Vocabulary: Food & drink
Restaurants, ingredients, flavors and ordering food.
Survival · HSK 1–2HSK 1–4B6
| HSK | Hanzi | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 吃 | chī | to eat |
| 1 | 果 | guǒ | fruit |
| 1 | 水 | shuǐ | water |
| 1 | 米 | mǐ | rice |
| 1 | 肉 | ròu | meat |
| 1 | 茶 | chá | tea |
| 1 | 饭 | fàn | meal |
| 1 | 午饭 | wǔfàn | lunch |
| 1 | 吃饭 | chīfàn | to have a meal |
| 1 | 早饭 | zǎofàn | breakfast |
| 1 | 晚饭 | wǎnfàn | evening meal |
| 1 | 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 1 | 米饭 | mǐfàn | rice |
| 1 | 面包 | miànbāo | bread |
| 1 | 面条儿 | miàntiáor | noodles |
| 2 | 碗 | wǎn | bowl |
| 2 | 食 | shí | food |
| 2 | 饱 | bǎo | satisfied |
| 2 | 鱼 | yú | fish |
| 2 | 中餐 | zhōngcān | lunch |
| 2 | 午餐 | wǔcān | lunch |
| 2 | 外卖 | wàimài | to provide a takeout or home delivery meal |
| 2 | 快餐 | kuàicān | fast food |
| 2 | 方便面 | fāngbiànmiàn | instant noodles |
| 2 | 早餐 | zǎocān | breakfast |
| 2 | 晚餐 | wǎncān | evening meal |
| 2 | 筷子 | kuàizi | chopsticks |
| 2 | 菜单 | càidān | menu |
| 2 | 西餐 | xīcān | Western-style food |
| 2 | 食物 | shíwù | food |
| 2 | 饭馆 | fànguǎn | restaurant |
| 3 | 咖 | kā | coffee |
| 3 | 啤 | pí | beer |
| 3 | 汤 | tāng / shāng | soup |
| 3 | 甜 | tián | sweet |
| 3 | 苦 | kǔ | amargo |
| 3 | 苹 | píng | apple |
| 3 | 凉水 | liángshuǐ | cool water |
| 3 | 咖啡 | kāfēi | coffee |
| 3 | 啤酒 | píjiǔ | beer |
| 3 | 奶茶 | nǎichá | milk tea |
| 3 | 红茶 | hóngchá | black tea |
| 3 | 绿茶 | lǜchá | green tea |
| 3 | 美食 | měishí | culinary delicacy |
| 3 | 食品 | shípǐn | foodstuff |
| 4 | 咸 | xián | all |
| 4 | 粮 | liáng | food |
| 4 | 辣 | là | pimienta |
| 4 | 酸 | suān | tart |
| 4 | 鲜 | xiān / xiǎn | fresh |
| 4 | 套餐 | tàocān | set meal |
| 4 | 小吃 | xiǎochī | street food |
| 4 | 开水 | kāishuǐ | boiled water |
| 4 | 海水 | hǎishuǐ | Water |
| 4 | 矿泉水 | kuàngquánshuǐ | mineral water |
| 4 | 纯净水 | chúnjìngshuǐ | purified water |
| 4 | 茶叶 | cháyè | tea |
| 5 | 肌 | jī | flesh |
| 5 | 锅 | guō | cooking-pot |
| 5 | 饼 | bǐng | rice-cake |
| 5 | 烤肉 | kǎoròu | barbecued meat |
| 5 | 电饭锅 | diànfànguō | electric rice cooker |
| 5 | 白酒 | báijiǔ | baijiu |
| 5 | 盒饭 | héfàn | meal in a partitioned box |
| 5 | 肌肉 | jīròu | muscle |
| 5 | 过敏 | guòmǐn | allergic |
| 5 | 雨水 | yǔshuǐ | Water |
| 5 | 餐馆 | cānguǎn | restaurant |
| 5 | 饮料 | yǐnliào | drink |
| 5 | 饮食 | yǐnshí | eating and drinking |
| 6 | 滴 | dī | to drip |
| 6 | 冷水 | lěngshuǐ | cold water |
| 6 | 大米 | dàmǐ | rice |
| 6 | 热水 | rèshuǐ | hot water |
| 6 | 热水器 | rèshuǐqì | water heater |
| 6 | 网吧 | wǎngbā | Internet café |
| 6 | 自来水 | zìláishuǐ | running water |
| 6 | 跳水 | tiàoshuǐ | to dive |
| 7 | 煎 | jiān | to fry in fat or oil |
| 7 | 熏 | xūn | to smoke |
| 7 | 甘 | gān | sweet |
| 7 | 秧 | yāng | shoots |
| 7 | 稻 | dào | rice plant |
| 7 | 粽 | zòng | a dumpling made of glutinous rice |
| 7 | 糙 | cāo | coarse |
| 7 | 腥 | xīng | fishy |
| 7 | 蒂 | dì | root cause |
| 7 | 蜜 | mì | honey |
| 7 | 陌 | mò | strange |
| 7 | 饥 | jī | hungry |
| 7 | 休想 | xiūxiǎng | don't think |
| 7 | 便饭 | biànfàn | an ordinary meal |
| 7 | 别看 | biékàn | don't be fooled by the fact that |
| 7 | 吃不上 | chī bushàng | to miss a meal |
| 7 | 吃喝玩乐 | chī-hē-wán-lè | to eat |
| 7 | 喜糖 | xǐtáng | sweet given on a happy occasion |
| 7 | 垫底 | diàndǐ | to put something on the bottom |
| 7 | 就餐 | jiùcān | to dine |
| 7 | 年夜饭 | niányèfàn | reunion dinner on Lunar New Year's Eve |
| 7 | 忍饥挨饿 | rěnjī-ái'è | starving |
| 7 | 悦耳 | yuè'ěr | sweet-sounding |
| 7 | 放水 | fàngshuǐ | to turn on the water |
| 7 | 水域 | shuǐyù | waters |
| 7 | 水温 | shuǐwēn | water temperature |
| 7 | 水源 | shuǐyuán | water source |
| 7 | 水管 | shuǐguǎn | water pipe |
| 7 | 水落石出 | shuǐluò-shíchū | as the water recedes |
| 7 | 水面 | shuǐmiàn | water surface |
| 7 | 汪洋 | wāngyáng | vast body of water |
| 7 | 泼冷水 | pō lěngshuǐ | to pour cold water on |
| 7 | 流水 | liúshuǐ | running water |
| 7 | 潜水 | qiánshuǐ | to dive |
| 7 | 用餐 | yòngcān | to eat a meal |
| 7 | 稻草 | dàocǎo | rice straw |
| 7 | 粉丝 | fěnsī | bean vermicelli |
| 7 | 素食 | sùshí | vegetarian food |
| 7 | 美味 | měiwèi | delicious |
| 7 | 肌肤 | jīfū | skin |
| 7 | 膳食 | shànshí | meals |
| 7 | 节水 | jiéshuǐ | to save water |
| 7 | 节衣缩食 | jiéyī-suōshí | to save on food and clothing |
| 7 | 茶馆儿 | cháguǎnr | teahouse |
| 7 | 酒楼 | jiǔlóu | restaurant |
| 7 | 野炊 | yěchuī | to cook a meal o campfire |
| 7 | 风餐露宿 | fēngcān-lùsù | lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors |
| 7 | 餐桌 | cānzhuō | dining table |
| 7 | 饥饿 | jī'è | hambre |
| 7 | 饮水 | yǐn shuǐ | to give water |
| 7 | 饮用水 | yǐnyòngshuǐ | drinking water |
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