bābǎo fàn 八宝饭 Eight Level Rice báicài 白菜 cabbage báobǐng 薄饼 thin rolled, wheat-flour pancake bāozi 包子 steamed rolls made of bread dough with a filling of meat and/or vegetables, or sweet bean paste. bǎo 饱 to be satisfied biāozhǔn 标准 level or standard biéde 别的 other, different bié kèqi 别客气 don't be formal; don't stand on ceremony bú cuò 不错 “not bad”, in the sense of “pretty good”, “pretty well” càidānzi (yìzhāng) 菜单子（一张） menu cài 蔡 main dishes, food cháng 尝 to taste, to savor chǎo miàn 炒面 fried noodles chǎo 炒 fried, to fry, sauté chāzi 叉子 fork chīdelái 吃的来 Is it all right for you (to eat)? chī 吃 to eat chúle ...， cīwài 除了。。。,此外 aside from, in addition to cōngbào niúròu 葱爆牛肉 beef with spring onions cōng 葱 scallion cù 醋 vinegar dàjiā 大家 everybody dāngrán 当然 naturally, of course dāozi 刀子 knife -dào 道 counter for a course of a meal diǎn 点 to order dìng yìzhuō xí 订一桌席 reserve a table for a dinner party dōnggua zhōng 冬瓜中 winter melon soup served in the carved melon shell dòufu fǔ 豆腐腐 fermented bean curd sauce dòufu 豆腐 soy bean curd dòujiāng 豆浆 soy bean milk, soy milk duōbàn 多半 most of, the greater part of Emèi cāntīng 峨眉餐厅 The Omei Reetaurant (a restaurant in Taipei) è 饿 to be hungry fānqié 番茄 tomato fēngzéyuán 丰泽园 The name of a reetaurant in Peking fěnsī 粉丝 cellophane noodles fùguì jī 富贵鸡 rich hicken gānshāo míngxià 干烧明虾 dry-cooked jumbo shrimp, Szechuan Style gān yìbēi 干一杯 to drink a glass (lit. to make a glass dry) gěi nín yùbei 给您预备 to prepare for you gěi wǒ lái (...) 给我来（。。。） bring me (something) gōngnóngbīng 工农兵 workers, farmers, soldiers gōngzuò shùnlì 工作顺利 the work that goes well guōtiē 锅贴 steam-fried dumplings hǎochī 好吃 to be tasty, good to eat hēibǎn 黑板 blackboard héshì 合适 to be suitable, to be fitting hē 喝 to drink hóngbīnlóu 鸿宾楼 name of a restaurant hóngshǎo yúchī 红烧鱼翅 red-cooked Shark's Fins hóngshāo yú 红烧鱼 red-cooked fish huājuǎn 花卷 flower-rolls huánghuā yú 黄鱼 yellow fish huímín 回民 moslem huǒtuǐ 火腿 ham jiǎndānde 简单的 something simple jiàng yóu 酱油 soy sauce jiàng 酱 paste, bean paste jiànkāng 健康 to be healthy jiànyì 建议 proposal, suggestion jiǎn 拣 to select, pick out, to choose jiào huā jī 叫化鸡 beggar's chicken jiǎozi 饺子 boiled dumpling jiào 叫 to order -jiǎo -饺 dumpling jīdàn 鸡蛋 (chicken) egg jīdīng 鸡丁 diced chicken jìng 敬 to offer someone something jǐn 仅 (continually), only, Just jīpiàn 鸡片 chicken slices jiǔ 酒 liquor, wine jī 鸡 chicken juǎnqilai 卷起来 to roll up juéde 觉得 to feel that júzi shuǐ 桔子水 orangeade, orange juice kāfēi 咖啡 coffee kǎo yángròu 烤羊肉 Mongolian barbecued lamb kǎo yā 烤鸭 Peking Duck kǎo 烤 roasted, toasted kǎo 烤 to roast kèfàn “fixed meal”, a type of meal in which soup, a main dish, rice and tea are all served for one price. kè (kèren) 客人（客人） guest(s) là 辣 peppery-hot lěngpán 冷盘 cold dish lìngwài 另外 in addition to, additionally