; rapport; connected at a deep level with each other; (of team members) well coordinated; tight	2
配合[配合]	pei4 he2	matching; fitting in with; compatible with; to correspond; to fit; to conform to; rapport; to coordinate with; to act in concert with; to cooperate; to become man and wife; to combine parts of machine	2
机械化[機械化]	ji1 xie4 hua4	to mechanize	2
操作[操作]	cao1 zuo4	to work; to operate; to manipulate	1
普及[普及]	pu3 ji2	to spread extensively; to generalize; widespread; popular; universal; ubiquitous; pervasive	2
极其[極其]	ji2 qi2	extremely	1
遥[遙]	yao2	distant; remote; far; far away	1
打鱼[打魚]	da3 yu2	to fish	1
节奏[節奏]	jie2 zou4	rhythm; tempo; musical pulse; cadence; beat	1
有序[有序]	you3 xu4	regular; orderly; successive; in order	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep17/75 words - 6 min
琪[琪]	qi2	fine jade	1
体力[體力]	ti3 li4	physical strength; physical power	2
耐力[耐力]	nai4 li4	endurance	1
双重[雙重]	shuang1 chong2	double	1
整整[整整]	zheng3 zheng3	whole; full	1
坚实[堅實]	jian1 shi2	firm and substantial; solid	3
坠[墜]	zhui4	to fall; to drop; to weigh down	1
塑造[塑造]	su4 zao4	to model; to mold; (fig.) to create (a character, a market, an image etc); (literature) to portray (in words)	1
全家[全家]	quan2 jia1	whole family	2
上阵[上陣]	shang4 zhen4	to go into battle	1
挤[擠]	ji3	to crowd in; to cram in; to force others aside; to press; to squeeze; to find (time in one's busy schedule)	2
捏[捏]	nie1	to pinch (with one's fingers); to knead; to make up	1
鱼丸[魚丸]	yu2 wan2	fish ball	5
费力[費力]	fei4 li4	to expend a great deal of effort	1
肉食[肉食]	rou4 shi2	carnivorous	1
由来[由來]	you2 lai2	origin	1
诸多[諸多]	zhu1 duo1	(used for abstract things) a good deal, a lot of	1
白嫩[白嫩]	bai2 nen4	(of skin etc) fair; delicate	1
透亮[透亮]	tou4 liang4	bright; shining; translucent; crystal clear	1
葱[蔥]	cong1	scallion; green onion	3
鱼香[魚香]	yu2 xiang1	yuxiang, a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers etc (Although "yuxiang" literally means "fish fragrance", it contains no seafood.)	1
回味无穷[回味無窮]	hui2 wei4 wu2 qiong2	leaving a rich aftertaste; (fig.) memorable; lingering in memory	1
正宗[正宗]	zheng4 zong1	orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine	2
纯[純]	chun2	pure; simple; unmixed; genuine	2
无数[無數]	wu2 shu4	countless; numberless; innumerable	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep17/100 words - 9 min
海产[海產]	hai3 chan3	marine; produced in sea	1
层出不穷[層出不窮]	ceng2 chu1 bu4 qiong2	more and more emerge; innumerable succession; breeding like flies (idiom)	1
惠来[惠來]	Hui4 lai2	Huilai county in Jieyang 揭陽|揭阳, Guangdong	1
大片[大片]	da4 pian4	wide expanse; large area; vast stretch; extending widely; blockbuster movie	2
塘[塘]	tang2	dyke; embankment; pool or pond; hot-water bathing pool	3
土生土长[土生土長]	tu3 sheng1 tu3 zhang3	locally born and bred; indigenous; home-grown	3
胡[胡]	hu2	non-Han people, esp. from central Asia; reckless; outrageous; what?; why?; to complete a winning hand at mahjong (also written 和[hu2])	5
宏[宏]	hong2	great; magnificent; macro (computing); macro-	11
益[益]	yi4	benefit; profit; advantage; beneficial; to increase; to add; all the more	9
池塘[池塘]	chi2 tang2	pool; pond	3
城区[城區]	cheng2 qu1	city district; urban area	2
拆除[拆除]	chai1 chu2	to tear down; to demolish; to dismantle; to remove	1
面临[面臨]	mian4 lin2	to face sth; to be confronted with	2
摔打[摔打]	shuai1 da5	to knock; to grasp sth in the hand and beat it; to toughen oneself up	1
高空[高空]	gao1 kong1	high altitude	1
坠落[墜落]	zhui4 luo4	to fall; to drop	1
力度[力度]	li4 du4	strength; vigor; efforts; (music) dynamics	1
大于[大於]	da4 yu2	greater than; bigger than; more than, >	1
延伸[延伸]	yan2 shen1	to extend; to spread	1
且[且]	qie3	and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...)	2
刀刃[刀刃]	dao1 ren4	knife blade; crucial point	1
一气呵成[一氣呵成]	yi1 qi4 he1 cheng2	to do something at one go; to flow smoothly	1
呈[呈]	cheng2	to present to a superior; memorial; petition; to present (a certain appearance); to assume (a shape); to be (a certain color)	3
波浪[波浪]	bo1 lang4	wave	1
册[冊]	ce4	book; booklet; classifier for books	10
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep17/119 words - 12 min
香菇[香菇]	xiang1 gu1	shiitake (Lentinus edodes), an edible mushroom	1
冬笋[冬筍]	dong1 sun3	winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)	1
芹菜[芹菜]	qin2 cai4	celery (Apium graveolens)	1
巧妙[巧妙]	qiao3 miao4	ingenious; clever; ingenuity; artifice	3
套[套]	tao4	to cover; to encase; cover; sheath; to overlap; to interleave; to model after; to copy; formula; harness; loop of rope; (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly; classifier for sets, collections; bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names); tau (Greek letter Ττ)	2
笔套[筆套]	bi3 tao4	the cap of a pen, pencil or writing brush; the sheath of a pen (made of cloth, silk or thread)	1
多变[多變]	duo1 bian4	fickle; multi-variate (math.)	2
聚会[聚會]	ju4 hui4	party; gathering; to meet; to get together	1
蛋[蛋]	dan4	egg; CL:個|个[ge4],打[da2]; oval-shaped thing	1
嚼劲[嚼勁]	jiao2 jin4	chewiness	1
城市规划[城市規劃]	cheng2 shi4 gui1 hua4	town planning	1
改建[改建]	gai3 jian4	to rebuild; to transform (a building); to refurbish	1
公园[公園]	gong1 yuan2	park (for public recreation); CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]	2
外地[外地]	wai4 di4	parts of the country other than where one is	2
政府[政府]	zheng4 fu3	government; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
照样[照樣]	zhao4 yang4	as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless	1
心口[心口]	xin1 kou3	pit of the stomach; solar plexus; words and thoughts	1
相传[相傳]	xiang1 chuan2	to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend	1
使得[使得]	shi3 de5	usable; workable; feasible; doable; to make; to cause	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep18/25 words - 3 min
形体[形體]	xing2 ti3	figure; physique; form and structure	1
隐匿[隱匿]	yin3 ni4	to cover up; to hide; to conceal	1
迷恋[迷戀]	mi2 lian4	to be infatuated with; to indulge in	2
夏季[夏季]	xia4 ji4	summer	4
进一步[進一步]	jin4 yi1 bu4	one step further; to move forward a step; further onwards	5
北回归线[北回歸線]	Bei3 hui2 gui1 xian4	Tropic of Cancer	1
西太平洋[西太平洋]	xi1 Tai4 ping2 Yang2	the western Pacific Ocean	1
低压[低壓]	di1 ya1	low pressure; low voltage	1
气团[氣團]	qi4 tuan2	air mass	2
掌控[掌控]	zhang3 kong4	to control; in control of	3
福建[福建]	Fu2 jian4	Fujian province (Fukien) in east China, abbr. 福 or 閩|闽, capital Fuzhou 福州; Fujian province (Fukien) in Taiwan	2
小型[小型]	xiao3 xing2	small scale; small size	1
贝类[貝類]	bei4 lei4	shellfish; mollusks	1
寻[尋]	xun2	to search; to look for; to seek	1
蛤[蛤]	ge2	clam	1
群居[群居]	qun2 ju1	to live together (in a large group or flock)	1
泥土[泥土]	ni2 tu3	earth; soil; mud; clay	3
总数[總數]	zong3 shu4	total; sum; aggregate	1
广[廣]	guang3	wide; numerous; to spread	3
产业[產業]	chan3 ye4	industry; estate; property; industrial	1
劳作[勞作]	lao2 zuo4	work; manual labor	2
万一[萬一]	wan4 yi1	just in case; if by any chance; contingency	1
交替[交替]	jiao1 ti4	to replace; alternately; in turn	1
海岛[海島]	hai3 dao3	island	1
汇[匯]	hui4	to remit; to converge (of rivers); to exchange	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep18/50 words - 6 min
中心[中心]	zhong1 xin1	center; heart; core; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
交易[交易]	jiao1 yi4	(business) transaction; business deal; CL:筆|笔[bi3]	1
袋[袋]	dai4	pouch; bag; sack; pocket	1
供[供]	gong1	to provide; to supply	2
太太[太太]	tai4 tai5	married woman; Mrs.; Madam; wife; CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]	1
叶片[葉片]	ye4 pian4	blade (of propellor); vane; leaf	2
风行[風行]	feng1 xing2	to become fashionable; to catch on; to be popular	1
东南亚[東南亞]	Dong1 nan2 ya4	Southeast Asia	3
起初[起初]	qi3 chu1	originally; at first; at the outset	1
呛[嗆]	qiang4	to irritate the nose; to choke (of smoke, smell etc); pungent; (coll.) (Tw) to shout at sb; to scold; to speak out against sb	1
随后[隨後]	sui2 hou4	soon after	1
草药[草藥]	cao3 yao4	herbal medicine	1
旺[旺]	wang4	prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring	6
张口[張口]	zhang1 kou3	to open one's mouth (to eat, speak etc); to gape; to start talking (esp. to make a request)	1
至极[至極]	zhi4 ji2	very; extremely	1
耕地[耕地]	geng1 di4	arable land; to plow land	1
有限[有限]	you3 xian4	limited; finite	1
身形[身形]	shen1 xing2	figure (esp. a woman's)	1
陪伴[陪伴]	pei2 ban4	to accompany	1
大暑[大暑]	Da4 shu3	Dashu or Great Heat, 12th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 23rd July-6th August	1
顶峰[頂峰]	ding3 feng1	peak; summit; fig. high point; masterpiece	2
立秋[立秋]	Li4 qiu1	Liqiu or Start of Autumn, 13th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-22nd August	1
鸿[鴻]	hong2	eastern bean goose; great; large	3
闻名[聞名]	wen2 ming2	well-known; famous; renowned; eminent	1
存活[存活]	cun2 huo2	to survive (a serious accident); survival	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep18/75 words - 9 min
岳[岳]	yue4	wife's parents and paternal uncles	6
三代[三代]	san1 dai4	three generations of a family; the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou)	1
技法[技法]	ji4 fa3	technique; method	1
泡水[泡水]	pao4 shui3	to infuse; to soak in water	1
竹子[竹子]	zhu2 zi5	bamboo; CL:棵[ke1],支[zhi1],根[gen1]	1
连接[連接]	lian2 jie1	to link; to join; to attach; connection; a link (on web page)	1
方向[方向]	fang1 xiang4	direction; orientation; path to follow; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
搅动[攪動]	jiao3 dong4	to mix; to stir	1
进化[進化]	jin4 hua4	evolution; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
大会[大會]	da4 hui4	general assembly; general meeting; convention; CL:個|个[ge4],屆|届[jie4]	1
清除[清除]	qing1 chu2	to clear away; to eliminate; to get rid of	1
沸水[沸水]	fei4 shui3	boiling water	1
计时[計時]	ji4 shi2	to measure time; to time; to reckon by time	1
第五[第五]	di4 wu3	fifth	1
积蓄[積蓄]	ji1 xu4	to save; to put aside; savings	1
雄性[雄性]	xiong2 xing4	male	1
橙色[橙色]	cheng2 se4	orange (color)	1
雌性[雌性]	ci2 xing4	female	1
脱壳[脫殼]	tuo1 ke2	to break out of an eggshell; to molt; to remove the husk; to shell	1
元素[元素]	yuan2 su4	element; element of a set; chemical element	2
直到[直到]	zhi2 dao4	until	1
年底[年底]	nian2 di3	the end of the year; year-end	1
夏天[夏天]	xia4 tian1	summer; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
家庭[家庭]	jia1 ting2	family; household; CL:戶|户[hu4],個|个[ge4]	5
一日三餐[一日三餐]	yi1 ri4 san1 can1	to have three meals a day	2
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep18/85 words - 10 min
