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class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u6587\u8bcd\u6c47<\/span><\/p>\n    <h2 class=\"odc-hero-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Food_and_Ingredient_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Food and Ingredient Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n    <p class=\"odc-subtitle\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u98f2\u98df\u8207\u98df\u6750\u8a5e\u5f59<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u996e\u98df\u4e0e\u98df\u6750\u8bcd\u6c47<\/span> y\u01d0nsh\u00ed y\u01d4 sh\u00edc\u00e1i c\u00edhu\u00ec<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p>Before we get into the vocab, here&#8217;s something that might surprise you: <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u901f\u98df<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5feb\u9910<\/span> (&#8220;fast food&#8221;) in Taiwan is often surprisingly healthy. McDonald&#8217;s sells fresh fruit boxes, fresh milk, chicken breast salad, and quinoa salad, and you can customize a burger to skip the sauce entirely and get free double lettuce instead. KFC offers oil-free roasted chicken served with quinoa rice, and MOS Burger will swap the bun for a big lettuce wrap on request. So if a Taiwanese friend tells you they&#8217;re eating McDonald&#8217;s while trying to lose weight, don&#8217;t be too shocked.<\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">On the table<\/p>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Food_and_Meal_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Food and Meal Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-table-wrap\">\n  <table>\n    <thead>\n      <tr><th>Chinese<\/th><th>Pinyin<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Korean<\/th><th>Japanese<\/th><\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><td>\u767d\u9152<\/td><td>b\u00e1iji\u01d4<\/td><td>Baijiu; Chinese liquor<\/td><td>\ubc31\uc8fc<\/td><td>\u767d\u9152<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9910\u5ef3<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9910\u5385<\/span><\/td><td>c\u0101nt\u012bng<\/td><td>Restaurant<\/td><td>\ub808\uc2a4\ud1a0\ub791<\/td><td>\u30ec\u30b9\u30c8\u30e9\u30f3<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u901f\u98df<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5feb\u9910<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">s\u00f9sh\u00ed<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">ku\u00e0ic\u0101n<\/span><\/td><td>Fast food<\/td><td>\ud328\uc2a4\ud2b8\ud478\ub4dc<\/td><td>\u30d5\u30a1\u30fc\u30b9\u30c8\u30d5\u30fc\u30c9<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u96f6\u98df<\/td><td>l\u00edngsh\u00ed<\/td><td>Snack<\/td><td>\uac04\uc2dd<\/td><td>\u9593\u98df<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u7f8e\u98df<\/td><td>m\u011bish\u00ed<\/td><td>Delicious food; cuisine<\/td><td>\ubbf8\uc2dd<\/td><td>\u7f8e\u98df<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u8461\u8404\u9152<\/td><td>p\u00fataoji\u01d4<\/td><td>Wine<\/td><td>\uc640\uc778<\/td><td>\u30ef\u30a4\u30f3<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u6c7d\u6c34<\/td><td>q\u00ecshu\u01d0<\/td><td>Soda; soft drink<\/td><td>\uc0ac\uc774\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u30b5\u30a4\u30c0\u30fc<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u5de7\u514b\u529b<\/td><td>qi\u01ceok\u00e8l\u00ec<\/td><td>Chocolate<\/td><td>\ucd08\ucf5c\ub9bf<\/td><td>\u30c1\u30e7\u30b3\u30ec\u30fc\u30c8<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u98df\u54c1<\/td><td>sh\u00edp\u01d0n<\/td><td>Food; food products<\/td><td>\uc2dd\ud488<\/td><td>\u98df\u54c1<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7528\u9910\u8655<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u98df\u5802<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">y\u00f2ngc\u0101nch\u00f9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">sh\u00edt\u00e1ng<\/span><\/td><td>Cafeteria; dining