mántou 馒头 steamed bread miànbāo 面包 bread miàn 面 noodles mǐfàn 米饭 rice (cooked) míngxiā 虾 shrimp mìzhi huǒtuǐ 蜜汁火腿 ham in honey Sauce mùxu ròu 牧畜肉 moshi pork (pork fried with eggs) and served with báobǐng niúròu miàn 牛肉面 soup-noodles with beef niúròu 牛肉 beef páigǔ miàn 排骨面 soup-noodles with a pork chop peì cài 配菜 to select dishes for a formal menu pèi 配 to find something to match, to match things qiézi 茄子 eggplant qingdòu xiārén 青豆虾仁 shrimp with green peas qīngdòu 青豆 green peas qingjiāo 青椒 green pepper Qǐng zài lái... 请在来。。。 Please bring another... ràng 让 to allow, to have someone do something ròusī chǎo miàn 肉丝炒面 fried noodles with shreds of pork ròusi miàn 肉丝面 soup-noodles with shreds of pork sānxiān chǎo miàn 三鲜炒面 noodles fried with three fresh things shàngcì 上次 last time shàngge xīngqī 上个星期 last week shàngge yuè 上个月 last month shāobing 饼 sesame rolls shàor 勺儿 spoon shēngrì 生日 birthday ...shénmede 。。。什么的 ...and so on shēntǐ jiànkāng 身体健康 good health shítáng 食堂 eating hall shuàn yángròu 涮羊肉 Mongolian (Lamb) Hot Pot shuǐguǒ 水果 fruit shùnlì 顺利 to go well, without difficulty sòngxíng 送行 to see a person off suàn zhàng 算账 to figure out the check suàn 算 to calculate, figure out suān 酸 to he sour sùcài 素菜 vegetable dishes suíbiàn 随便 as you like suíyì 随意 according to one's wishes tángcù báicài 糖醋白菜 sweet and sour cabbage tángcù yú 糖醋鱼 sweet and sour fish tángcù 糖醋 sweet and sour tāng miàn 汤面 soup-noodles tāng 汤 soup tiáncài 甜蔡 dessert tián 甜 to be sweet tiàogēng 调羹 spoon wèizi 位子 seat, place -wèi 一位人 counter for persons (polite) xiàci 下次 next time xiàcì 下次 next time xiàge xīngqī 下个星期 next week xiàge yuè 下个月 next month xiāngcài 香菜 Chinese parsley xiāngjiāo 香蕉 banana xiāngsū yā 香酥鸭 fragrant crispy duck xiāngyóu 香油 sesame oil xiāng 香 to be fragrant xián 咸 to be salty xiǎofèi 小费 tip, gratuity xiārén 虾仁 shrimp xīfàn 稀饭 gruel of rice and water xīhóngshìzhī 西红柿汁 tomato juice xihóngshì 西红柿 tomato xīngrèn dòufu 杏仁豆腐 almond pudding xínxian 新鲜 to be fresh xuédòu 雪豆 snow peas xūn jī 熏鸡 smoked chicken yángròu 羊肉 lamb yàngzi 样子 kind, variety yā 鸭 duck yìlóng *笼 a tier of a steamer yílù píngān 一路平安 have a nice trip; bon voyage (lit. a safe journey) yìzhǒng 一种 a kind, one kind yòng kuàizi 用筷子 to use chopsticks; with chopsticks yòng 用 to use; with yǒumíng 又名 to be famous yóutiáo 油条 deep-fried twist yúchì 鱼翅 shark's fin yú 鱼 fish zhācāi 榨菜 hot pickled, cabbage (Szechwan) zhàngdānzi 账单子 check zhá xiāqiú 炸虾球 deep fried shrimp balls zhècì 这次 this time zhège xīngqī 这个星期 this week zhège yuè 这个月 this month zhēng 蒸 to cook something hy steaming -zhe 着 marker of DURATION of an action zhīdao 知道 to know zhīma jiàng 芝麻酱 sesame paste zhōngjiān 中间 middle zhǔkè 主客 guest of honor zhù 祝 to wish (someone something) zìjǐ 自己 oneself zuì jí 醉鸡 drunken chicken zuóliào 佐料 condiments, ingredients