Chinese Short Stories Chapters 1 to 3 (en-ch) Flashcards by Daniel Harty

xiā jiǎo
shrimp dumplings

虾饺

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chāshāo bāo
barbeque pork buns

叉烧包

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nuòmǐ jī
sticky rice chicken

糯米鸡

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pídàn zhōu
fermented egg porridge

皮蛋粥

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děng děng
etc.

等等

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fènliang
portion

份量

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yìguó qíngdiào
exotic

异国情调

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liúlián
durian

榴莲

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shānzhú
mangosteen

山竹

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chāngpú
cattail ( not at all sure what this is, seems like it is a fragrant flowering grass which has been banned in the west due to psychological effects of some toxins it carries)

菖蒲

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huǒlóng guǒ
dragon fruit

火龙果

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mùguā
papaya

木瓜

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shuǐguǒ pīnpán
fruit platter

水果拼盘

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chūshēng
to be born

出生

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pài
to appoint, to send

派

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fēn gōngsī
branch, subsidiary

分公司

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bān
to move

搬

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Shèngdànjié
Christmas

圣诞节

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yéye
paternal grandfather

爷爷

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In Simplified Chinese, the four primary terms for grandparents, each referring to a specific grandparent based on maternal or paternal lineage and gender, are:

爷爷 (yéye) - Paternal Grandfather
奶奶 (nǎinai) - Paternal Grandmother
外公 (wàigōng) - Maternal Grandfather
外婆 (wàipó) - Maternal Grandmother

nǎinai
paternal grandmother

奶奶

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lǎoyé
maternal grandfather

姥爷

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lǎolao
maternal grandmother

姥姥

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běifāng
North

北方

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Yuēkèjùn
Yorkshire

约克郡

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Bùláidùn
Brighton

布莱顿

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hǎibiān
seaside

海边

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guójì
international

国际

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yòu’éryuán
nursery

幼儿园

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míngfùqíshí
not in name only, but also in reality (idiom), real

名副其实

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fēnbié
respectively

分别

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chúle…yǐwài
except, except for

除了…以外

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wàiguó
foreign country, abroad

外国

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yuányīn
reason

原因

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liúxué
to study abroad

留学

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juédìng
to decide, to make up one’s mind

决定

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fāzhǎn
to develop

发展

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xīwàng
to hope

希望

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cóngxiǎo
since childhood, from a young age

从小

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liúlì
fluent

流利

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Xībānyáwén
Spanish

西班牙文

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màn man de
slowly

慢慢地

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dǒng
to understand, to know

懂

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jīhū
almost

几乎

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shénme
whatever, everything

什么

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hǎobàng
Great! Awesome!

好棒

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shuō dào
speaking of

说道

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Xībānyá
Spain

西班牙

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jiāoliú
to communicate

交流

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bùtóng
different

不同

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ǒu’ěr
occasionally

偶尔

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To rise/emit/risk

The Chinese character 冒 (mào) can mean “to emit,” “to rise,” “to risk,” or “to venture,” depending on the context. Here are a few simple sentences:

冒着热气的汤 (mào zhe rè qì de tāng) - The soup is steaming hot. (Here, 冒 means “to emit” steam.)
冒险 (màoxiǎn) - to take a risk or to venture. (Here, 冒 is used in the sense of taking a risk.)
冒出来 (mào chūlái) - to come out or appear. (Here, 冒 indicates something coming up or appearing.)

In these examples, 冒 is used to convey the sense of something coming up or being emitted, such as steam, or the figurative sense of taking a risk.

mào

冒

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huífù
to reply

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qīpàn
to look forward to

期盼

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pàiduì
party

派对

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zhǔnbèi
to prepare, preparation

准备

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chénggōng
to succeed, success

成功

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yāoqǐng
to invite

邀请

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míngdān
list

名单

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wéiyī
only

唯一

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rènwù
task

任务

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couldn’t be simpler

zài jiǎndān bùguò le

再简单不过了

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gébì
next door

隔壁

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jiàotáng
church

教堂

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niánlíng
age

年龄

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xiāngfǎng
similar

相仿

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gōngsī
company

公司

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tóng yī
the same

同一

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shèqū
community

社区

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bāléiwǔ
ballet

芭蕾舞

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jùlèbù
club

俱乐部

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gānggāng hǎo
exactly

刚刚好

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wánchéng
to finish, to accomplish

完成

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dìdiǎn
place, venue

地点

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huódòng
activity

活动

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zhōngxīn
center

中心

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yùdìng
to book

预定

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fā
to send out

发

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yāoqǐng hán
invitation card

邀请函

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zhuāngshì
to decorate, decoration

装饰

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yǐnliào
drinks

饮料

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jìhuà
to plan, plan

计划

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yúlè
entertainment

娱乐

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tíchū
to propose

提出

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jiànyì
to suggest, to recommend

建议

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zhuānmén
specially

专门

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fùzé
to be responsible for

负责

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chóubèi
to arrange, to prepare

