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to have enough food and warm clothes

restaurant

温饱

wēn bǎo

food
beginner
neutral

to have good taste

restaurant

有眼光

yǒu yǎn guāng

food
intermediate
neutral

to have running water (in a house etc)

restaurant

通水

tōng shuǐ

food
beginner
neutral

to have tea and refreshments

restaurant

饮茶

yǐn chá

food
beginner
neutral

to have water get in (one's ear, shoes etc)

restaurant

进水

jìn shuǐ

food
beginner
neutral

to heat up by itself

restaurant

自热

zì rè

food
beginner
neutral

to heat water

restaurant

烧水

shāo shuǐ

food
beginner
neutral

to help oneself to (food)

restaurant

自取

zì qǔ

food
beginner
urgent

to hold a welcoming dinner or reception

restaurant

接风

jiē fēng

food
beginner
neutral

to host (a dinner)

restaurant

作东

zuò dōng

food
beginner
neutral

to hunt and kill (an animal or fish)

restaurant

捕杀

bǔ shā

food
beginner
neutral

to imitate the dog and steal chicken (idiom)

restaurant

偷鸡摸狗

tōu jī mō gǒu

food
intermediate
neutral

to immerse in water

restaurant

浸水

jìn shuǐ

food
beginner
neutral

to improve taste

restaurant

提味

tí wèi

food
beginner
neutral

to improve water quality

restaurant

改水

gǎi shuǐ

food
beginner
neutral

to induce germination of seeds (e.g. by soaking in water)

restaurant

催芽

cuī yá

food
beginner
neutral

to install (water pipes, landmines etc) underground

restaurant

埋设

mái shè

food
beginner
neutral

to keep the books

restaurant

做账

zuò zhàng

food
beginner
neutral

to lack food supplies

restaurant

缺粮

quē liáng

food
beginner
neutral

to ladle out soup

restaurant

舀汤

yǎo tāng

food
beginner
neutral

to ladle water

restaurant

舀水

yǎo shuǐ

food
beginner
neutral

to look for bones in an egg

restaurant

鸡蛋里挑骨头

jī dàn lǐ tiāo gǔ tou

food
advanced
neutral

to lose flavor

restaurant

走味

zǒu wèi

food
beginner
neutral

to lose flavor

restaurant

跑味

pǎo wèi

food
beginner
neutral

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