How to say [X] in Chinese
Browse 12818 phrases with characters, pinyin, categories, usage notes, and scenario-based examples.
I need a doctor
medical
我需要医生
wǒ xūyào yīshēng
where is the nearest pharmacy?
medical
最近的药店在哪里?
zuìjìn de yàodiàn zài nǎlǐ?
"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
"fish" battle formation in ancient times: chariots in front, infantry behind
restaurant
鱼丽
yú lì
"flying fish family", family who sacrifice everything to send their children abroad to study
restaurant
飞鱼族
fēi yú zú
"keep the change" (restaurant expression)
restaurant
不用找
bú yòng zhǎo
"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
"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
"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
"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
"wife cake" – a thin, flaky Cantonese pastry filled with sweetened winter melon (or other mild sweet fillings)
restaurant
老婆饼
lǎo pó bǐng
"yellow wine" (mulled rice wine, usually served warm)
restaurant
黄酒
huáng jiǔ
a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom)
restaurant
五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
a crane in a flock of chicken (idiom)
restaurant
鹤立鸡群
hè lì jī qún
a delicacy (food)
restaurant
炼珍
liàn zhēn
a device for extracting water (such as a centrifuge)
restaurant
脱水机
tuō shuǐ jī
a famous wine
restaurant
名酒
míng jiǔ
a fish moving about in water
restaurant
游鱼
yóu yú
a good meal
restaurant
牙祭
yá jì
a kind of a bread
restaurant
窝窝头
wō wō tóu
a kind of cake
restaurant
云片糕
yún piàn gāo
a low stone wall built along the water's edge to protect an embankment
restaurant
驳岸
bó àn
a meat pie falls from the sky (idiom)
restaurant
天上掉馅饼
tiān shàng diào xiàn bǐng
a poached egg
restaurant
卧果儿
wò guǒ ér
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