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Stage 3 · Lesson 15

Cooking a meal together

Describe meal preparation and portions.

17 new words2 sessions · 20–25 minutes each0/40 correct without hintsReview the preceding lesson

New HSK 2 vocabulary

Only this lesson’s new HSK 2 entries appear here. HSK 1 words return in dialogues and readings for review and are not repeated here.

HSK 2Food and drink
做饭
zuòfàn

English meaning
cook a meal

Examples and usage
今天我们一起做饭吧。家里有米、油、蛋，还要买什么食物？jīn tiān wǒ men yī qǐ zuò fàn ba。 jiā lǐ yǒu mǐ、 yóu、 dàn， hái yào mǎi shén me shí wù？

Let us cook together today. We have rice, oil and eggs. What other food do we need?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
做饭

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HSK 2Food and drink
食物
shíwù

English meaning
food

Examples and usage
今天我们一起做饭吧。家里有米、油、蛋，还要买什么食物？jīn tiān wǒ men yī qǐ zuò fàn ba。 jiā lǐ yǒu mǐ、 yóu、 dàn， hái yào mǎi shén me shí wù？

Let us cook together today. We have rice, oil and eggs. What other food do we need?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
食物

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HSK 2Food and drink
米
mǐ

English meaning
rice

Examples and usage
今天我们一起做饭吧。家里有米、油、蛋，还要买什么食物？jīn tiān wǒ men yī qǐ zuò fàn ba。 jiā lǐ yǒu mǐ、 yóu、 dàn， hái yào mǎi shén me shí wù？

Let us cook together today. We have rice, oil and eggs. What other food do we need?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
米

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HSK 2Food and drink
油
yóu

English meaning
oil

Examples and usage
今天我们一起做饭吧。家里有米、油、蛋，还要买什么食物？jīn tiān wǒ men yī qǐ zuò fàn ba。 jiā lǐ yǒu mǐ、 yóu、 dàn， hái yào mǎi shén me shí wù？

Let us cook together today. We have rice, oil and eggs. What other food do we need?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
油

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HSK 2Food and drink
蛋
dàn

English meaning
egg

Examples and usage
今天我们一起做饭吧。家里有米、油、蛋，还要买什么食物？jīn tiān wǒ men yī qǐ zuò fàn ba。 jiā lǐ yǒu mǐ、 yóu、 dàn， hái yào mǎi shén me shí wù？

Let us cook together today. We have rice, oil and eggs. What other food do we need?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
蛋

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HSK 2Nature and environment
鸡
jī

English meaning
chicken

Examples and usage
买一点儿鸡肉、牛肉和鱼，再买些菜。两个人吃，不用买太多。mǎi yī diǎn er jī ròu、 niú ròu hé yú， zài mǎi xiē cài。 liǎng gè rén chī， bù yòng mǎi tài duō。

Some chicken, beef, fish and vegetables. There are only two of us, so we need not buy too much.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
鸡

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HSK 2Nature and environment
牛
niú

English meaning
cattle; beef

Examples and usage
买一点儿鸡肉、牛肉和鱼，再买些菜。两个人吃，不用买太多。mǎi yī diǎn er jī ròu、 niú ròu hé yú， zài mǎi xiē cài。 liǎng gè rén chī， bù yòng mǎi tài duō。

Some chicken, beef, fish and vegetables. There are only two of us, so we need not buy too much.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
牛

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HSK 2Nature and environment
鱼
yú

English meaning
fish

Examples and usage
买一点儿鸡肉、牛肉和鱼，再买些菜。两个人吃，不用买太多。mǎi yī diǎn er jī ròu、 niú ròu hé yú， zài mǎi xiē cài。 liǎng gè rén chī， bù yòng mǎi tài duō。

Some chicken, beef, fish and vegetables. There are only two of us, so we need not buy too much.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
鱼

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HSK 2Food and drink
熟
shú

English meaning
cooked

Examples and usage
这瓶水放在哪儿？我把瓶子洗好，再切几片菜。饭熟了就能吃吗？zhè píng shuǐ fàng zài nǎ er？ wǒ bǎ píng zi xǐ hǎo， zài qiè jǐ piàn cài。 fàn shú le jiù néng chī ma？

Where should this bottle of water go? I will wash the bottle and slice some vegetables. Can we eat when the rice is cooked?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
熟