鲜明[鮮明]	xian1 ming2	bright; clear-cut; distinct	3
特点[特點]	te4 dian3	characteristic (feature); trait; feature; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
主厨[主廚]	zhu3 chu2	chef; to be the chef	1
情有独钟[情有獨鍾]	qing2 you3 du2 zhong1	to have a special fondness (for sth)	1
硫化[硫化]	liu2 hua4	vulcanization (curing rubber using sulfur and heat)	4
光滑[光滑]	guang1 hua2	glossy; sleek; smooth	2
多个[多個]	duo1 ge5	many; multiple; multi- (faceted, ethnic etc)	1
版本[版本]	ban3 ben3	version; edition; release	1
朴素[樸素]	pu3 su4	plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous	2
独属[獨屬]	du2 shu3	belonging exclusively to; exclusively for; reserved to; special	3
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep19/25 words - 3 min
陌生[陌生]	mo4 sheng1	strange; unfamiliar	2
异域[異域]	yi4 yu4	foreign country; alien land	1
村[村]	cun1	village	8
梅州市[梅州市]	Mei2 zhou1 shi4	Meizhou prefecture level city in Guangdong province	1
户[戶]	hu4	a household; door; family	2
早晨[早晨]	zao3 chen2	early morning; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
喷涌[噴湧]	pen1 yong3	to bubble out; to squirt	1
亚洲[亞洲]	Ya4 zhou1	Asia; abbr. for 亞細亞洲|亚细亚洲[Ya4 xi4 ya4 Zhou1]	1
热带地区[熱帶地區]	re4 dai4 di4 qu1	the tropics	1
生姜[生薑]	sheng1 jiang1	fresh ginger	2
馨香[馨香]	xin1 xiang1	fragrance; fragrant (of incense)	1
集合[集合]	ji2 he2	to gather; to assemble; set (math.)	1
丁香[丁香]	ding1 xiang1	lilac (Syringia vulgaris); clove (Eugenia aromatica)	1
胡椒[胡椒]	hu2 jiao1	pepper	2
土[土]	tu3	earth; dust; clay; local; indigenous; crude opium; unsophisticated; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]	8
长足[長足]	chang2 zu2	remarkable (progress, improvement, expansion etc)	1
馥郁[馥鬱]	fu4 yu4	strongly fragrant; heavily scented	4
芬芳[芬芳]	fen1 fang1	perfume; fragrant	4
带回[帶回]	dai4 hui2	to bring back	2
故乡[故鄉]	gu4 xiang1	home; homeland; native place; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
较[較]	jiao4	to compare; to dispute; compared to; (before adj.) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3]	3
粗[粗]	cu1	coarse; rough; thick (for cylindrical objects); unfinished; vulgar; rude; crude	2
干涩[乾澀]	gan1 se4	dry and rough (skin); hoarse (voice); dry and heavy (style)	1
配角[配角]	pei4 jue2	supporting role (in play, film etc); minor role; to play a secondary role (in business etc); to play second fiddle	3
村民[村民]	cun1 min2	villager	2
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep19/50 words - 8 min
尽快[盡快]	jin4 kuai4	see 儘快|尽快[jin3 kuai4]	1
采用[採用]	cai3 yong4	to adopt; to employ; to use	2
人工[人工]	ren2 gong1	artificial; manpower; manual work	1
舂[舂]	chong1	to pound (grain); beat	17
大力[大力]	da4 li4	energetically; vigorously	1
芦苇[蘆葦]	lu2 wei3	reed	2
食盐[食鹽]	shi2 yan2	edible salt	1
麸[麩]	fu1	bran	3
密[密]	mi4	secret; confidential; close; thick; dense	2
土鸡[土雞]	tu3 ji1	free-range chicken	3
凉[涼]	liang2	cool; cold	5
鸡[雞]	ji1	fowl; chicken; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; (slang) prostitute	4
稍微[稍微]	shao1 wei1	a little bit	1
澄海[澄海]	Cheng2 hai3	Sea of serenity (Mare Serenitatis, on the moon); Chenghai district of Shantou city 汕头市, Guangdong	1
弟[弟]	di4	younger brother; junior male; I (modest word in letter)	3
不变[不變]	bu4 bian4	constant; unvarying; (math.) invariant	1
剂量[劑量]	ji4 liang4	dosage; prescribed dose of medicine	1
虽[雖]	sui1	although; even though	1
相似[相似]	xiang1 si4	to resemble; similar; like; resemblance; similarity	1
稳定[穩定]	wen3 ding4	steady; stable; stability; to stabilize; to pacify	2
辨识[辨識]	bian4 shi2	identification; to identify; to recognize	2
上午[上午]	shang4 wu3	morning; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
午饭[午飯]	wu3 fan4	lunch; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]	1
聚集[聚集]	ju4 ji2	to assemble; to gather	4
循环[循環]	xun2 huan2	to cycle; to circulate; circle; loop	3
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep19/75 words - 11 min
水蒸气[水蒸氣]	shui3 zheng1 qi4	vapor	1
温热[溫熱]	wen1 re4	tepid; to warm up (food etc)	1
涩[澀]	se4	astringent; tart; acerbity; unsmooth; rough (surface); hard to understand; obscure	2
肠衣[腸衣]	chang2 yi1	sausage casing	2
靠近[靠近]	kao4 jin4	near; to approach	2
极品[極品]	ji2 pin3	best quality; item of the highest quality; (slang) outrageous; annoying in the extreme; gross; person with these qualities	1
丰腴[豐腴]	feng1 yu2	full-bodied; well-rounded; fig. fertile land	7
白饭[白飯]	bai2 fan4	plain cooked rice; rice with nothing to go with it	1
丰盛[豐盛]	feng1 sheng4	rich; sumptuous	1
便捷[便捷]	bian4 jie2	convenient and fast	1
原则[原則]	yuan2 ze2	principle; doctrine; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
革新[革新]	ge2 xin1	to innovate; innovation	2
鳖[鱉]	bie1	freshwater soft-shelled turtle	3
羊[羊]	yang2	sheep; goat; CL:頭|头[tou2],隻|只[zhi1]	8
南宋[南宋]	Nan2 song4	the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)	2
过于[過於]	guo4 yu2	too much; excessively	1
羊肉[羊肉]	yang2 rou4	mutton; goat meat	4
能否[能否]	neng2 fou3	whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible?	1
膻[膻]	shan1	rank odor (of sheep or goats)	2
十成[十成]	shi2 cheng2	completely	1
把握[把握]	ba3 wo4	to grasp (also fig.); to seize; to hold; assurance; certainty; sure (of the outcome)	1
切末[切末]	qie4 mo5	stage props	1
白醋[白醋]	bai2 cu4	white vinegar; plain vinegar	1
醋酸[醋酸]	cu4 suan1	acetic acid (CH3COOH); acetate	1
汇合[匯合]	hui4 he2	confluence; to converge; to join; to fuse; fusion	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep19/83 words - 12 min
长达[長達]	chang2 da2	to extend as long as; to lengthen out to	1
腩[腩]	nan3	brisket; belly beef; spongy meat from cow's underside and neighboring ribs; see 牛腩[niu2 nan3] esp. Cantonese; erroneously translated as sirloin	1
综合[綜合]	zong1 he2	comprehensive; composite; synthesized; mixed; to sum up; to integrate; to synthesize	1
多余[多餘]	duo1 yu2	superfluous; unnecessary; surplus	2
适[適]	shi4	to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue	4
满意[滿意]	man3 yi4	satisfied; pleased; to one's satisfaction	2
闯荡[闖蕩]	chuang3 dang4	to leave home to make one's way in the world; to leave the life one knows to seek success	1
专属[專屬]	zhuan1 shu3	to belong or be dedicated exclusively to; proprietary; private; personal	3
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep20/25 words - 4 min
根茎[根莖]	gen1 jing1	stolon; runner; rhizome; rhizoma	2
惊人[驚人]	jing1 ren2	astonishing	1
选取[選取]	xuan3 qu3	to choose	1
血[血]	xue4	blood; colloquial pr. [xie3]; CL:滴[di1],片[pian4]	14
小肠[小腸]	xiao3 chang2	small intestine	1
杂碎[雜碎]	za2 sui4	offal; mixed entrails; trivial matters	1
荤[葷]	hun1	strong-smelling vegetable (garlic etc); non-vegetarian food (meat, fish etc); vulgar; obscene	3
中医[中醫]	Zhong1 yi1	traditional Chinese medical science; a doctor trained in Chinese medicine	1
药材[藥材]	yao4 cai2	medicinal ingredient	2
却是[卻是]	que4 shi4	nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...	1
绿色[綠色]	lu:4 se4	green	2
益母草[益母草]	yi4 mu3 cao3	motherwort (Leonurus heterophyllus or L. cardiaca)	21
开锅[開鍋]	kai1 guo1	(of a pot) to boil	1
焯[焯]	chao1	to blanch (cooking); to scald	2
破坏[破壞]	po4 huai4	destruction; damage; to wreck; to break; to destroy	5
益母[益母]	yi4 mu3	motherwort (Leonurus heterophyllus)	6
茎[莖]	jing1	stalk; stem; CL:條|条[tiao2]	3
清新[清新]	qing1 xin1	fresh and clean	5
暗示[暗示]	an4 shi4	to hint; to suggest; suggestion; hint	1
浓重[濃重]	nong2 zhong4	dense; thick; strong; rich (colors); heavy (aroma); deep (friendship); profound (effect)	1
铁山[鐵山]	Tie3 shan1	Tieshan district of Huangshi city 黃石市|黄石市[Huang2 shi2 shi4], Hubei	1
脚下[腳下]	jiao3 xia4	under the foot	1
农业区[農業區]	nong2 ye4 qu1	agricultural region	1
老伯[老伯]	lao3 bo2	uncle (polite form of address for older male)	4
菜地[菜地]	cai4 di4	vegetable field	4
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep20/50 words - 5 min
耕种[耕種]	geng1 zhong4	to till; to cultivate	2
规划[規劃]	gui1 hua4	to plan (how to do sth); planning; plan; program	1
精确[精確]	jing1 que4	accurate; precise	1
轮作[輪作]	lun2 zuo4	rotation of crops (to preserve fertility of soil)	1
耕[耕]	geng1	to plow; to till	1
肥力[肥力]	fei2 li4	fertility (of soil)	1
每月[每月]	mei3 yue4	each month	1
次数[次數]	ci4 shu4	number of times; frequency; order number (in a series); power (math.); degree of a polynomial (math.)	1
嫩叶[嫩葉]	nen4 ye4	newly-grown leaves; tender leaves	1
信号[信號]	xin4 hao4	signal	1
下面[下面]	xia4 mian4	below; under; next; the following; also pr. [xia4 mian5]	1
叶子[葉子]	ye4 zi5	foliage; leaf; CL:片[pian4]	2
统统[統統]	tong3 tong3	totally	1
成片[成片]	cheng2 pian4	(of a large number of things) to form an expanse; to cover an area	1
田间[田間]	tian2 jian1	field; farm; farming area; village	2
辟[辟]	bi4	king; monarch; to enlist; to repel; to avoid	1
区域[區域]	qu1 yu4	area; region; district	1
籽实[籽實]	zi3 shi2	seed; grain; kernel; bean	3
暗含[暗含]	an4 han2	to imply; to suggest; to connote; implicit	1
紫色[紫色]	zi3 se4	purple; violet (color)	1
信奉[信奉]	xin4 feng4	belief; to believe (in sth)	1
同源[同源]	tong2 yuan2	homology (biology); a common origin	1
仅仅[僅僅]	jin3 jin3	barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)	3
限于[限於]	xian4 yu2	to be limited to; to be confined to	1
涝[澇]	lao4	flooded	1
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep20/75 words - 9 min
排水[排水]	pai2 shui3	to drain	1
性能[性能]	xing4 neng2	function; performance	1
浇灌[澆灌]	jiao1 guan4	to water; to irrigate	1
天亮[天亮]	tian1 liang4	dawn; daybreak	1
卖掉[賣掉]	mai4 diao4	to sell off; to get rid of in a sale	1
瞬息万变[瞬息萬變]	shun4 xi1 wan4 bian4	in an instant a myriad changes (idiom); rapid substantial change	1
起伏[起伏]	qi3 fu2	to move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs	1
涨落[漲落]	zhang3 luo4	(of water, prices etc) to rise and fall	1
早市[早市]	zao3 shi4	morning market	1
销量[銷量]	xiao1 liang4	sales volume	1
起源[起源]	qi3 yuan2	origin; to originate; to come from	1
难题[難題]	nan2 ti2	difficult problem	1
棉[棉]	mian2	generic term for cotton or kapok; cotton; padded or quilted with cotton	4
一带[一帶]	yi1 dai4	region; district	1
端[端]	duan1	end; extremity; item; port; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; regular	3
午[午]	wu3	7th earthly branch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m., noon, 5th solar month (6th June-6th July), year of the Horse; ancient Chinese compass point: 180° (south)	2
节[節]	jie2	festival; holiday; node; joint; section; segment; part; to economize; to save; to abridge; moral integrity; classifier for segments, e.g. lessons, train wagons, biblical verses; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
改为[改為]	gai3 wei2	to change into	1