筹备

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cèhuà shī
planner

策划师

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jǔ
to raise

举

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zànchéng
to approve

赞成

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jīngyàn
to experience, experience

经验

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shēngyì
business

生意

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huǒbàn
partner

伙伴

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kāi
to open, to run

开

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cānyǐn
food and drink

餐饮

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hángyè
industry, profession

行业

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shìnèi
indoor

室内

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fúwù
to serve, service

服务

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zǔhé
package, combination

组合

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jiàwěi
price level

价格

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bāokuò
to include

包括

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fúwù xiàngmù
service items

服务项目

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对于

duìyú
for

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全天

quán tiān
full-day

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大概

dàgài
perhaps

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记事

jìshì
to remember things

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饭厅

fàntīng
dining room

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麦片

màipiàn
cereal

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土司

tūsī
toast

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巧克力

qiǎokèlì
chocolate

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口味

kǒuwèi
taste, flavor

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甜

tián
sweet

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没有什么感觉

méiyǒu shénme gǎnjué
do not have strong feelings for something

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饼干

bǐnggān
biscuit

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菠萝汁

bōluó zhī
pineapple juice

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薯条

shǔ tiáo
fries

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牛肉派

niúròu pài
beef pie

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三明治

sānmíngzhì
sandwich

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沙拉

shālā
salad

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意大利面

yìdàlìmiàn
pasta

各种各样

gè zhǒng gè yàng
all kinds of, all types of

下午茶

xiàwǔ chá
afternoon tea

奶酪

nǎilào
cheese

接

jiē
to pick up

选择

xuǎnzé
choice

厨房

chúfáng
kitchen

种类

zhǒnglèi
type

东西方

dōng xī fāng
East-West

饮食

yǐnshí
diet

比例

比例 is a noun in Chinese, meaning “proportion” or “ratio.” It refers to the relationship in quantity, size, or amount between two or more things. 比例 is used to express how parts of a whole are related to each other or to the whole itself. It’s not used as an adverb. If you’re discussing comparisons or proportions in any context, 比例 is the noun you would use to convey these ideas.

bǐlì
proportion (noun)

韩国

Hánguó
Korea

东南亚

Dōngnányà
Southeast Asia

印度

Yìndù
India

相似

xiāngsì
similarity

咖喱

gālí
curry

泰国

Tàiguó
Thailand

香料

xiāngliào
spices

重

zhòng
strong

椰奶

yē nǎi
coconut milk

比起来

bǐ qǐlái
to be compared with

几乎

jīhū
almost

豆腐脑

dòufu nǎo
bean curd

油条

yóutiáo
deep-fried dough sticks

三文鱼

sānwényú
salmon

酱菜

jiàngcài
pickled vegetables

味增汤

wèi zēng tāng
miso soup

广东早茶

Guǎngdōng zǎochá
Cantonese morning tea

点心

diǎnxīn
dim sum

烧卖

shāomài
sio mai

虾饺

xiā jiǎo
shrimp dumplings

叉烧包

chāshāo bāo
barbeque pork buns

糯米鸡

nuòmǐ jī
sticky rice chicken

皮蛋粥

pídàn zhōu
fermented egg porridge

等等

děng děng
etc.

份量

fènliang
portion

异国情调

yìguó qíngdiào
exotic

榴莲

liúlián
durian

山竹

shānzhú
mangosteen

菖蒲

chāngpú
cattail ( not at all sure what this is, seems like it is a fragrant flowering grass which has been banned in the west due to psychological effects of some toxins it carries)

火龙果

huǒlóng guǒ
dragon fruit

木瓜

mùguā
papaya

水果拼盘

shuǐguǒ pīnpán
fruit platter

出生

chūshēng
to be born

派

pài
to appoint, to send

分公司

fēn gōngsī
branch, subsidiary

搬

bān
to move

圣诞节

Shèngdànjié
Christmas

爷爷

yéye
paternal grandfather

奶奶

In Simplified Chinese, the four primary terms for grandparents, each referring to a specific grandparent based on maternal or paternal lineage and gender, are:

爷爷 (yéye) - Paternal Grandfather
奶奶 (nǎinai) - Paternal Grandmother
外公 (wàigōng) - Maternal Grandfather
外婆 (wàipó) - Maternal Grandmother

nǎinai
paternal grandmother

姥爷

lǎoyé
maternal grandfather

姥姥

lǎolao
maternal grandmother

北方

běifāng
North

约克郡

Yuēkèjùn
Yorkshire

布莱顿

Bùláidùn
Brighton

海边

hǎibiān
seaside

国际

guójì
international

幼儿园

yòu’éryuán
nursery

名副其实

míngfùqíshí
not in name only, but also in reality (idiom), real

分别

fēnbié
respectively

除了…以外

chúle…yǐwài
except, except for

外国

wàiguó
foreign country, abroad

原因

yuányīn
reason

留学

liúxué
to study abroad

决定

juédìng
to decide, to make up one’s mind

发展

fāzhǎn
to develop

希望

xīwàng
to hope

从小

cóngxiǎo
since childhood, from a young age

流利

liúlì
fluent

西班牙文

Xībānyáwén
Spanish

慢慢地

màn man de
slowly

懂

dǒng
to understand, to know

几乎

jīhū
almost

什么

shénme
whatever, everything

好棒

hǎobàng
Great! Awesome!

