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I need a doctor

medical

我需要医生

wǒ xūyào yīshēng

emergency
intermediate
urgent

where is the nearest pharmacy?

medical

最近的药店在哪里?

zuìjìn de yàodiàn zài nǎlǐ?

emergency
intermediate
neutral

"ants climbing a tree", a Sichuan dish made with cellophane noodles 粉絲|粉丝[fen3 si1] and ground meat (so called because the particles of meat clinging to the noodles look like ants on the twigs of a tree)

restaurant

蚂蚁上树

mǎ yǐ shàng shù

food
intermediate
neutral

"fish" battle formation in ancient times: chariots in front, infantry behind

restaurant

鱼丽

yú lì

food
beginner
neutral

"flying fish family", family who sacrifice everything to send their children abroad to study

restaurant

飞鱼族

fēi yú zú

food
intermediate
neutral

"keep the change" (restaurant expression)

restaurant

不用找

bú yòng zhǎo

food
intermediate
neutral

"leicha", a beverage or gruel made from tea leaves, roasted peanuts and herbs etc ground into a powder, traditionally consumed by Hakka people and in the north of Hunan province

restaurant

擂茶

lèi chá

food
beginner
neutral

"mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other)

restaurant

鸳鸯锅

yuān yāng guō

food
intermediate
neutral

"three public expenditures" of the PRC government, i.e. air travel, food and entertainment, and public vehicles

restaurant

三公经费

sān gōng jīng fèi

food
intermediate
neutral

"transparent kitchen" – a kitchen (in a restaurant, school cafeteria etc) in which food preparation processes are made visible to customers (by means of transparent glass, live video etc) to promote hygiene and ensure accountability in food safety practices

restaurant

明厨亮灶

míng chú liàng zào

food
intermediate
neutral

"wife cake" – a thin, flaky Cantonese pastry filled with sweetened winter melon (or other mild sweet fillings)

restaurant

老婆饼

lǎo pó bǐng

food
intermediate
neutral

"yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm)

restaurant

黄酒

huáng jiǔ

food
beginner
neutral

a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom)

restaurant

五味俱全

wǔ wèi jù quán

food
intermediate
neutral

a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom)

restaurant

鹤立鸡群

hè lì jī qún

food
intermediate
neutral

a delicacy (food)

restaurant

炼珍

liàn zhēn

food
beginner
neutral

a device for extracting water (such as a centrifuge)

restaurant

脱水机

tuō shuǐ jī

food
intermediate
neutral

a famous wine

restaurant

名酒

míng jiǔ

food
beginner
neutral

a fish moving about in water

restaurant

游鱼

yóu yú

food
beginner
neutral

a good meal

restaurant

牙祭

yá jì

food
beginner
neutral

a kind of a bread

restaurant

窝窝头

wō wō tóu

food
intermediate
neutral

a kind of cake

restaurant

云片糕

yún piàn gāo

food
intermediate
neutral

a low stone wall built along the water's edge to protect an embankment

restaurant

驳岸

bó àn

food
beginner
neutral

a meat pie falls from the sky (idiom)

restaurant

天上掉馅饼

tiān shàng diào xiàn bǐng

food
advanced
neutral

a poached egg

restaurant

卧果儿

wò guǒ ér

food
intermediate
neutral

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