潮阳区[潮陽區]	Chao2 yang2 qu1	Chaoyang district, Shantou city, Guangdong	1
项[項]	xiang4	back of neck; item; thing; term (in a mathematical formula); sum (of money); classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc	2
俗[俗]	su2	custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular	1
发源地[發源地]	fa1 yuan2 di4	place of origin; birthplace; source	1
捣碎[搗碎]	dao3 sui4	to pound into pieces; to mash	2
取代[取代]	qu3 dai4	to replace; to supersede; to supplant; (chemistry) substitution	1
肉类[肉類]	rou4 lei4	meat	8
//Flavorful Origins - S1/Ep20/80 words - 9 min
平安[平安]	ping2 an1	safe and sound; well; without mishap; quiet and safe; at peace	1
流逝[流逝]	liu2 shi4	(of time) to pass; to elapse	1
物是人非[物是人非]	wu4 shi4 ren2 fei1	things have remained the same, but people have changed	1
时光[時光]	shi2 guang1	time; era; period of time	3
情感[情感]	qing2 gan3	feeling; emotion; to move (emotionally)	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep1/25 words - 2 min
企及[企及]	qi3 ji2	to hope to reach; to strive for	1
微观世界[微觀世界]	wei1 guan1 shi4 jie4	microcosm; the microscopic world	1
风起云涌[風起雲湧]	feng1 qi3 yun2 yong3	to surge like a gathering storm (idiom); to grow by leaps and bounds	1
巨变[巨變]	ju4 bian4	great changes	2
乳汁[乳汁]	ru3 zhi1	milk	5
重组[重組]	chong2 zu3	to reorganize; to recombine; recombination	1
纬度[緯度]	wei3 du4	latitude	2
高原[高原]	gao1 yuan2	plateau; CL:片[pian4]	5
游牧[遊牧]	you2 mu4	nomadic; to move about in search of pasture; to rove around as a nomad	2
民族[民族]	min2 zu2	nationality; ethnic group; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
聚居[聚居]	ju4 ju1	to inhabit a region (esp. ethnic group); to congregate	1
纯正[純正]	chun2 zheng4	pure; unadulterated; (of motives etc) honest	1
羊奶[羊奶]	yang2 nai3	sheep's milk	7
尝[嚐]	chang2	variant of 嘗|尝[chang2]; to taste; to experience	1
奶[奶]	nai3	breast; milk; to breastfeed	8
避[避]	bi4	to avoid; to shun; to flee; to escape; to keep away from; to leave; to hide from	1
不及[不及]	bu4 ji2	to fall short of; not as good as; too late	1
垂涎欲滴[垂涎欲滴]	chui2 xian2 yu4 di1	to drool with desire (idiom); to envy; to hunger for	1
奶酪[奶酪]	nai3 lao4	cheese; CL:塊|块[kuai4],盒[he2],片[pian4]	5
大理[大理]	da4 li3	judicial officer; justice of the peace (old)	9
白族[白族]	Bai2 zu2	Bai (ethnic group)	1
自治州[自治州]	zi4 zhi4 zhou1	autonomous prefecture	1
云南省[雲南省]	Yun2 nan2 Sheng3	Yunnan Province in southwest China, bordering on Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, abbr. 滇[Dian1] or 雲|云[Yun2], capital Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2]	1
奶牛[奶牛]	nai3 niu2	milk cow; dairy cow	1
运[運]	yun4	to move; to transport; to use; to apply; fortune; luck; fate	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep1/50 words - 5 min
杜[杜]	du4	birchleaf pear (tree); to stop; to prevent; to restrict	4
锦[錦]	jin3	brocade; embroidered work; bright	4
昆明[昆明]	Kun1 ming2	Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China	4
石林县[石林縣]	Shi2 lin2 xian4	Shilin Yi autonomous county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan	1
地势[地勢]	di4 shi4	terrain; topography relief	1
平缓[平緩]	ping2 huan3	level; almost flat; not strongly sloping; fig. moderate; mild-mannered; gentle	1
草场[草場]	cao3 chang3	pastureland	1
密布[密布]	mi4 bu4	to cover densely	2
基地[基地]	ji1 di4	base (of operations); industrial or military base; al-Qaeda	1
梅[梅]	mei2	plum; plum flower; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)	4
挤出[擠出]	ji3 chu1	to squeeze out; to extrude; to drain; to find the time; to burst out	1
山羊[山羊]	shan1 yang2	goat; (gymnastics) small-sized vaulting horse	1
转换[轉換]	zhuan3 huan4	to change; to switch; to convert; to transform	1
起点[起點]	qi3 dian3	starting point	1
腐坏[腐壞]	fu3 huai4	rot	2
保质期[保質期]	bao3 zhi4 qi1	date of use (on foodstuffs); best before date	1
诀窍[訣竅]	jue2 qiao4	secret; trick; knack; key	1
性状[性狀]	xing4 zhuang4	nature (i.e. properties of sth); character	2
道具[道具]	dao4 ju4	prop (theater); paraphernalia; (gaming) item; artifact	1
上演[上演]	shang4 yan3	to screen (a movie); to stage (a play); a screening; a staging	2
重聚[重聚]	chong2 ju4	to meet again	1
明显[明顯]	ming2 xian3	clear; distinct; obvious	3
酪蛋白[酪蛋白]	lao4 dan4 bai2	casein (milk protein)	2
凝聚[凝聚]	ning2 ju4	to condense; to coagulate; coacervation (i.e. form tiny droplets); aggregation; coherent	1
液态[液態]	ye4 tai4	liquid (state)	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep1/75 words - 8 min
复[復]	fu4	to go and return; to return; to resume; to return to a normal or original state; to repeat; again; to recover; to restore; to turn over; to reply; to answer; to reply to a letter; to retaliate; to carry out	1
自制[自製]	zi4 zhi4	self-made; improvised; homemade; handmade	1
铁[鐵]	tie3	iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang)	1
夹[夾]	jia1	to press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich; to carry sth under armpit; wedged between; between; to intersperse; to mix; to mingle; clip; folder; Taiwan pr. [jia2]	1
拉扯[拉扯]	la1 che5	to drag; to pull; to raise a child (through difficulties); to help; to support; to drag in; to chat	1
焦化[焦化]	jiao1 hua4	to distill	1
团[團]	tuan2	round; lump; ball; to roll into a ball; to gather; regiment; group; society; classifier for a lump or a soft mass: wad (of paper), ball (of wool), cloud (of smoke)	5
耽搁[耽擱]	dan1 ge5	to tarry; to delay; to stop over	1
拉伸[拉伸]	la1 shen1	to draw; to stretch	1
运动[運動]	yun4 dong4	to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign; CL:場|场[chang3]	2
舒展[舒展]	shu1 zhan3	to roll out; to extend; to smooth out; to unfold	2
缠绕[纏繞]	chan2 rao4	twisting; to twine; to wind; to pester; to bother	1
竿[竿]	gan1	pole	1
拥抱[擁抱]	yong1 bao4	to embrace; to hug	1
镀[鍍]	du4	-plated; to plate	1
石林[石林]	Shi2 lin2	Stone Forest, notable set of limestone formations in Yunnan	3
绵密[綿密]	mian2 mi4	detailed; meticulous; fine and careful	2
气泡[氣泡]	qi4 pao4	bubble; blister (in metal); (of beverages) sparkling; carbonated	1
固体[固體]	gu4 ti3	solid	1
凝集[凝集]	ning2 ji2	to concentrate; to gather; (biology) to agglutinate	1
酪[酪]	lao4	curdled milk or fruit juice; also pr. [luo4]	1
豆腐渣[豆腐渣]	dou4 fu5 zha1	okara (i.e. soy pulp, a by-product of making soymilk or tofu)	1
现象[現象]	xian4 xiang4	phenomenon; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]; appearance	1
与此同时[與此同時]	yu3 ci3 tong2 shi2	at the same time; meanwhile	1
羊油[羊油]	yang2 you2	sheep's fat; suet; mutton tallow	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep1/100 words - 12 min
机械[機械]	ji1 xie4	machine; machinery; mechanical; (old) cunning; scheming	3
辅助[輔助]	fu3 zhu4	to assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary; subsidiary	1
揭晓[揭曉]	jie1 xiao3	to announce publicly; to publish; to make known; to disclose	1
面貌[面貌]	mian4 mao4	appearance; face; features; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
宣威[宣威]	Xuan1 wei1	Xuanwei county level city in Qujing 曲靖[Qu3 jing4], Yunnan	3
火腿[火腿]	huo3 tui3	ham; CL:個|个[ge4]	23
松软[鬆軟]	song1 ruan3	flexible; not rigid; spongy; soft or runny (not set hard); loose (soil)	4
扑面[撲面]	pu1 mian4	lit. sth hits one in the face; directly in one's face; sth assaults the senses; blatant (advertising); eye-catching; (a smell) assaults the nostrils	1
小朋友[小朋友]	xiao3 peng2 you3	child; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
风韵[風韻]	feng1 yun4	charm; grace; elegant bearing (usually feminine)	1
乳香[乳香]	ru3 xiang1	frankincense	1
暴晒[暴曬]	bao4 shai4	(of the sun) to scorch; to expose to a scorching sun	2
韧性[韌性]	ren4 xing4	toughness	4
扇[扇]	shan1	to fan; to slap sb on the face	5
扇[扇]	shan4	fan; sliding, hinged or detachable flat part of sth; classifier for doors, windows etc	5
抹[抹]	mo3	to smear; to wipe; to erase; classifier for wisps of cloud, light-beams etc	1
玫瑰[玫瑰]	mei2 gui1	rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower; CL:朵[duo3],棵[ke1]	1
可口[可口]	ke3 kou3	tasty; to taste good	1
金黄色[金黃色]	jin1 huang2 se4	gold color	1
糖浆[糖漿]	tang2 jiang1	syrup	1
沙琪玛[沙琪瑪]	sha1 qi2 ma3	sachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup, pressed together, then cut into blocks	1
蜂蜜[蜂蜜]	feng1 mi4	honey	1
口腔[口腔]	kou3 qiang1	oral cavity	4
敦厚[敦厚]	dun1 hou4	genuine; honest and sincere	1
灵感[靈感]	ling2 gan3	inspiration; insight; a burst of creativity in scientific or artistic endeavor	1
流[流]	liu2	to flow; to disseminate; to circulate or spread; to move or drift; to degenerate; to banish or send into exile; stream of water or sth resembling one; class, rate or grade	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep1/104 words - 12 min
无限[無限]	wu2 xian4	unlimited; unbounded	2
想象[想象]	xiang3 xiang4	to imagine; to fancy; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
清点[清點]	qing1 dian3	to check; to make inventory	1
探寻[探尋]	tan4 xun2	to search; to seek; to explore	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep2/25 words - 2 min
令人[令人]	ling4 ren2	to cause one (to do sth); to make one (angry, delighted etc)	2
眼花缭乱[眼花繚亂]	yan3 hua1 liao2 luan4	to be dazzled	1
魔术[魔術]	mo2 shu4	magic	1
任性[任性]	ren4 xing4	willful; headstrong; unruly	1
独一无二[獨一無二]	du2 yi1 wu2 er4	unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled; nothing compares with it	1
风土[風土]	feng1 tu3	natural conditions and social customs of a place; local conditions	1
暗藏[暗藏]	an4 cang2	to hide; to conceal	2
别样[別樣]	bie2 yang4	different kind of; another sort of; special; unusual	1
胆大[膽大]	dan3 da4	daring; bold; audacious	1
绽放[綻放]	zhan4 fang4	to blossom	1
灵[靈]	ling2	quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin	1
边陲[邊陲]	bian1 chui2	border area; frontier	1
喃[喃]	nan2	mumble in repetition	9
撇[撇]	pie1	to cast away; to fling aside	11
傣[傣]	Dai3	Dai (ethnic group)	11
语[語]	yu3	dialect; language; speech	3
多样化[多樣化]	duo1 yang4 hua4	diversification; to diversify	1
族[族]	zu2	race; nationality; ethnicity; clan; by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)	8
寨[寨]	zhai4	stronghold; stockade; camp; (stockaded) village	6
冯[馮]	ping2	to gallop; to assist; to attack; to wade; great; old variant of 憑|凭[ping2]	3
远行[遠行]	yuan3 xing2	a long journey; far from home	1
晚餐[晚餐]	wan3 can1	evening meal; dinner; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]	1
地头[地頭]	di4 tou2	place; locality; edge of a field; lower margin of a page	1
叫苦[叫苦]	jiao4 ku3	to whine about hardships; to complain of one's bitter lot; to complain; to grumble	1
葵[葵]	kui2	sunflower	2
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep2/50 words - 4 min
