Episode 51 | 谁来给我抬轿子 Who's gonna carry me in my Chinese wedding

轿子 （Litter): The litter is a class of wheelless vehicles, a type of human-powered transport, for the transport of people. (Wikipedia) Free transcript: https://www.yaya.press/web_reader/3c1e3ccd-c1ea-4bec-9553-e7f0b0ab91f1 Transcript powered by Yaya: Yaya is a language learning app where you learn by reading - it is still the beta version so expect bugs! ;) Reading compelling content is one of the most effective ways to learn another language. And it's fun! Give a creative topic or prompt, and we'll use AI to generate a dialog, story, article, or other fun types of content with sentence-by-sentence translations at any reading level. You can also upload your own texts (so you can study with whatever reading you want!). Yaya will get you tackling that novel you've been wanting to read much sooner in your learning journey. Try it! If Yaya doesn't work for you, try here: transcript and vocabulary Leave a comment and share your thoughts: https://open.firstory.me/user/cko0g8j5m1toy0984t6s7mqtk/comments ---------- 飞快 fēi​kuài | very fast 努力 nǔ​lì | effort or hard work 博士 bó​shì | doctorate 成果 chéng​guǒ | achievement 什么都没干 shén​me dōu méi gàn | did nothing 瑞典 Ruì​diǎn | Sweden 基础设施 jī​chǔ​shè​shī | infrastructure 物联网 wù lián​wǎng | Internet of Things 人工智能 rén​gōng​zhì​néng | artificial intelligence 机缘巧合 jī​yuán qiǎo​hé | serendipitous encounter 打算 dǎ​suàn | plan or intention 瞅一眼 chǒu yī​yǎn | take a quick look 休个假 xiū gè jiǎ | take a vacation 疫情 yì​qíng | pandemic or epidemic situation 吃一吃 chī yì chī | try some food 转一转 zhuǎn yì zhuǎn | go around, explore 兰州 Lán​zhōu | city in China 牛肉面 niú​ròu​miàn | beef noodles 可惜 kě​xī | unfortunately 瞎 xiā | aimlessly, randomly 清单 qīng​dān | checklist 搜罗 sōu​luó | search for, gather 特意 tè​yì | deliberately or purposely 估计 gū​jì | estimate or guess 心满意足 xīn​mǎn​yì​zú | satisfied 潮汕 Cháo​shàn | Chaoshan cuisine 吃播 chī bō | food mukbang 博主 bó zhǔ | blogger 美食 měi​shí | culinary delights 馋 chán | greedy for food 风味 fēng​wèi | flavor 成熟 chéng​shú | mature 淀粉 diàn​fěn | starch 干旱 gān​hàn | drought 乱七八糟 luàn​qī​bā​zāo | a mess or chaos 封面 fēng​miàn | cover image 甘肃 Gān​sù | Gansu province 芸芸 yún​yún | numerous; abundant 地理 dì​lǐ | geography 小食 xiǎo shí | snacks 菜系 cài​xì | culinary style 舌尖上的中国 shé​jiān shàng de Zhōng​guó | Culinary documentary sensation 串 chuàn | skewer 故事性 gù​shì xìng | narrative quality 臭豆腐 chòu​dòu​fu | stinky tofu 嫩豆腐 nèn dòu​fu | soft tofu 大闸蟹 dà zhá xiè | Chinese hairy crab 醋 cù | vinegar 蘸 zhàn | dip 清蒸 qīng​zhēng | steamed without sauce 螃蟹 páng​xiè | crab 冰冻 bīng​dòng | frozen 蟹黄 xiè​huáng | crab roe 海鲜 hǎi​xiān | seafood 顺序 shùn​xù | order or sequence 汤底 tāng dǐ | soup base 粥 zhōu | porridge 火锅 huǒ​guō | hot pot 异曲同工 yì​qǔ​tóng​gōng | similar but different 锅底 guō dǐ | soup base 包裹 bāo​guǒ | package or parcel 淘宝 táo bǎo | online shopping platform 手软 shǒu​ruǎn | soft hands 刷 shuā | browsing through, wipe through 人肉 rén ròu | human flesh / manually 转运 zhuǎn​yùn | shipping or delivery 拆 chāi | unwrap or open gifts 刚需 gāng xū | basic needs 零零碎碎 líng líng​suì suì | bits and pieces 碟子 dié​zi | plate or dish 地毯 dì​tǎn | carpet 消费 xiāo​fèi | consumption 叉车 chā​chē | forklift 耳塞 ěr​sāi | earplugs 款式 kuǎn​shì | style 不可思议 bù​kě​sī​yì | incredible, unbelievable 用途 yòng​tú | purpose or function 产业链 chǎn​yè​liàn | industrial chain 优势 yōu​shì | advantage 家居 jiā​jū | home furnishings 清洁 qīng​jié | cleaning 推荐 tuī​jiàn | recommend 收纳 shōu​nà | storage or organization 欲望 yù​wàng | desire or craving 勾起 gōu​qǐ | arouse desire to consume 搞 gǎo | organize or arrange 婚礼 hūn​lǐ | wedding ceremony 亲戚 qīn​qi | relatives 凑个热闹 còu gè rè​nao | join in the fun 礼金 lǐ​jīn | monetary gift 民宿 mín​sù | guesthouse or bed and breakfast 旗袍 qí​páo | Chinese traditional dress 批发 pī​fā | wholesale 一趟 yí tàng | a trip 喜庆 xǐ​qìng | festive, joyful 趁机 chèn​jī | seize the opportunity 轿子 jiào​zi | Litter 离谱 lí​pǔ | outrageous or excessive 脸皮很厚 liǎn​pí hěn hòu | thick-skinned 盛大 shèng​dà | grand, magnificent 随 suí | go along with 吐槽 tǔ cáo | venting frustrations or complaints 玩偶 wán​'ǒu | doll or puppet 新人 xīn​rén | newcomer 不在意 bù​zài​yì | not care 电影 diàn​yǐng | film 露天 lù​tiān | open-air Powered by Firstory Hosting