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to roast

restaurant

kǎo

food
beginner
neutral

to run out of food

restaurant

断粮

duàn liáng

food
beginner
neutral

to run water through a system to test it (for leakages etc)

restaurant

试水

shì shuǐ

food
beginner
neutral

to sample

restaurant

品味

pǐn wèi

food
beginner
neutral

to save food

restaurant

节食

jié shí

food
beginner
neutral

to save money on wedding expenses by getting together with another couple (or couples) in arranging restaurant reservations, wedding photo shoots etc

restaurant

拼婚

pīn hūn

food
beginner
neutral

to save on food and clothing (idiom)

restaurant

节衣缩食

jié yī suō shí

food
intermediate
neutral

to save water

restaurant

节水

jié shuǐ

food
beginner
neutral

to scrape the meat from bones

restaurant

food
beginner
neutral

to sell meat

restaurant

卖肉

mài ròu

food
beginner
neutral

to serve (food, tea etc)

restaurant

端上

duān shàng

food
beginner
neutral

to serve (food)

restaurant

端饭

duān fàn

food
beginner
neutral

to serve a meal

restaurant

开饭

kāi fàn

food
beginner
neutral

to serve food

restaurant

上菜

shàng cài

food
beginner
neutral

to serve food

restaurant

端菜

duān cài

food
beginner
neutral

to serve tea (to guests)

restaurant

敬茶

jìng chá

food
beginner
neutral

to show poor taste

restaurant

落俗

luò sú

food
beginner
neutral

to skip stones (on water)

restaurant

打水漂

dǎ shuǐ piāo

food
intermediate
neutral

to slaughter (an animal for meat)

restaurant

宰杀

zǎi shā

food
beginner
neutral

to slaughter (animals for food)

restaurant

food
beginner
neutral

to smell, look and taste great

restaurant

色香味俱全

sè xiāng wèi jù quán

food
advanced
neutral

to soak cooked rice in soup or water

restaurant

泡饭

pào fàn

food
beginner
neutral

to soak seeds (in water to hasten germination, or in a chemical solution to prevent damage from insects etc)

restaurant

浸种

jìn zhǒng

food
beginner
neutral

to splash water

restaurant

泼水

pō shuǐ

food
beginner
neutral

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