| A | B |
|---|
| miànbāo | bread |
| jīdàn | eggs |
| chī | to eat |
| shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| píngguǒ | apple |
| niúròu | beef (literally, cow meat) |
| mǐfàn | cooked rice |
| cài | vegetable/ a "dish" (e.g. I am ordering 2 dishes at this restaurant.) |
| yú | fish |
| miàntiáo | noodles |
| hǎixiān | seafood ("hǎi" means "sea") |
| hànbǎobāo | hamburger |
| jíshì hànbǎobāo | cheese hamburger |
| sānmíngzhì | sandwish |
| règǒu | hot dog (literally "rè" is "hot" and "gǒu" is "dog") |
| shālā or sèlā | salad |
| shǔtiáo | French fries |
| yángyùpiàn | potato chips |
| ròu | meat |
| bāozi | steamed buns with meat filling |
| màipiàn | cereal |
| jiānbǐng | pancakde |
| zhájī | fried chicken |
| yóutiáo | deep-fried twisted dough sticks |
| shāobǐng | sesame seed cake |
| mántóu | steamed bread |
| miàn | noodles |
| zhūròu | pork (meat) |
| jīròu | chicken (meat) |
| yángròu | lamb (meat) |
| yāròu | duck (meat) |
| jiǎozi | dumplings |
| huǒguō | hot pot ("Chinese fondue") |
| Běijīng kǎoyā | Beijing roast duck ("Peking duck") |
| gōngbǎo jīdīng | Kung Pao chicken |
| mápó dòufu | Mapo Tofu |
| hǎochī | delicious (good to eat) |
| nánchī | bad-tasting (food) |
| è | hungry |
| suān | sour |
| tián | sweet |
| kǔ | bitter |
| là | spicy |
| xián | salty |
| qīngdàn | light (food) |
| yóu | greasy |
| cuì | crispy |