凶猛[兇猛]	xiong1 meng3	fierce; violent; ferocious	1
体内[體內]	ti3 nei4	within the body; in vivo (vs in vitro); internal to	1
焦灼[焦灼]	jiao1 zhuo2	(literary) deeply worried	1
隔壁[隔壁]	ge2 bi4	next door; neighbor	1
集会[集會]	ji2 hui4	to gather; assembly; meeting; CL:個|个[ge4],次[ci4]	2
历[歷]	li4	to experience; to undergo; to pass through; all; each; every; history	1
感悟[感悟]	gan3 wu4	to come to realize; to appreciate (feelings)	1
祈福[祈福]	qi2 fu2	to pray for blessings	1
咩[咩]	mie1	the bleating of sheep; final particle which transforms statements into questions that indicate doubt or surprise (Cantonese)	2
热闹[熱鬧]	re4 nao5	bustling with noise and excitement; lively	1
乡村[鄉村]	xiang1 cun1	rustic; village; countryside	2
静止[靜止]	jing4 zhi3	still; immobile; static; stationary	1
以往[以往]	yi3 wang3	in the past; formerly	1
正午[正午]	zheng4 wu3	midday; noon; noonday	1
暑[暑]	shu3	heat; hot weather; summer heat	2
番茄[番茄]	fan1 qie2	tomato	9
海拔[海拔]	hai3 ba2	height above sea level; elevation	4
体型[體型]	ti3 xing2	build; body type	2
娇小[嬌小]	jiao1 xiao3	petite; delicate; dainty	1
外皮[外皮]	wai4 pi2	outer skin; carapace	2
近亲[近親]	jin4 qin1	close relative; near relation	2
德宏[德宏]	De2 hong2	Dehong prefecture in Yunnan (Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture)	3
缅[緬]	mian3	distant; remote; detailed	5
边境[邊境]	bian1 jing4	frontier; border	1
马[馬]	ma3	horse; CL:匹[pi3]; horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess; knight in Western chess	2
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep2/75 words - 7 min
鬃[鬃]	zong1	bristles; horse's mane	2
腴[腴]	yu2	fat on belly; fertile; rich	2
膛[膛]	tang2	chest (of body); hollow space; throat	2
烬[燼]	jin4	ashes; embers	2
热力[熱力]	re4 li4	heat	5
幕[幕]	mu4	curtain or screen; canopy or tent; headquarters of a general; act (of a play)	1
轻易[輕易]	qing1 yi4	easily; lightly; rashly	1
剥离[剝離]	bo1 li2	to peel; to strip; to peel off; to come off (of tissue, skin, covering etc)	2
明亮[明亮]	ming2 liang4	bright; shining; glittering; to become clear	1
半透明[半透明]	ban4 tou4 ming2	translucent; semitransparent	2
小米[小米]	xiao3 mi3	millet	2
柳[柳]	liu3	willow	2
悉数[悉數]	xi1 shu3	to enumerate in detail; to explain clearly	1
悉数[悉數]	xi1 shu4	all; every single one; the entire sum	1
亮相[亮相]	liang4 xiang4	to strike a pose (Chinese opera); (fig.) to make a public appearance; to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc); (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc	1
狂欢[狂歡]	kuang2 huan1	party; carousal; hilarity; merriment; whoopee; to carouse	3
果胶[果膠]	guo3 jiao1	pectin	1
丛林[叢林]	cong2 lin2	jungle; thicket; forest; Buddhist monastery	1
夺目[奪目]	duo2 mu4	to dazzle the eyes	1
深刻[深刻]	shen1 ke4	profound; deep; deep-going	1
腊[臘]	la4	12th lunar month; preserved (meat, fish etc)	5
掌[掌]	zhang3	palm of the hand; sole of the foot; paw; horseshoe; to slap; to hold in one's hand; to wield	2
任[任]	ren4	to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)	1
流转[流轉]	liu2 zhuan3	to be on the move; to roam or wander; to circulate (of goods or capital)	2
始终如一[始終如一]	shi3 zhong1 ru2 yi1	unswerving from start to finish (idiom)	1
莫[莫]	mo4	do not; there is none who	2
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep2/100 words - 11 min
午餐[午餐]	wu3 can1	lunch; luncheon; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4]	1
剔除[剔除]	ti1 chu2	to reject; to discard; to get rid of	1
厚实[厚實]	hou4 shi5	thick; substantial; sturdy; solid	2
致[致]	zhi4	to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey	3
紧贴[緊貼]	jin3 tie1	to stick close to; to press up against	1
沿[沿]	yan2	along; to follow (a line, tradition etc); to carry on; to trim (a border with braid, tape etc); border; edge	1
碾[碾]	nian3	stone roller; roller and millstone; to grind; to crush; to husk	1
悄然[悄然]	qiao3 ran2	quietly; sorrowfully	1
尖锐[尖銳]	jian1 rui4	sharp; intense; penetrating; pointed; acute (illness)	2
占据[佔據]	zhan4 ju4	to occupy; to hold	2
鼻腔[鼻腔]	bi2 qiang1	nasal cavity	4
农[農]	nong2	peasant; to farm; agriculture; diligent (old); government field official (old)	1
闲[閒]	xian2	variant of 閑|闲, idle; unoccupied; leisure; free time	1
惊喜[驚喜]	jing1 xi3	nice surprise; to be pleasantly surprised	3
香草[香草]	xiang1 cao3	aromatic herb; vanilla; alternative name for Eupatorium fortunei; (fig.) loyal and dependable person (old)	4
荆[荊]	jing1	chaste tree or berry (Vitex agnus-castus); alternative name for the Zhou Dynasty state of Chu 楚國|楚国[Chu3 guo2]	1
凉爽[涼爽]	liang2 shuang3	cool and refreshing	1
气息[氣息]	qi4 xi1	breath; smell; odor; flavor	4
口舌[口舌]	kou3 she2	dispute or misunderstanding caused by gossip; to talk sb round	1
津[津]	jin1	saliva; sweat; a ferry crossing; a ford (river crossing); abbr. for Tianjin 天津	1
芒[芒]	mang2	awn (of cereals); arista (of grain); tip (of a blade); Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass); variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan	3
里[里]	li3	li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels	2
村寨[村寨]	cun1 zhai4	(stockaded) village	1
具[具]	ju4	tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument; talent; ability; to possess; to have; to provide; to furnish; to state; classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies	3
美好[美好]	mei3 hao3	beautiful; fine	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep2/105 words - 11 min
唾[唾]	tuo4	saliva; to spit	1
山野[山野]	shan1 ye3	mountain and fields	2
质朴[質樸]	zhi4 pu3	simple; plain; unadorned; unaffected; unsophisticated; rustic; earthy	2
坝[壩]	ba4	dam; dike; embankment; CL:條|条[tiao2]	1
碰撞[碰撞]	peng4 zhuang4	to collide; collision	8
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep3/25 words - 2 min
陌[陌]	mo4	raised path; street	1
相逢[相逢]	xiang1 feng2	to meet (by chance); to come across	1
殊途同归[殊途同歸]	shu1 tu2 tong2 gui1	different routes to the same destination (idiom); fig. different means of achieve the same end	1
不可思议[不可思議]	bu4 ke3 si1 yi4	inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable; unfathomable	1
神秘[神秘]	shen2 mi4	mysterious; mystery	3
样本[樣本]	yang4 ben3	sample; specimen	2
西南部[西南部]	xi1 nan2 bu4	southwest part	1
下旬[下旬]	xia4 xun2	last third of the month	1
沉浸[沉浸]	chen2 jin4	to soak; to permeate; to immerse	1
庆祝[慶祝]	qing4 zhu4	to celebrate	1
干[干]	gan1	to concern; to interfere; shield; stem	2
朵[朵]	duo3	flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc	3
节庆[節慶]	jie2 qing4	festival	1
轴[軸]	zhou2	axis; axle; spool (for thread); roller (for scrolls); classifier for calligraphy rolls etc	4
荤素[葷素]	hun1 su4	meat and vegetable	1
拼[拼]	pin1	to piece together; to join together; to stake all; adventurous; at the risk of one's life; to spell	4
凉拌[涼拌]	liang2 ban4	salad with dressing; cold vegetables dressed with sauce (e.g. coleslaw)	4
割舍[割捨]	ge1 she3	to give up; to part with	1
游客[遊客]	you2 ke4	traveler; tourist; (online gaming) guest player	1
探访[探訪]	tan4 fang3	to seek by inquiry or search; to call on; to visit	1
目标[目標]	mu4 biao1	target; goal; objective; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
第一时间[第一時間]	di4 yi1 shi2 jian1	in the first moments (of sth happening); immediately (after an event); first thing	1
完毕[完畢]	wan2 bi4	to finish; to end; to complete	1
郊区[郊區]	jiao1 qu1	suburban district; outskirts; suburbs; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
明[明]	ming2	bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods	3
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep3/50 words - 6 min
翘首以待[翹首以待]	qiao2 shou3 yi3 dai4	to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom); to anxiously await	1
随处[隨處]	sui2 chu4	everywhere; anywhere	1
可见[可見]	ke3 jian4	it can clearly be seen (that this is the case); it is (thus) clear; clear; visible	1
冲调[沖調]	chong1 tiao2	to reconstitute (a powdered beverage) by adding water, milk etc	1
清苦[清苦]	qing1 ku3	destitute but honest; poor and simple; spartan; austere	1
资深[資深]	zi1 shen1	veteran (journalist etc); senior; highly experienced	1
烘[烘]	hong1	to bake; to heat by fire; to set off by contrast	1
主顾[主顧]	zhu3 gu4	client; customer	1
盲肠[盲腸]	mang2 chang2	appendix (anatomy); cecum	1
眼中[眼中]	yan3 zhong1	in one's eyes	1
上海[上海]	Shang4 hai3	Shanghai municipality, central east China, abbr. to 滬|沪[Hu4]	1
知识[知識]	zhi1 shi5	knowledge; CL:門|门[men2]; intellectual	1
青年[青年]	qing1 nian2	youth; youthful years; young person; the young	1
下放[下放]	xia4 fang4	to delegate; to decentralize; to demote a party cadre to work on the shop floor or in the countryside	1
开头[開頭]	kai1 tou2	beginning; to start	1
族人[族人]	zu2 ren2	clansman; clan members; relatives; ethnic minority	1
惯[慣]	guan4	accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child)	1
里脊[裡脊]	li3 ji5	(tender)loin (of pork, beef etc)	1
蓼[蓼]	lu4	luxuriant growth	1
跳跃[跳躍]	tiao4 yue4	to jump; to leap; to bound; to skip	1
野[野]	ye3	field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; feral	1
韭菜[韭菜]	jiu3 cai4	garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives; (fig.) retail investors who lose their money to more experienced operators (i.e. they are "harvested" like garlic chives)	1
出场[出場]	chu1 chang3	(of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform; (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete; (fig.) to enter the scene (e.g. a new product); (of an examinee etc) to leave the venue	1
灵动[靈動]	ling2 dong4	to be quick-witted	1
衣[衣]	yi1	clothes; CL:件[jian4]; Kangxi radical 145	3
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep3/75 words - 8 min
黄牛[黃牛]	huang2 niu2	ox; cattle; scalper of tickets etc; to fail to show up; to break a promise	1
胃液[胃液]	wei4 ye4	gastric fluid	1
胆[膽]	dan3	gall bladder; courage; guts; gall; inner container (e.g. bladder of a football, inner container of a thermos)	1
青草[青草]	qing1 cao3	grass	1
散开[散開]	san4 kai1	to separate; to disperse	1
基底[基底]	ji1 di3	plinth; base; substrate	1
介质[介質]	jie4 zhi4	medium; media	1
承载[承載]	cheng2 zai4	to bear the weight; to sustain	1
点睛之笔[點睛之筆]	dian3 jing1 zhi1 bi3	the brush stroke that dots in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point	2
至此[至此]	zhi4 ci3	up until now; so far	2
一套[一套]	yi1 tao4	suit; a set; a collection; of the same kind; the same old stuff; set pattern of behavior	1
冒[冒]	mao4	to emit; to give off; to send out (or up, forth); to brave; to face; reckless; to falsely adopt (sb's identity etc); to feign; (literary) to cover	1
克制[克制]	ke4 zhi4	to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control	1
