Chinese cuisine Chinese vocabulary: Outside HSK

老板请客人尝功夫茶。

Lǎobǎn qǐng kèrén cháng gōngfuchá.

The boss invited the guests to try gongfu tea.

吃完潮州菜，再喝功夫茶。

Chī wán Cháozhōu cài, zài hē gōngfuchá.

After finishing the Chaozhou dishes, we'll have gongfu tea.

吃火锅时我爱喝普洱茶。

Chī huǒguō shí wǒ ài hē pǔ'ěrchá.

When I eat hot pot, I love to drink pu'er tea.

普洱茶越放越香，是真的吗？

Pǔ'ěrchá yuè fàng yuè xiāng, shì zhēnde ma?

Pu'er tea gets more fragrant the longer it's kept. Is that true?

这罐龙井是我爸爸送的。

Zhè guàn Lóngjǐng shì wǒ bàba sòng de.

This tin of Longjing was a gift from my dad.

龙井要用八十度的水泡。

Lóngjǐng yào yòng bāshí dù de shuǐpào.

Longjing should be brewed with water at eighty degrees.

宴会上大家都想尝茅台。

Yànhuì shàng dàjiā dōu xiǎng cháng máotái.

At the banquet, everyone wanted to try Moutai.

他喝不惯茅台，觉得太辣了。

Tā hē bú guàn máotái, juéde tài là le.

He isn't used to Moutai and finds it too harsh.

客人想去全聚德吃烤鸭。

Kèrén xiǎng qù Quánjùdé chī kǎoyā.

The guests want to go to Quanjude for roast duck.

来北京一定要去全聚德吗？

Lái Běijīng yídìng yào qù Quánjùdé ma?

Do you have to go to Quanjude when you come to Beijing?

东坡肉要慢慢炖才好吃。

Dōngpōròu yào mànmàn dùn cái hǎochī.

Dongpo pork has to be stewed slowly to taste good.

东坡肉要炖很久才好吃。

Dōngpōròu yào dùn hěn jiǔ cái hǎochī.

Dongpo braised pork has to be stewed for a long time to taste good.

这道麻婆豆腐太辣了！

Zhè dào mápódòufǔ tài là le!

This mapo tofu is way too spicy!

麻婆豆腐配白米饭最好吃。

Mápódòufǔ pèi báimǐfàn zuì hǎochī.

Mapo tofu is best with plain white rice.

这盘宫保鸡丁又香又辣。

Zhè pán gōngbǎojīdīng yòu xiāng yòu là.

This plate of kung pao chicken is both fragrant and spicy.

食堂今天有宫保鸡丁吗？

Shítáng jīntiān yǒu gōngbǎojīdīng ma?

Does the canteen have kung pao chicken today?

早饭我想吃小笼包。

Zǎofàn wǒ xiǎng chī xiǎolóngbāo.

I feel like having soup dumplings for breakfast.

趁热吃小笼包，小心烫嘴。

Chènrè chī xiǎolóngbāo, xiǎoxīn tàng zuǐ.

Eat the soup dumplings while they're hot, but watch your mouth.

老式电话要转盘拨号。

Lǎoshì diànhuà yào zhuànpán bōhào.

Old-style phones need a rotary dial to place a call.

请用公筷给客人夹菜。

Qǐng yòng gōngkuài gěi kèrén jiā cài.

Please use the serving chopsticks to put food on the guests' plates.

服务员，能再拿一双公筷吗？

Fúwùyuán, néng zài ná yìshuāng gōngkuài ma?

Waiter, could you bring another pair of serving chopsticks?