| A | B |
|---|
| 只好 have to; be forced to | zhǐ hǎo |
| 顿 measure word for meals | dùn |
| 周末 weekend | zhōu mò |
| 功课 homework | gōng kè |
| 中国城 /Chinatown | zhōng guó chéng |
| 正好 coincidentally | zhèng hǎo |
| 门口 doorway; entrance | mén kǒu |
| 接 to pick up (somebody) | jiē |
| 一刻钟 a quarter (of an hour) | yí kè zhōng |
| 原来 as it turns out; formerly; former | yuán lái |
| 女孩儿 a girl; a young woman | nǚ hái er |
| 长得 (of a person's physical appearance) to look; to grow to be | zhǎng de |
| 漂亮 pretty | piào liang |
| 吸烟 to smoke | xī yān |
| 跟 to follow | gēn |
| 菜单 menu | cài dān |
| 常客 frequent patron; regular | cháng kè |
| 拿手 good at; adept | ná shǒu |
| 清蒸 to steam (food without heavy sauce) | qīng zhēng |
| 鱼 fish | yú |
| 味道 taste; flavor | wèi dào |
| 芥兰 Chinese broccoli | jiè lán |
| 牛肉 beef | niú ròu |
| 嫩 tender | nèn |
| 香 fragrant; nice smelling | xiāng |
| 叫(菜) to order (food); to call | jiào (cài) |
| 汤 soup | tāng |
| 菠菜 spinach | bō cài |
| 豆腐 bean curd; tofu | dòu fu |
| 素菜 vegetable dishes | sù cài |
| 点(菜) to order (food) | diǎn (cài) |
| 新鲜 fresh | xīn xiān |
| 青菜 green leafy vegetables | qīng cài |
| 小白菜 small Chinese cabbage | xiǎo bái cài |
| 麻烦 to trouble; troublesome | má fan |
| 老板 boss; owner | lǎo bǎn |
| 少 (of quantity) less | shǎo |
| 盐 salt | yán |
| 味精 MSG (monosodium glutamate) | wèi jīng |
| 马上 immediately; right away | mǎ shàng |
| 记者 reporter | jì zhě |
| 文章 article | wén zhāng |
| 卡路里 calorie | kǎ lù lǐ |
| 健康 healthy; health | jiàn kāng |
| 看法 point of view | kàn fǎ |
| 认为 to hold (the opinion that) | rèn wéi |
| 说法 way of saying a thing; statement | shuō fǎ |
| 片面 one-sided | piàn miàn |
| 总的来说 generally speaking; on the whole | zǒng dè lài shuō |
| 也许 perhaps | yě xǔ |
| 油 oil; oily | yóu |
| 会 to be good at; to know how to | huì |
| 清淡 light in flavor | qīng dàn |
| 同意 to agree | tóng yì |
| 其实 actually | qí shí |
| 要不然 otherwise | yào bù rán |