顾[顧]	gu4	to look after; to take into consideration; to attend to	1
往事[往事]	wang3 shi4	past events; former happenings	1
烟[煙]	yan1	cigarette or pipe tobacco; CL:根[gen1]; smoke; mist; vapour; CL:縷|缕[lu:3]; tobacco plant; (of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke	1
团聚[團聚]	tuan2 ju4	to reunite; to have a reunion	2
美的[美的]	Mei3 di2	Midea (brand)	1
配置[配置]	pei4 zhi4	to deploy; to allocate; configuration; allocation	1
不拘[不拘]	bu4 ju1	not stick to; not confine oneself to; whatever	1
随意[隨意]	sui2 yi4	as one wishes; according to one's wishes; at will; voluntary; conscious	1
柠[檸]	ning2	lemon	6
入门[入門]	ru4 men2	entrance door; to enter a door; introduction (to a subject)	2
级[級]	ji2	level; grade; rank; step (of stairs); CL:個|个[ge4]; classifier: step, level	1
柠檬[檸檬]	ning2 meng2	lemon	6
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep3/100 words - 11 min
蚂[螞]	ma3	ant	1
蚁[蟻]	yi3	ant	1
冽[冽]	lie4	cold and raw	3
蚂蚁[螞蟻]	ma3 yi3	ant	1
木炭[木炭]	mu4 tan4	charcoal	1
净化[淨化]	jing4 hua4	to purify	1
笋[筍]	sun3	bamboo shoot	1
标识[標識]	biao1 zhi4	variant of 標誌|标志[biao1 zhi4]	3
浊[濁]	zhuo2	turbid; muddy; impure	1
嗅觉[嗅覺]	xiu4 jue2	sense of smell	1
和谐[和諧]	he2 xie2	harmonious; harmony; (euphemism) to censor	1
幽[幽]	you1	remote; hidden away; secluded; serene; peaceful; to imprison; in superstition indicates the underworld; ancient district spanning Liaonang and Hebei provinces	1
椒[椒]	jiao1	pepper	1
抗菌[抗菌]	kang4 jun1	antibacterial	1
剂[劑]	ji4	dose (medicine)	2
助[助]	zhu4	to help; to assist	1
攻[攻]	gong1	to attack; to accuse; to study	1
缝隙[縫隙]	feng4 xi4	small crack; chink	1
友好[友好]	you3 hao3	friendly; amicable; close friend	1
火烧[火燒]	huo3 shao1	to set fire to; to burn down; burning hot; baked cake	1
今晚[今晚]	jin1 wan3	tonight	1
唤醒[喚醒]	huan4 xing3	to wake sb; to rouse	3
蕾[蕾]	lei3	bud	2
果冻[果凍]	guo3 dong4	gelatin dessert	1
生皮[生皮]	sheng1 pi2	pelt; raw hide	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep3/105 words - 11 min
乐趣[樂趣]	le4 qu4	delight; pleasure; joy	1
多样性[多樣性]	duo1 yang4 xing4	variegation; diversity	1
多元化[多元化]	duo1 yuan2 hua4	diversification; pluralism; to diversify	1
时代[時代]	shi2 dai4	age; era; epoch; period (in one's life); CL:個|个[ge4]	2
流变[流變]	liu2 bian4	to flow and change; development and change (of society)	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep4/25 words - 2 min
优胜劣汰[優勝劣汰]	you1 sheng4 lie4 tai4	survival of the fittest (idiom)	1
总有[總有]	zong3 you3	inevitably there will be	1
小众[小眾]	xiao3 zhong4	minority of the population; non-mainstream (activity, pursuit etc); niche (market etc)	1
偏好[偏好]	pian1 hao4	to prefer; to be partial to sth; preference	1
机缘[機緣]	ji1 yuan2	chance; opportunity; destiny	1
崇山峻岭[崇山峻嶺]	chong2 shan1 jun4 ling3	towering mountains and precipitous ridges (idiom)	2
西部[西部]	xi1 bu4	western part	2
怒[怒]	nu4	anger; fury; flourishing; vigorous	4
峡谷[峽谷]	xia2 gu3	canyon; gill; ravine	5
纵贯[縱貫]	zong4 guan4	lit. warp string in weaving; fig. vertical or north-south lines; to pass through; to cross lengthwise; to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom)	1
陡峭[陡峭]	dou3 qiao4	precipitous	1
高山[高山]	gao1 shan1	high mountain; alpine	3
地貌[地貌]	di4 mao4	relief; landform (geology)	1
险峻[險峻]	xian3 jun4	arduous; steep	1
恰好[恰好]	qia4 hao3	as it turns out; by lucky coincidence; (of number, time, size etc) just right	1
树种[樹種]	shu4 zhong3	tree species	1
漆树[漆樹]	qi1 shu4	lac tree (Rhus vernicifera)	4
木材[木材]	mu4 cai2	wood	1
树干[樹幹]	shu4 gan4	tree trunk	1
分泌[分泌]	fen1 mi4	to secrete; secretion	2
涂料[塗料]	tu2 liao4	paint	1
怒江[怒江]	Nu4 jiang1	Nujiang river of south Tibet and northwest Yunnan, the upper reaches of Salween river 薩爾溫江|萨尔温江, forming border of Myanmar and Thailand	5
漆[漆]	qi1	paint; lacquer; CL:道[dao4]; to paint (furniture, walls etc)	26
攀爬[攀爬]	pan1 pa2	to climb	1
高处[高處]	gao1 chu4	high place; elevation	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep4/50 words - 4 min
成串[成串]	cheng2 chuan4	cluster; bunch	1
不便[不便]	bu4 bian4	inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash	1
冒险[冒險]	mao4 xian3	to take risks; to take chances; foray; adventure	1
籽[籽]	zi3	seeds	7
皮肤[皮膚]	pi2 fu1	skin; CL:層|层[ceng2],塊|块[kuai4]	1
过敏[過敏]	guo4 min3	oversensitive; allergic; allergy	1
脱敏[脫敏]	tuo1 min3	to desensitize; to remove an allergic susceptibility	1
体质[體質]	ti3 zhi4	constitution	1
翻[翻]	fan1	to turn over; to flip over; to overturn; to rummage through; to translate; to decode; to double; to climb over or into; to cross	2
敏[敏]	min3	quick; nimble; agile; clever; smart	1
脱离[脫離]	tuo1 li2	to separate oneself from; to break away from; diastasis (medicine); abscission; abjunction (botany)	1
改造[改造]	gai3 zao4	to transform; to reform; to remodel; to remold	1
玄机[玄機]	xuan2 ji1	profound theory (in Daoism and Buddhism); mysterious principles	1
物理[物理]	wu4 li3	physics; physical	1
定律[定律]	ding4 lu:4	scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy); (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts")	1
人力[人力]	ren2 li4	manpower; labor power	1
几何[幾何]	ji3 he2	geometry; (literary) how much	1
倍数[倍數]	bei4 shu4	multiple; multiplier; factor	1
爆裂[爆裂]	bao4 lie4	to rupture; to burst; to explode	1
棕色[棕色]	zong1 se4	brown	1
蜡质[蠟質]	la4 zhi4	waxiness	3
低于[低于]	di1 yu2	to be lower than	1
凝固点[凝固點]	ning2 gu4 dian3	freezing point	1
偏低[偏低]	pian1 di1	to be on the low side; to be inadequate (e.g. of a salary)	1
辅佐[輔佐]	fu3 zuo3	to assist (usually a ruler)	2
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep4/75 words - 8 min
乳猪[乳豬]	ru3 zhu1	suckling pig	1
夹杂[夾雜]	jia1 za2	to mix together (disparate substances); to mingle; a mix; to be tangled up with	1
奇特[奇特]	qi2 te4	peculiar; unusual; queer	1
慰藉[慰藉]	wei4 jie4	to console; to comfort; consolation	1
散养[散養]	san3 yang3	free-range raising (of poultry, cattle etc)	1
燎[燎]	liao2	to burn; to set afire	2
出落[出落]	chu1 luo4	to grow (prettier etc); to mature into; to blossom	1
保有[保有]	bao3 you3	to keep; to retain	1
溢[溢]	yi4	to overflow; (literary) excessive; old variant of 鎰|镒[yi4]	1
彰显[彰顯]	zhang1 xian3	to manifest	1
缔结[締結]	di4 jie2	to conclude (an agreement)	1
名状[名狀]	ming2 zhuang4	to express; to describe	2
糖类[糖類]	tang2 lei4	sugar (chemistry)	1
张扬[張揚]	zhang1 yang2	to display ostentatiously; to bring out into the open; to make public; to spread around; flamboyant; brash	1
提味[提味]	ti2 wei4	to improve taste; to make sth palatable	1
弥散[彌散]	mi2 san4	to dissipate everywhere (of light, sound, gas etc)	1
可溶性[可溶性]	ke3 rong2 xing4	solubility	1
倍[倍]	bei4	(two, three etc) -fold; times (multiplier); double; to increase or multiply	1
榨油[榨油]	zha4 you2	to extract oil from vegetables; to press	1
邻居[鄰居]	lin2 ju1	neighbor; next door; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
收工[收工]	shou1 gong1	to stop work for the day (generally of laborers); to knock off	1
油鸡[油雞]	you2 ji1	a variety of chicken	1
吸[吸]	xi1	to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale	2
柔和[柔和]	rou2 he2	gentle; soft	1
拿出[拿出]	na2 chu1	to take out; to put out; to provide; to put forward (a proposal); to come up with (evidence)	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep4/100 words - 11 min
普[普]	pu3	general; popular; everywhere; universal	2
山上[山上]	Shan1 shang4	Shanshang township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan	1
搜寻[搜尋]	sou1 xun2	to search; to look for	1
密林[密林]	mi4 lin2	jungle	1
深处[深處]	shen1 chu4	abyss; depths; deepest or most distant part	1
蜂[蜂]	feng1	bee; wasp	6
蛹[蛹]	yong3	chrysalis; pupa	7
数不多[數不多]	shu4 bu4 duo1	a small number; one of a very few	2
消遣[消遣]	xiao1 qian3	to while the time away; amusement; pastime; recreation; to make sport of	1
野味[野味]	ye3 wei4	game; wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport	2
榨取[榨取]	zha4 qu3	to extract; to squeeze out (juice etc); (fig.) to exploit	2
纯度[純度]	chun2 du4	purity	1
辅料[輔料]	fu3 liao4	auxiliary ingredients; supplementary materials	6
炼[煉]	lian4	to refine; to smelt	1
直至[直至]	zhi2 zhi4	lasting until; up till (the present)	1
催生[催生]	cui1 sheng1	to induce labor; to expedite childbirth	1
挥发性[揮發性]	hui1 fa1 xing4	volatility	1
点燃[點燃]	dian3 ran2	to ignite; to set on fire; aflame	1
引线[引線]	yin3 xian4	fuse (for an explosive device); electrical lead; intermediary; catalyst; (dialect) sewing needle	1
侠[俠]	xia2	knight-errant; brave and chivalrous; hero; heroic	2
任意[任意]	ren4 yi4	any; arbitrary; at will; at random	1
酒精[酒精]	jiu3 jing1	alcohol; ethanol CH3CH2OH; ethyl alcohol; also written 乙醇; grain alcohol	2
助长[助長]	zhu4 zhang3	to encourage; to foster; to foment	1
奔放[奔放]	ben1 fang4	bold and unrestrained; untrammeled	3
咱们[咱們]	zan2 men5	we or us (including both the speaker and the person(s) spoken to); (dialect) I or me; (dialect) (in a coaxing or familiar way) you; also pr. [za2 men5]	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep4/111 words - 12 min
仨[仨]	sa1	three (colloquial equivalent of 三個|三个)	1
一窝蜂[一窩蜂]	yi1 wo1 feng1	like a swarm of bees; everyone swarms around pushing and shouting; a hornet's nest	1
并入[併入]	bing4 ru4	to merge into; to incorporate in	1
野性[野性]	ye3 xing4	wild nature; unruliness	1
变换[變換]	bian4 huan4	to transform; to convert; to vary; to alternate; a transformation	1
规格[規格]	gui1 ge2	standard; norm; specification	1
适应[適應]	shi4 ying4	to adapt; to fit; to suit	1
顺应[順應]	shun4 ying4	to comply; to conform to; in tune with; adapting to; to adjust to	1
生存[生存]	sheng1 cun2	to exist; to survive	2
走出[走出]	zou3 chu1	to leave (a room etc); to go out through (a door etc)	1
尝[嘗]	chang2	to taste; to try; to experience; already; ever; once	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep5/25 words - 2 min
蜕变[蛻變]	tui4 bian4	to transform; to morph; to degenerate; metamorphosis; transmutation; transformation; decay; degeneration	1
早期[早期]	zao3 qi1	early period; early phase; early stage	1
贮藏[貯藏]	zhu4 cang2	to store up; to hoard; deposits	3
手段[手段]	shou3 duan4	method; means (of doing sth); strategy; trick; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
凝练[凝練]	ning2 lian4	concise; compact; condensed	1
弥漫[瀰漫]	mi2 man4	variant of 彌漫|弥漫[mi2 man4]	2
动人[動人]	dong4 ren2	touching; moving	2
气候变化[氣候變化]	qi4 hou4 bian4 hua4	climate change	1
化作[化作]	hua4 zuo4	to change into; to turn into; to become	1
助手[助手]	zhu4 shou3	assistant; helper	1
宣[宣]	xuan1	to declare (publicly); to announce	2
威[威]	wei1	power; might; prestige	1
