Title: Words / Chapter14

Q: tīngshuō
A: to hear (something said) / hearsay

Q: cài
A: vegetable ; greens / dish (of food)

Q: hǎochī
A: tasty ; delicious

Q: shì (是)
A: to be / correct ; right ; true

Q: shì (事)
A: matter / work / affair / thing (non-physical objects / concepts / events)

Q: fúwùyuán
A: waiter / waitress / attendant / customer service person

Q: càidān
A: menu

Q: diǎn
A: to order (food in a restaurant)

Q: yúxiāngròusī
A: pork strips stir-fried with yuxiang

Q: yúxiāng
A: a seasoning; typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers etc

Q: mápódòufu
A: stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce

Q: wǎn
A: bowl

Q: suānlàtāng
A: pickled cucumber or vinegar and pepper soup

Q: tāng
A: soup / water in which something has been boiled

Q: táng
A: sugar / sweets / candy

Q: yǐnliào
A: drink / beverage

Q: hú
A: container that one does not normally drink from, such as a 1L bottle of soda / classifier for bottled liquid

Q: shāo
A: somewhat / a little

Q: juéde
A: to think that ...; to feel that ...

Q: bùguò
A: but / however / (return to previous topic)

Q: yóu
A: oil / fat / grease / petroleum

Q: xǐhuan
A: to like ; to be fond of

Q: zuì
A: most / the most

Q: ya
A: (particle equivalent to 啊 after a vowel, expressing surprise or doubt)

Q: xián
A: salted / salty

Q: kǔ
A: bitter

Q: jiùshi
A: exactly; precisely / only; simply; just

Q: xiǎojie
A: young lady / miss

Q: cānjīnzhǐ
A: paper napkin / serviette

Q: fù
A: to pay / to hand over to

Q: qǐngkè
A: to give a dinner party / to entertain guests / to invite to dinner

Q: jiézhàng
A: to pay the bill / to settle accounts (not for borrowed money or loans)

Q: yǐhòu
A: after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future

Q: chàng
A: to sing

Q: gē
A: song / to sing

Q: yǒuyìsi
A: interesting / meaningful / enjoyable / fun

Q: nán (难)
A: difficult

Q: gàosu
A: to tell; to inform; to let know

Q: wèntí
A: question / problem / issue

Q: wèn
A: to ask ; to inquire

Q: yǐqián
A: before / formerly / previous / ago