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HSK 2Food and drink
饱
bǎo

English meaning
full after eating

Examples and usage
他们慢慢吃，觉得饱了就停下，没有为了把所有东西吃完而多吃。最后，两个人一起把桌子收好。tā men màn màn chī， jué de bǎo le jiù tíng xià， méi yǒu wèi le bǎ suǒ yǒu dōng xī chī wán ér duō chī。 zuì hòu， liǎng gè rén yī qǐ bǎ zhuō zi shōu hǎo。

They eat slowly and stop when full, rather than overeating just to finish everything. They then clear the table together.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
饱

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HSK 2Food and drink
味道
wèi dao

English meaning
flavour

Examples and usage
先看看其他食物也做好了没有。我来拿碗和筷子，把饭分成两份，尝尝味道再说。xiān kàn kàn qí tā shí wù yě zuò hǎo le méi yǒu。 wǒ lái ná wǎn hé kuài zi， bǎ fàn fēn chéng liǎng fèn， cháng cháng wèi dao zài shuō。

Check whether the other dishes are ready too. I will get bowls and chopsticks, divide the rice into two portions and taste it.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
味道

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HSK 2Food and drink
碗
wǎn

English meaning
bowl

Examples and usage
先看看其他食物也做好了没有。我来拿碗和筷子，把饭分成两份，尝尝味道再说。xiān kàn kàn qí tā shí wù yě zuò hǎo le méi yǒu。 wǒ lái ná wǎn hé kuài zi， bǎ fàn fēn chéng liǎng fèn， cháng cháng wèi dao zài shuō。

Check whether the other dishes are ready too. I will get bowls and chopsticks, divide the rice into two portions and taste it.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
碗

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HSK 2Food and drink
筷子
kuàizi

English meaning
chopsticks

Examples and usage
先看看其他食物也做好了没有。我来拿碗和筷子，把饭分成两份，尝尝味道再说。xiān kàn kàn qí tā shí wù yě zuò hǎo le méi yǒu。 wǒ lái ná wǎn hé kuài zi， bǎ fàn fēn chéng liǎng fèn， cháng cháng wèi dao zài shuō。

Check whether the other dishes are ready too. I will get bowls and chopsticks, divide the rice into two portions and taste it.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
筷子

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
瓶
píng

English meaning
bottle

Examples and usage
这瓶水放在哪儿？我把瓶子洗好，再切几片菜。饭熟了就能吃吗？zhè píng shuǐ fàng zài nǎ er？ wǒ bǎ píng zi xǐ hǎo， zài qiè jǐ piàn cài。 fàn shú le jiù néng chī ma？

Where should this bottle of water go? I will wash the bottle and slice some vegetables. Can we eat when the rice is cooked?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
瓶

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
瓶子
píngzi

English meaning
bottle

Examples and usage
这瓶水放在哪儿？我把瓶子洗好，再切几片菜。饭熟了就能吃吗？zhè píng shuǐ fàng zài nǎ er？ wǒ bǎ píng zi xǐ hǎo， zài qiè jǐ piàn cài。 fàn shú le jiù néng chī ma？

Where should this bottle of water go? I will wash the bottle and slice some vegetables. Can we eat when the rice is cooked?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
瓶子

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HSK 2Expressions and idioms
片
piàn

English meaning
slice; piece

Examples and usage
这瓶水放在哪儿？我把瓶子洗好，再切几片菜。饭熟了就能吃吗？zhè píng shuǐ fàng zài nǎ er？ wǒ bǎ píng zi xǐ hǎo， zài qiè jǐ piàn cài。 fàn shú le jiù néng chī ma？

Where should this bottle of water go? I will wash the bottle and slice some vegetables. Can we eat when the rice is cooked?

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
片

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HSK 2Time and numbers
份
fèn

English meaning
portion

Examples and usage
先看看其他食物也做好了没有。我来拿碗和筷子，把饭分成两份，尝尝味道再说。xiān kàn kàn qí tā shí wù yě zuò hǎo le méi yǒu。 wǒ lái ná wǎn hé kuài zi， bǎ fàn fēn chéng liǎng fèn， cháng cháng wèi dao zài shuō。

Check whether the other dishes are ready too. I will get bowls and chopsticks, divide the rice into two portions and taste it.

Example translations are drafts and may need context corrections.
份

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