左[左]	zuo3	left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox; queer; wrong; differing; opposite; variant of 佐[zuo3]	8
坤[坤]	kun1	one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing earth; female principle; ☷; ancient Chinese compass point: 225° (southwest)	8
俏货[俏貨]	qiao4 huo4	goods that sell well	1
窝[窩]	wo1	nest; pit or hollow on the human body; lair; den; place; to harbor or shelter; to hold in check; to bend; classifier for litters and broods	5
乡民[鄉民]	xiang1 min2	villager; (Tw) (Internet slang) person who likes to follow online discussions and add their opinions	1
许[許]	xu3	to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps	6
熊[熊]	xiong2	bear; (coll.) to scold; to rebuke; (coll.) weak; incapable	6
军[軍]	jun1	army; military; arms; CL:個|个[ge4]	6
届[屆]	jie4	to arrive at (place or time); period; to become due; classifier for events, meetings, elections, sporting fixtures, years (of graduation)	1
冠军[冠軍]	guan4 jun1	champion; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
饲养[飼養]	si4 yang3	to raise; to rear	1
毛猪[毛豬]	mao2 zhu1	live pig	2
千米[千米]	qian1 mi3	kilometer	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep5/50 words - 5 min
邀请[邀請]	yao1 qing3	to invite; invitation; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
亲朋[親朋]	qin1 peng2	relatives and friends	1
分享[分享]	fen1 xiang3	to share (let others have some of sth good)	2
久远[久遠]	jiu3 yuan3	old; ancient; far away	1
贪杯[貪杯]	tan1 bei1	to drink in excess	1
打造[打造]	da3 zao4	to create; to build; to develop; to forge (of metal)	1
严苛[嚴苛]	yan2 ke1	severe; harsh	1
偶然[偶然]	ou3 ran2	incidentally; occasional; occasionally; by chance; randomly	1
搓揉[搓揉]	cuo1 rou2	to knead; to rub	1
严密[嚴密]	yan2 mi4	strict; tight (organization, surveillance etc)	2
贮存[貯存]	zhu4 cun2	to store; to deposit	1
抛[拋]	pao1	to throw; to toss; to fling; to cast; to abandon	1
除[除]	chu2	to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out; to divide; except; not including	1
杂念[雜念]	za2 nian4	distracting thoughts	1
持[持]	chi2	to hold; to grasp; to support; to maintain; to persevere; to manage; to run (i.e. administer); to control	2
闭关[閉關]	bi4 guan1	to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)	1
修行[修行]	xiu1 xing2	to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism); to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft	1
大陆[大陸]	da4 lu4	continent; mainland; CL:個|个[ge4],塊|块[kuai4]	1
有条不紊[有條不紊]	you3 tiao2 bu4 wen3	regular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged	1
霉菌[霉菌]	mei2 jun1	mold	1
完好[完好]	wan2 hao3	intact; in good condition	1
酵母菌[酵母菌]	jiao4 mu3 jun1	yeast; mold	1
饱和[飽和]	bao3 he2	saturation	1
细微[細微]	xi4 wei1	tiny; minute; fine; subtle; sensitive (instruments)	1
烙印[烙印]	lao4 yin4	to brand (cattle etc); brand; (fig.) to leave a lasting mark; to stigmatize; mark; stamp; stigma	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep5/75 words - 8 min
查看[查看]	cha2 kan4	to look over; to examine; to check up; to ferret out	1
调节[調節]	tiao2 jie2	to adjust; to regulate; to harmonize; to reconcile (accountancy etc)	1
室内[室內]	shi4 nei4	indoor	1
成果[成果]	cheng2 guo3	result; achievement; gain; profit; CL:個|个[ge4]	4
慢条斯理[慢條斯理]	man4 tiao2 si1 li3	unhurried; calm; composed; leisurely	1
验收[驗收]	yan4 shou1	to inspect and accept; acceptance	1
判定[判定]	pan4 ding4	to judge; to decide; judgment; determination	1
针[針]	zhen1	needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]	2
骨针[骨針]	gu3 zhen1	spicule (in biology); bone needle (in archaeology)	1
拔[拔]	ba2	to pull up; to pull out; to draw out by suction; to select; to pick; to stand out (above level); to surpass; to seize	1
压实[壓實]	ya1 shi2	to compress; to compact	1
针孔[針孔]	zhen1 kong3	pinhole	1
雪白[雪白]	xue3 bai2	snow white	1
优美[優美]	you1 mei3	graceful; fine; elegant	1
别出心裁[別出心裁]	bie2 chu1 xin1 cai2	to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality; to adopt an original approach	2
沉积[沉積]	chen2 ji1	sediment; deposit; sedimentation (geology)	1
适中[適中]	shi4 zhong1	moderate; reasonable; conveniently situated	2
酥软[酥軟]	su1 ruan3	weak (of body or limbs); limp; gone soft	1
裹挟[裹挾]	guo3 xie2	to sweep along; to coerce	1
节目[節目]	jie2 mu4	program; item (on a program); CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4],套[tao4]	1
身处[身處]	shen1 chu3	in (some place); to be in (adversity, a difficult situation, danger, turmoil etc); to find oneself in; placed in; surrounded by	1
阴[陰]	yin1	overcast (weather); cloudy; shady; Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang); negative (electric.); feminine; moon; implicit; hidden; genitalia	1
井然有序[井然有序]	jing3 ran2 you3 xu4	everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy	1
烟火[煙火]	yan1 huo3	smoke and fire; fireworks	2
驱除[驅除]	qu1 chu2	to drive off; to dispel; to expel	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep5/89 words - 12 min
促进[促進]	cu4 jin4	to promote (an idea or cause); to advance; boost	4
悄无声息[悄無聲息]	qiao3 wu2 sheng1 xi1	quietly; noiselessly	1
密实[密實]	mi4 shi2	close (texture); dense; densely woven	1
烟熏[煙燻]	yan1 xun1	smoke; to fumigate	1
按压[按壓]	an4 ya1	to press; to push (a button)	2
细密[細密]	xi4 mi4	fine (texture); meticulous; close (analysis); detailed	1
说明[說明]	shuo1 ming2	to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
乳白[乳白]	ru3 bai2	milky white; cream color	1
多肉[多肉]	duo1 rou4	fleshy	1
松[松]	song1	pine; CL:棵[ke1]	1
颊[頰]	jia2	cheeks	1
光阴[光陰]	guang1 yin1	time available	1
大山[大山]	Da4 shan1	Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC	1
山头[山頭]	shan1 tou2	mountain top	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep6/25 words - 5 min
江湖[江湖]	jiang1 hu2	rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2]); (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde; (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld	2
隐秘[隱秘]	yin3 mi4	secret; hidden	1
心得[心得]	xin1 de2	what one has learned (through experience, reading etc); knowledge; insight; understanding; tips; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]	1
遮[遮]	zhe1	to cover up (a shortcoming); to screen off; to hide; to conceal	2
涩味[澀味]	se4 wei4	acerbic (taste); astringent	1
彩[彩]	cai3	(bright) color; variety; applause; applaud; lottery prize	6
褪[褪]	tui4	to take off (clothes); to shed feathers; (of color) to fade; to discolor	1
石块[石塊]	shi2 kuai4	stone; rock	1
压力[壓力]	ya1 li4	pressure	1
协作[協作]	xie2 zuo4	cooperation; coordination	1
猛烈[猛烈]	meng3 lie4	fierce; violent (criticism etc)	1
提神[提神]	ti2 shen2	to freshen up; to be cautious or vigilant; to watch out; stimulant to enhance mental performance; stay-awake drug; agrypnotic	1
冒头[冒頭]	mao4 tou2	to emerge; to crop up; a little more than	1
访[訪]	fang3	to visit; to call on; to seek; to inquire; to investigate	5
长女[長女]	zhang3 nu:3	eldest daughter	1
传授[傳授]	chuan2 shou4	to impart; to pass on; to teach	1
仰赖[仰賴]	yang3 lai4	to rely on	1
热烈[熱烈]	re4 lie4	enthusiastic; ardent; warm	1
缨[纓]	ying1	tassel; sth shaped like a tassel (e.g. a leaf etc); ribbon	6
载体[載體]	zai4 ti3	carrier (chemistry); vector (epidemiology); vehicle or medium	1
多次[多次]	duo1 ci4	many times; repeatedly	1
盆地[盆地]	pen2 di4	(geography) basin; depression	1
理想[理想]	li3 xiang3	an ideal; a dream; ideal; perfect	1
糯米[糯米]	nuo4 mi3	glutinous rice; Oryza sativa var. glutinosa	8
细心[細心]	xi4 xin1	careful; attentive	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep6/50 words - 7 min
搓[搓]	cuo1	to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist	1
揉[揉]	rou2	to knead; to massage; to rub	3
古朴[古樸]	gu3 pu3	simple and unadorned (of art, architecture etc)	1
妙招[妙招]	miao4 zhao1	smart move; clever way of doing sth	1
蒸馏[蒸餾]	zheng1 liu2	to distill; distillation	1
酿[釀]	niang4	to ferment; to brew; to make honey (of bees); to lead to; to form gradually; wine; stuffed vegetables (cooking method)	1
酯化[酯化]	zhi3 hua4	esterification	1
苤[苤]	pie3	Brassica campestris subsp. rapa	1
火热[火熱]	huo3 re4	fiery; burning; fervent; ardent; passionate	1
立体[立體]	li4 ti3	three-dimensional; solid; stereoscopic	2
立冬[立冬]	Li4 dong1	Lidong or Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st November	1
昼夜[晝夜]	zhou4 ye4	day and night; period of 24 hours; continuously, without stop	1
温差[溫差]	wen1 cha1	difference in temperature	1
白天[白天]	bai2 tian1	daytime; during the day; day; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
上升[上昇]	shang4 sheng1	to rise; to go up; to ascend	1
夜晚[夜晚]	ye4 wan3	night; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
骤降[驟降]	zhou4 jiang4	to fall rapidly; to plummet	1
品鉴[品鑒]	pin3 jian4	to judge; to examine; to evaluate	1
官[官]	guan1	government official; governmental; official; public; organ of the body; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
黄绿色[黃綠色]	huang2 lu:4 se4	yellow green	1
产物[產物]	chan3 wu4	product; result (of)	1
复合[復合]	fu4 he2	(of people who were estranged) to be reconciled; (of a couple) to get back together	1
性情[性情]	xing4 qing2	nature; temperament	1
随和[隨和]	sui2 he2	amiable; easy-going	1
土豆[土豆]	tu3 dou4	potato; CL:個|个[ge4]; (Tw) peanut; CL:顆|颗[ke1]	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep6/69 words - 12 min
共[共]	gong4	common; general; to share; together; total; altogether; abbr. for 共產黨|共产党[Gong4 chan3 dang3], Communist party	1
酸甜[酸甜]	suan1 tian2	sour and sweet	1
清脆[清脆]	qing1 cui4	sharp and clear; crisp; melodious; ringing; tinkling; silvery (of sound); fragile; frail; also written 輕脆|轻脆	1
溶化[溶化]	rong2 hua4	to melt; to dissolve (of sugar etc)	1
浓缩[濃縮]	nong2 suo1	to concentrate (a liquid); concentration; espresso coffee; abbr. for 意式濃縮咖啡|意式浓缩咖啡	4
琥珀[琥珀]	hu3 po4	amber	1
烧烤[燒烤]	shao1 kao3	barbecue; to roast	1
挟[挾]	xie2	to clasp under the arm; to coerce	2
愈发[愈發]	yu4 fa1	all the more; increasingly	2
周[週]	zhou1	week; weekly; variant of 周[zhou1]	1
生命[生命]	sheng1 ming4	life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature; CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]	1
终极[終極]	zhong1 ji2	ultimate; final	1
锻造[鍛造]	duan4 zao4	to forge (metal); forging	3
过关[過關]	guo4 guan1	to cross a barrier; to get through (an ordeal); to pass (a test); to reach (a standard)	1
接替[接替]	jie1 ti4	to replace; to take over (a position or post)	1
十字花科[十字花科]	shi2 zi4 hua1 ke1	Cruciferae or Brassicaceae (taxonomic family including Brassica etc whose flowers have a cross of 4 petals)	1
自卫[自衛]	zi4 wei4	self-defense	1
因地制宜[因地制宜]	yin1 di4 zhi4 yi2	(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances	1