说道

shuō dào
speaking of

西班牙

Xībānyá
Spain

交流

jiāoliú
to communicate

不同

bùtóng
different

偶尔

ǒu’ěr
occasionally

冒

To rise/emit/risk

The Chinese character 冒 (mào) can mean “to emit,” “to rise,” “to risk,” or “to venture,” depending on the context. Here are a few simple sentences:

冒着热气的汤 (mào zhe rè qì de tāng) - The soup is steaming hot. (Here, 冒 means “to emit” steam.)
冒险 (màoxiǎn) - to take a risk or to venture. (Here, 冒 is used in the sense of taking a risk.)
冒出来 (mào chūlái) - to come out or appear. (Here, 冒 indicates something coming up or appearing.)

In these examples, 冒 is used to convey the sense of something coming up or being emitted, such as steam, or the figurative sense of taking a risk.

mào

huífù
to reply

期盼

qīpàn
to look forward to

派对

pàiduì
party

准备

zhǔnbèi
to prepare, preparation

成功

chénggōng
to succeed, success

邀请

yāoqǐng
to invite

名单

míngdān
list

唯一

wéiyī
only

任务

rènwù
task

再简单不过了

couldn’t be simpler

zài jiǎndān bùguò le

隔壁

gébì
next door

教堂

jiàotáng
church

年龄

niánlíng
age

相仿

xiāngfǎng
similar

公司

gōngsī
company

同一

tóng yī
the same

社区

shèqū
community

芭蕾舞

bāléiwǔ
ballet

俱乐部

jùlèbù
club

刚刚好

gānggāng hǎo
exactly

完成

wánchéng
to finish, to accomplish

地点

dìdiǎn
place, venue

活动

huódòng
activity

中心

zhōngxīn
center

预定

yùdìng
to book

发

fā
to send out

邀请函

yāoqǐng hán
invitation card

装饰

zhuāngshì
to decorate, decoration

饮料

yǐnliào
drinks

计划

jìhuà
to plan, plan

娱乐

yúlè
entertainment

提出

tíchū
to propose

建议

jiànyì
to suggest, to recommend

专门

zhuānmén
specially

负责

fùzé
to be responsible for

筹备

chóubèi
to arrange, to prepare

策划师

cèhuà shī
planner

举

jǔ
to raise

赞成

zànchéng
to approve

经验

jīngyàn
to experience, experience

生意

shēngyì
business

伙伴

huǒbàn
partner

开

kāi
to open, to run

餐饮

cānyǐn
food and drink

行业

hángyè
industry, profession

室内

shìnèi
indoor

服务

fúwù
to serve, service

组合

zǔhé
package, combination

价格

jiàwěi
price level

包括

bāokuò
to include

服务项目

fúwù xiàngmù
service items

shāomài
sio mai

烧卖

diǎnxīn
dim sum

点心

Guǎngdōng zǎochá
Cantonese morning tea

广东早茶

wèi zēng tāng
miso soup

味增汤

jiàngcài
pickled vegetables

酱菜

sānwényú
salmon

三文鱼

yóutiáo
deep-fried dough sticks

油条

dòufu nǎo
bean curd

豆腐脑

jīhū
almost

几乎

bǐ qǐlái
to be compared with

比起来

yē nǎi
coconut milk

椰奶

zhòng
strong

重

xiāngliào
spices

香料

Tàiguó
Thailand

泰国

gālí
curry

咖喱

xiāngsì
similarity

相似

Yìndù
India

印度

Dōngnányà
Southeast Asia

东南亚

Hánguó
Korea

韩国

bǐlì
proportion (noun)

比例

yǐnshí
diet

饮食

dōng xī fāng
East-West

东西方

zhǒnglèi
type

种类

chúfáng
kitchen

厨房

xuǎnzé
choice

选择

jiē
to pick up

接

nǎilào
cheese

奶酪

xiàwǔ chá
afternoon tea

下午茶

gè zhǒng gè yàng
all kinds of, all types of

各种各样

yìdàlìmiàn
pasta

意大利面

shālā
salad

沙拉

sānmíngzhì
sandwich

三明治

niúròu pài
beef pie

牛肉派

shǔ tiáo
fries

薯条

bōluó zhī
pineapple juice

菠萝汁

bǐnggān
biscuit

饼干

méiyǒu shénme gǎnjué
do not have strong feelings for something

没有什么感觉

tián
sweet

甜

kǒuwèi
taste, flavor

口味

qiǎokèlì
chocolate

巧克力

tūsī
toast

土司

màipiàn
cereal

麦片

fàntīng
dining room

饭厅

jìshì
to remember things

记事

dàgài
perhaps

大概

quán tiān
full-day

全天

duìyú
for

对于