代代相传[代代相傳]	dai4 dai4 xiang1 chuan2	passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep7/25 words - 3 min
缠绵[纏綿]	chan2 mian2	touching (emotions); lingering (illness)	1
精巧[精巧]	jing1 qiao3	elaborate	1
花朵[花朵]	hua1 duo3	flower	2
物尽其用[物盡其用]	wu4 jin4 qi2 yong4	to use sth to the full; to make the best use of everything	1
发挥[發揮]	fa1 hui1	to display; to exhibit; to bring out implicit or innate qualities; to express (a thought or moral); to develop (an idea); to elaborate (on a theme)	1
覆盖[覆蓋]	fu4 gai4	to cover	1
恣意[恣意]	zi4 yi4	without restraint; unbridled; reckless	1
芭蕉[芭蕉]	ba1 jiao1	Japanese banana (Musa basjoo)	30
香蕉[香蕉]	xiang1 jiao1	banana; CL:枝[zhi1],根[gen1],個|个[ge4],把[ba3]	1
开发[開發]	kai1 fa1	to exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop	1
德宏州[德宏州]	De2 hong2 zhou1	abbr. for 德宏傣族景頗族自治州|德宏傣族景颇族自治州, Dehong Dai and Jingpo autonomous prefecture in west Yunnan surrounded on three sides by Myanmar (Burma)	1
粑[粑]	ba1	a round flat cake (dialect)	2
菜单[菜單]	cai4 dan1	menu; CL:份[fen4],張|张[zhang1]	1
初级[初級]	chu1 ji2	junior; primary	1
元旦[元旦]	Yuan2 dan4	New Year's Day	1
迎接[迎接]	ying2 jie1	to meet; to welcome; to greet	3
株[株]	zhu1	tree trunk; stump (tree root); a plant; classifier for trees or plants; strain (biology); to involve others (in shady business)	1
花蕊[花蕊]	hua1 rui3	stamen; pistil	3
摘[摘]	zhai1	to take; to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit etc); to pluck; to select; to remove; to take off (glasses, hat etc)	2
不但[不但]	bu4 dan4	not only (... but also...)	1
棕[棕]	zong1	palm; palm fiber; coir (coconut fiber); brown	1
榈[櫚]	lu:2	palm tree	1
切块[切塊]	qie1 kuai4	to cut into pieces	1
赏[賞]	shang3	to bestow (a reward); to give (to an inferior); to hand down; a reward (bestowed by a superior); to appreciate (beauty)	1
建[建]	jian4	to establish; to found; to set up; to build; to construct	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep7/50 words - 5 min
芽[芽]	ya2	bud; sprout	1
黏[黏]	nian2	sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue	5
稀少[稀少]	xi1 shao3	sparse; rare	1
数量[數量]	shu4 liang4	amount; quantity; CL:個|个[ge4]; quantitative	1
基层[基層]	ji1 ceng2	basic level; grassroots unit; basement layer	1
群体[群體]	qun2 ti3	community; colony	1
龙川[龍川]	Long2 chuan1	Longchuan county in Heyuan 河源[He2 yuan2], Guangdong; Ryongchon, town in North Korea	1
鲍[鮑]	bao4	abalone	2
粘连[粘連]	nian2 lian2	to adhere; to stick together	3
群山[群山]	qun2 shan1	mountains; a range of hills	1
环绕[環繞]	huan2 rao4	to surround; to circle; to revolve around	1
德昂[德昂]	De2 ang2	De'ang (ethnic group)	4
赵[趙]	zhao4	to surpass (old)	7
玉[玉]	yu4	jade	4
婚前[婚前]	hun1 qian2	premarital; prenuptial	2
宴席[宴席]	yan4 xi2	banquet; feast	2
谨慎[謹慎]	jin3 shen4	cautious; prudent	1
代价[代價]	dai4 jia4	price; cost; consideration (in share dealing)	1
芯[芯]	xin1	lamp pith; wick	5
芯[芯]	xin4	core	5
输送[輸送]	shu1 song4	to transport; to convey; to deliver	1
养分[養分]	yang3 fen4	nutrient	1
通道[通道]	tong1 dao4	(communications) channel; thoroughfare; passage	1
仔细[仔細]	zi3 xi4	careful; attentive; cautious	1
收集[收集]	shou1 ji2	to gather; to collect	1
敬重[敬重]	jing4 zhong4	to respect deeply; to revere; to esteem	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep7/75 words - 11 min
包容[包容]	bao1 rong2	to pardon; to forgive; to show tolerance; to contain; to hold; inclusive	1
里外[裡外]	li3 wai4	inside and out; or so	1
密闭[密閉]	mi4 bi4	sealed; airtight	1
空间[空間]	kong1 jian1	space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space	1
牢牢[牢牢]	lao2 lao2	firmly; safely	1
蒸腾[蒸騰]	zheng1 teng2	(of a vapor etc) to rise; to hang in the air	1
叫做[叫做]	jiao4 zuo4	to be called; to be known as	2
兼具[兼具]	jian1 ju4	to combine; to have both	1
形状[形狀]	xing2 zhuang4	form; shape; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
狩猎[狩獵]	shou4 lie4	to hunt; hunting	1
温柔[溫柔]	wen1 rou2	gentle and soft; tender	1
堆[堆]	dui1	to pile up; to heap up; a mass; pile; heap; stack; large amount	1
依赖[依賴]	yi1 lai4	to depend on; to be dependent on	2
检验[檢驗]	jian3 yan4	to inspect; to examine; to test	1
捣[搗]	dao3	pound; beat; hull; attack; disturb; stir	1
黏性[黏性]	nian2 xing4	stickiness; gluing strength; viscosity	1
交缠[交纏]	jiao1 chan2	to intertwine; to intermingle	1
弱化[弱化]	ruo4 hua4	weaken; make weaker	2
沿着[沿著]	yan2 zhe5	to go along; to follow	1
顶点[頂點]	ding3 dian3	summit; peak; (math.) vertex	1
豉[豉]	chi3	salted fermented beans	1
兴奋[興奮]	xing1 fen4	excited; excitement; (physiology) excitation	1
豆豉[豆豉]	dou4 chi3	black bean; black bean sauce	1
攀[攀]	pan1	to climb (by pulling oneself up); to implicate; to claim connections of higher status	1
新人[新人]	xin1 ren2	newcomer; fresh talent; newlywed, esp. new bride; bride and groom	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep7/83 words - 12 min
长辈[長輩]	zhang3 bei4	one's elders; older generation	1
祝福[祝福]	zhu4 fu2	blessings; to wish sb well	1
他乡[他鄉]	ta1 xiang1	foreign land; away from one's native place	1
挂果[掛果]	gua4 guo3	(of a tree) to bear fruit	1
生命力[生命力]	sheng1 ming4 li4	vitality	1
旺盛[旺盛]	wang4 sheng4	vigorous; exuberant	1
创造力[創造力]	chuang4 zao4 li4	ingenuity; creativity	1
生生不息[生生不息]	sheng1 sheng1 bu4 xi1	to grow and multiply without end	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep8/25 words - 4 min
纷繁[紛繁]	fen1 fan2	numerous and complicated	1
胃酸[胃酸]	wei4 suan1	gastric acid	1
过高[過高]	guo4 gao1	too high	1
变通[變通]	bian4 tong1	pragmatic; flexible; to act differently in different situations; to accommodate to circumstances	1
大放异彩[大放異彩]	da4 fang4 yi4 cai3	to shine (of talents, skills, accomplishment); to demonstrate extraordinary talent or skill	1
木[木]	mu4	tree; wood; coffin; wooden; simple; numb; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]	2
涂[涂]	tu2	variant of 途[tu2]	2
翁[翁]	weng1	elderly man; father; father-in-law; neck feathers of a bird (old)	2
高手[高手]	gao1 shou3	expert; past master; dab hand	1
国外[國外]	guo2 wai4	abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign	1
汁水[汁水]	zhi1 shui3	(dialect) juice	1
存储[存儲]	cun2 chu3	to store up; to stockpile; (computer) to save; to store; memory; storage	2
卫东[衛東]	Wei4 dong1	Weidong district of Pingdingshan city 平頂山市|平顶山市[Ping2 ding3 shan1 shi4], Henan	2
盛产[盛產]	sheng4 chan3	to produce in abundance; to be rich in	1
蔷薇[薔薇]	qiang2 wei1	Japanese rose (Rosa multiflora)	1
木瓜[木瓜]	mu4 gua1	papaya (Carica papaya); genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae; Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)	11
番木瓜[番木瓜]	fan1 mu4 gua1	papaya	1
舶来品[舶來品]	bo2 lai2 pin3	(old) imported goods; foreign goods	1
原住民[原住民]	yuan2 zhu4 min2	indigenous peoples; aborigine	1
滇[滇]	Dian1	abbr. for Yunnan Province 雲南|云南[Yun2 nan2] in southwest China	1
年产[年產]	nian2 chan3	annual production	1
豪爽[豪爽]	hao2 shuang3	outspoken and straightforward; forthright; expansive	1
热炒[熱炒]	re4 chao3	stir-fried dish (Tw)	1
庞大[龐大]	pang2 da4	huge; enormous; tremendous	1
队伍[隊伍]	dui4 wu3	ranks; troops; queue; line; procession; CL:個|个[ge4],支[zhi1],條|条[tiao2]	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep8/50 words - 8 min
隐士[隱士]	yin3 shi4	hermit	1
山岭[山嶺]	shan1 ling3	mountain ridge	1
上山[上山]	shang4 shan1	to go uphill; to spin cocoon (silkworms); to pass away	1
踪迹[蹤跡]	zong1 ji4	tracks; trail; footprint; trace; vestige	1
下边[下邊]	xia4 bian5	under; the underside; below	1
国[國]	guo2	country; nation; state; national; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
晨[晨]	chen2	morning; dawn; daybreak	1
箩[籮]	luo2	basket	2
零食[零食]	ling2 shi2	between-meal nibbles; snacks	1
对象[對象]	dui4 xiang4	target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
食谱[食譜]	shi2 pu3	cookbook; recipe; diet; CL:份[fen4],個|个[ge4]	1
深山[深山]	shen1 shan1	deep in the mountains	1
景颇[景頗]	Jing3 po1	Jingpo ethnic group of Tibet and Yunnan	1
捉[捉]	zhuo1	to clutch; to grab; to capture	1
撕碎[撕碎]	si1 sui4	to tear to shreds	1
结构[結構]	jie2 gou4	structure; composition; makeup; architecture; CL:座[zuo4],個|个[ge4]	3
罗勒[羅勒]	luo2 le4	sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum)	1
直[直]	zhi2	straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters	1
均衡[均衡]	jun1 heng2	equal; balanced; harmony; equilibrium	1
冲破[衝破]	chong1 po4	breakthrough; to overcome an obstacle quickly	1
强韧[強韌]	qiang2 ren4	resilient; tough and strong	2
薄膜[薄膜]	bo2 mo2	membrane; film; CL:層|层[ceng2]	1
爆发[爆發]	bao4 fa1	to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out	1
檬[檬]	meng2	lemon	1
魅惑[魅惑]	mei4 huo4	to entice; to charm	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep8/75 words - 12 min
青柠[青檸]	qing1 ning2	lime (fruit)	1
鲫鱼[鯽魚]	ji4 yu2	Crucian carp	2
搭伴[搭伴]	da1 ban4	travel with another; accompany another	1
有待[有待]	you3 dai4	not yet (done); pending	1
任务[任務]	ren4 wu5	mission; assignment; task; duty; role; CL:項|项[xiang4],個|个[ge4]	1
一展身手[一展身手]	yi1 zhan3 shen1 shou3	to showcase one's (unique) talents; to display one's (individual) prowess	1
肉汤[肉湯]	rou4 tang1	meat soup; broth	1
浓厚[濃厚]	nong2 hou4	dense; thick (fog, clouds etc); to have a strong interest in; deep; fully saturated (color)	2
老友[老友]	lao3 you3	old friend; sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)	1
相聚[相聚]	xiang1 ju4	to meet together; to assemble	1
烧酒[燒酒]	shao1 jiu3	name of a famous Tang dynasty wine; same as 白酒[bai2 jiu3]	1
辛劳[辛勞]	xin1 lao2	laborious	1
湖[湖]	hu2	lake; CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]	1
火辣[火辣]	huo3 la4	painful heat; scorching; rude and forthright; provocative; hot; sexy	1
干脆利落[乾脆利落]	gan1 cui4 li4 luo5	(of speech or actions) direct and efficient; without fooling around	1
洱海[洱海]	Er3 hai3	Erhai Lake	1
胺[胺]	an4	amine; Taiwan pr. [an1]	1
酸辣汤[酸辣湯]	suan1 la4 tang1	hot and sour soup; sour and spicy soup	1
弹射[彈射]	tan2 she4	to catapult; to launch; to eject (from a plane); to shoot	1
爆破[爆破]	bao4 po4	to blow up; to demolish (using explosives); dynamite; blast	1
生涩[生澀]	sheng1 se4	unripe; tart; not fully proficient; somewhat shaky	1
奇异[奇異]	qi2 yi4	fantastic; bizarre; odd; exotic; astonished	1
实现[實現]	shi2 xian4	to achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about	1
价值[價值]	jia4 zhi2	value; worth; fig. values (ethical, cultural etc); CL:個|个[ge4]	1
就地取材[就地取材]	jiu4 di4 qu3 cai2	to draw on local resources; using materials at hand	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep8/78 words - 12 min
调剂[調劑]	tiao2 ji4	to adjust; to balance; to make up a medical prescription	1
不懈[不懈]	bu4 xie4	untiring; unremitting; indefatigable	1
热爱[熱愛]	re4 ai4	to love ardently; to adore	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep9/25 words - 3 min
常驻[常駐]	chang2 zhu4	resident; permanent (representative)	1
嘉宾[嘉賓]	jia1 bin1	esteemed guest; honored guest; guest (on a show)	1
可塑性[可塑性]	ke3 su4 xing4	plasticity	1
筋骨[筋骨]	jin1 gu3	muscles and bones; physique; strength; courage	2
咬合[咬合]	yao3 he2	(of uneven surfaces) to fit together; (of gear wheels) to mesh; (dentistry) occlusion; bite	1
崭新[嶄新]	zhan3 xin1	brand new	1
饵[餌]	er3	pastry; food; to swallow; to lure; bait; lure	29
样式[樣式]	yang4 shi4	type; style	1
拘[拘]	ju1	to capture; to restrain; to constrain; to adhere rigidly to; inflexible	1
统一[統一]	tong3 yi1	to unify; to unite; to integrate	2
米线[米線]	mi3 xian4	rice-flour noodles	1
密度[密度]	mi4 du4	density; thickness	1
效果[效果]	xiao4 guo3	result; effect; quality; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
对抗[對抗]	dui4 kang4	to withstand; to resist; to stand off; antagonism; confrontation	2
开动[開動]	kai1 dong4	to start; to set in motion; to move; to march; to dig in (eating); to tuck in (eating)	1
建华[建華]	Jian4 hua2	Jianhua district of Qiqihar city 齊齊哈爾|齐齐哈尔[Qi2 qi2 ha1 er3], Heilongjiang	3
夫妇[夫婦]	fu1 fu4	a (married) couple; husband and wife; CL:對|对[dui4]	1
所需[所需]	suo3 xu1	necessary (for); required	1
提高[提高]	ti2 gao1	to raise; to increase; to improve	1
效率[效率]	xiao4 lu:4	efficiency	1
环节[環節]	huan2 jie2	(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc); (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process), etc	1
米粉[米粉]	mi3 fen3	rice flour; rice-flour noodles; (Internet slang) Xiaomi fan	3
双手[雙手]	shuang1 shou3	both hands	1
总结[總結]	zong3 jie2	to sum up; to conclude; summary; résumé; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
定[定]	ding4	to set; to fix; to determine; to decide; to order	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep9/50 words - 8 min
志[志]	zhi4	aspiration; ambition; the will	5
全程[全程]	quan2 cheng2	the whole distance; from beginning to end	1
下一步[下一步]	xia4 yi1 bu4	the next step	1
蜂蜡[蜂蠟]	feng1 la4	beeswax	1
线条[線條]	xian4 tiao2	line (in drawing, calligraphy etc); the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc)	1
边界[邊界]	bian1 jie4	boundary; border	1
巴掌[巴掌]	ba1 zhang3	palm of the hand; classifier: slap	1
沉稳[沉穩]	chen2 wen3	steady; calm; unflustered	1
易于[易于]	yi4 yu2	very likely; prone to	1
一边[一邊]	yi1 bian1	one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while	1
米粒[米粒]	mi3 li4	grain of rice; granule	1
硬度[硬度]	ying4 du4	hardness	1
彼此[彼此]	bi3 ci3	each other; one another	1
碓[碓]	dui4	pestle; pound with a pestle	1
重现[重現]	chong2 xian4	to reappear	1
几近[幾近]	ji1 jin4	to be on the brink of; to be on the verge of	1
启动[啟動]	qi3 dong4	to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan)	1
木桩[木樁]	mu4 zhuang1	wooden pile; stake	1
集聚[集聚]	ji2 ju4	to assemble; to gather	1
连续[連續]	lian2 xu4	continuous; in a row; serial; consecutive	1
联结[聯結]	lian2 jie2	to bind; to tie; to link	1
稳固[穩固]	wen3 gu4	stable; steady; firm; to stabilize	1
压制[壓制]	ya1 zhi4	to suppress; to inhibit; to stifle	2
炽热[熾熱]	chi4 re4	red-hot; glowing; blazing; (fig.) passionate	1
火焰[火焰]	huo3 yan4	blaze; flame	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep9/72 words - 12 min
激[激]	ji1	to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent	1
人称[人稱]	ren2 cheng1	person (first person, second person etc in grammar); called; known as	1
内外[內外]	nei4 wai4	inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; about	1
糊[糊]	hu2	muddled; paste; scorched	1
华丽[華麗]	hua2 li4	gorgeous	1
一面[一面]	yi1 mian4	one side; one aspect; simultaneously... (and...); one's whole face	1
芡[芡]	qian4	Gorgon plant; fox nut (Gorgon euryale or Euryale ferox); makhana (Hindi)	1
硬朗[硬朗]	ying4 lang3	robust; healthy	1
曼[曼]	man4	handsome; large; long	1
妙[妙]	miao4	clever; wonderful	1
趋于[趨於]	qu1 yu2	to tend towards	1
胶体[膠體]	jiao1 ti3	colloid	1
干净利落[乾淨利落]	gan1 jing4 li4 luo5	squeaky clean; neat and tidy; efficient	1
肉沫[肉沫]	rou4 mo4	minced pork	1
喜[喜]	xi3	to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	1
千锤百炼[千錘百鍊]	qian1 chui2 bai3 lian4	after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom); the vicissitudes of life	1
压缩[壓縮]	ya1 suo1	to compress; compression	1
饼干[餅乾]	bing3 gan1	biscuit; cracker; cookie; CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4]	1
稻作[稻作]	dao4 zuo4	rice cultivation	1
文明[文明]	wen2 ming2	civilized; civilization; culture; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
某种[某種]	mou3 zhong3	some kind (of)	1
基因[基因]	ji1 yin1	gene (loanword)	1
//Flavorful Origins - S2/Ep10/25 words - 2 min
薪[薪]	xin1	fuel; salary	1
印迹[印跡]	yin4 ji4	footprint	1
别具一格[別具一格]	bie2 ju4 yi1 ge2	having a unique or distinctive style	1
门派[門派]	men2 pai4	sect; school (group of followers of a particular doctrine)	1
食品[食品]	shi2 pin3	foodstuff; food; provisions; CL:種|种[zhong3]	1
鲊[鮓]	zha3	salted fish; dish made with ground vegetables, flour and other condiments	22
材料[材料]	cai2 liao4	material; data; makings; stuff; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]	2
古籍[古籍]	gu3 ji2	ancient text; antique books	1
原型[原型]	yuan2 xing2	model; prototype; archetype	1
母语[母語]	mu3 yu3	native language; mother tongue; (linguistics) parent language	1
游子[遊子]	you2 zi3	person living or traveling far from home	1
腊月[臘月]	La4 yue4	twelfth lunar month	1
儿孙[兒孫]	er2 sun1	descendant	2
奶奶[奶奶]	nai3 nai5	(informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; CL:位[wei4]; (coll.) boobies; breasts	1
陆[陸]	lu4	shore; land; continent	5
英[英]	ying1	hero; outstanding; excellent; (literary) flower; blossom	5
了解[了解]	liao3 jie3	to understand; to realize; to find out	1
一家人[一家人]	yi1 jia1 ren2	household; the whole family	1
滇池[滇池]	Dian1 chi2	lake Dianchi in Yunnan	1
石头[石頭]	shi2 tou5	stone; CL:塊|块[kuai4]	2
初学者[初學者]	chu1 xue2 zhe3	beginning student	1
必修课[必修課]	bi4 xiu1 ke4	required course; compulsory course	1
琼[瓊]	qiong2	jasper; fine jade; beautiful; exquisite (e.g. wine, food); abbr. for Hainan province	4
姨妈[姨媽]	yi2 ma1	(coll.) mother's sister; maternal aunt	2
茄[茄]	qie2	eggplant	5
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地盘[地盤]	di4 pan2	domain; territory under one's control; foundation of a building; base of operations; crust of earth	1
滋养[滋養]	zi1 yang3	to nourish	1
海绵状[海綿狀]	hai3 mian2 zhuang4	spongy	1
暴露[暴露]	bao4 lu4	to expose; to reveal; to lay bare; also pr. [pu4 lu4]	1
米面[米麵]	mi3 mian4	rice and noodles; rice flour; rice-flour noodles	1
鹤庆[鶴慶]	He4 qing4	Heqing county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4 li3 Bai2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan	4
岁末[歲末]	sui4 mo4	end of the year	1
边角料[邊角料]	bian1 jiao3 liao4	scrap; bits and pieces left over	1
秀[秀]	xiu4	handsome; refined; elegant; graceful; superior; show (loanword); CL:場|场[chang2]; (literary) to grow; to bloom; (of crops) to produce ears	3
大肠[大腸]	da4 chang2	the large intestine	1
精瘦[精瘦]	jing1 shou4	(coll.) lean (figure, meat etc); slender	1
脊[脊]	ji3	spine; back; ridge; Taiwan pr. [ji2] or [ji3]	1
盆[盆]	pen2	basin; flower pot; unit of volume equal to 12 斗[dou3] and 8 升[sheng1], approx 128 liters; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
活力[活力]	huo2 li4	energy; vitality; vigor; vital force	1
茄子[茄子]	qie2 zi5	eggplant (Solanum melongena L.); aubergine; brinjal; Guinea squash; phonetic "cheese" (when being photographed); equivalent of "say cheese"	4
脱去[脫去]	tuo1 qu4	to throw off	1
实[實]	shi2	real; true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely	1
必要条件[必要條件]	bi4 yao4 tiao2 jian4	requirement; necessary condition (math)	1
遗传[遺傳]	yi2 chuan2	heredity; to inherit (a trait); to pass on (to one's offspring)	1
气质[氣質]	qi4 zhi4	temperament; personality traits; manners	1
鲜明个性[鮮明個性]	xian1 ming2 ge4 xing4	individuality; clear-cut personality	1
因人而异[因人而異]	yin1 ren2 er2 yi4	varying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual	1
指导[指導]	zhi3 dao3	to guide; to give directions; to direct; to coach; guidance; tuition; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
外衣[外衣]	wai4 yi1	outer clothing; semblance; appearance	1
催化剂[催化劑]	cui1 hua4 ji4	catalyst	1
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玉米[玉米]	yu4 mi3	corn; maize; CL:粒[li4]	1
糯米粉[糯米粉]	nuo4 mi3 fen3	glutinous rice flour	1
鉴定[鑑定]	jian4 ding4	to appraise; to identify; to evaluate	1
学习[學習]	xue2 xi2	to learn; to study	1
肝[肝]	gan1	liver; CL:葉|叶[ye4],個|个[ge4]	4
宴[宴]	yan4	feast; repose	2
有效[有效]	you3 xiao4	effective; in effect; valid	1
愉悦[愉悅]	yu2 yue4	joyful; cheerful; delighted; joy; delight	1
沉迷[沉迷]	chen2 mi2	to be engrossed; to be absorbed with; to lose oneself in; to be addicted to	1
贡献[貢獻]	gong4 xian4	to contribute; to dedicate; to devote; contribution; CL:個|个[ge4]	1
营造[營造]	ying2 zao4	to build (housing); to construct; to make	1
系统[系統]	xi4 tong3	system; CL:個|个[ge4]	2
工程[工程]	gong1 cheng2	engineering; an engineering project; project; undertaking; CL:個|个[ge4],項|项[xiang4]	1
部件[部件]	bu4 jian4	part; component	1
干草[乾草]	gan1 cao3	hay	1
塞[塞]	sai1	to stop up; to squeeze in; to stuff; cork; stopper	2
严丝合缝[嚴絲合縫]	yan2 si1 he2 feng4	to fit tightly (idiom); to join seamlessly; to fit snugly	1
倒置[倒置]	dao4 zhi4	to invert	1
闸门[閘門]	zha2 men2	sluice gate	1
展开[展開]	zhan3 kai1	to unfold; to carry out; to be in full swing; to launch	1
倾泻[傾瀉]	qing1 xie4	to pour down in torrents	1
年节[年節]	nian2 jie2	the New Year festival	1
勾[勾]	gou1	to attract; to arouse; to tick; to strike out; to delineate; to collude; variant of 鉤|钩[gou1], hook	1
油光[油光]	you2 guang1	glossy; gleaming; shiny (due to greasiness); slick; greasy; oily	1
垂涎[垂涎]	chui2 xian2	to water at the mouth; to drool	1
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足以[足以]	zu2 yi3	sufficient to...; so much so that; so that	1
勾连[勾連]	gou1 lian2	to be linked together; to be involved with; to collude; interconnection; involvement; collusion	1
寒[寒]	han2	cold; poor; to tremble	1
春秋[春秋]	chun1 qiu1	spring and autumn; four seasons; year; a person's age; annals (used in book titles)	1
俱[俱]	ju4	entirely; without exception; (literary) to be together; to be alike	1
饭馆[飯館]	fan4 guan3	restaurant; CL:家[jia1]	1
气氛[氣氛]	qi4 fen1	atmosphere; mood	1
高潮[高潮]	gao1 chao2	high tide; high water; upsurge; climax; orgasm; chorus (part of a song)	1
时常[時常]	shi2 chang2	often; frequently	1
繁茂[繁茂]	fan2 mao4	exuberant; luxuriant; lush and flourishing (vegetation); rank growth	1
趣[趣]	qu4	interesting; to interest	1