hall<\/td><td>\uc2dd\ub2f9<\/td><td>\u98df\u5802<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u98df\u7269<\/td><td>sh\u00edw\u00f9<\/td><td>Food<\/td><td>\uc74c\uc2dd<\/td><td>\u98df\u3079\u7269<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e6f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c64<\/span><\/td><td>t\u0101ng<\/td><td>Soup<\/td><td>\uad6d<\/td><td>\u30b9\u30fc\u30d7<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u665a\u9910<\/td><td>w\u01cenc\u0101n<\/td><td>Dinner<\/td><td>\uc800\ub141<\/td><td>\u5915\u98df<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u5348\u9910<\/td><td>w\u01d4c\u0101n<\/td><td>Lunch<\/td><td>\uc810\uc2ec<\/td><td>\u663c\u98df<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u756a\u8304<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u897f\u7ea2\u67ff<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">f\u0101nqi\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">x\u012bh\u00f3ngsh\u00ec<\/span><\/td><td>Tomato<\/td><td>\ud1a0\ub9c8\ud1a0<\/td><td>\u30c8\u30de\u30c8<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u5c0f\u5403<\/td><td>xi\u01ceoch\u012b<\/td><td>Snack; snack food<\/td><td>\uac04\uc2dd<\/td><td>\u30b9\u30ca\u30c3\u30af<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6708\u9905<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6708\u997c<\/span><\/td><td>yu\u00e8bing<\/td><td>Mooncake<\/td><td>\uc6d4\ubcd1<\/td><td>\u6708\u9905<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u65e9\u9910<\/td><td>z\u01ceoc\u0101n<\/td><td>Breakfast<\/td><td>\uc544\uce68<\/td><td>\u671d\u98df<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u4e2d\u9910<\/td><td>zh\u014dngc\u0101n<\/td><td>Chinese food; Chinese meal<\/td><td>\uc911\uad6d\uc694\ub9ac<\/td><td>\u4e2d\u83ef\u6599\u7406<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9945\u982d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9992\u5934<\/span><\/td><td>m\u00e1ntou<\/td><td>Steamed bun<\/td><td>\ub9cc\ud130\uc6b0<\/td><td>\u30de\u30f3\u30c8\u30a6<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-callout\">\n    <h4><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u756a\u8304<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u756a\u8304<\/span> vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u897f\u7d05\u67ff<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u897f\u7ea2\u67ff<\/span><\/h4>\n    <p>Both mean &#8220;tomato,&#8221; but Taiwan almost always says <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u756a\u8304<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u756a\u8304<\/span> (f\u0101nqi\u00e9), while mainland China tends to say <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u897f\u7d05\u67ff<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u897f\u7ea2\u67ff<\/span> (x\u012bh\u00f3ngsh\u00ec) instead.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">Putting it all together<\/p>\n  <h3 class=\"odc-examples-title\">Examples<\/h3>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u95c6<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8acb<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d\u9152<\/span><rt>b\u00e1iji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"rb\">\u9084<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u5011<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e7e\u676f<\/span><rt>g\u0101nb\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8001\u677f<\/span><rt>l\u01ceob\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8bf7<\/span><rt>q\u01d0ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u559d<\/span><rt>h\u0113<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u767d\u9152<\/span><rt>b\u00e1iji\u01d4<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8<\/span><rt>h\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53eb<\/span><rt>ji\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6211\u4eec<\/span><rt>w\u01d2men<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e72\u676f<\/span><rt>g\u0101nb\u0113i<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <span class=\"odc-translation\">The boss treated us to baijiu, and made us drink a toast too.<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u9910<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoc\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7fd2\u6163<\/span><rt>x\u00edgu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9945\u982d<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ntou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u914d<\/span><rt>p\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c46\u6f3f<\/span><rt>d\u00f2uji\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u6211<\/span><rt>w\u01d2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65e9\u9910<\/span><rt>z\u01ceoc\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e60\u60ef<\/span><rt>x\u00edgu\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt>ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9992\u5934<\/span><rt>m\u00e1ntou<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u914d<\/span><rt>p\u00e8i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8c46\u6d46<\/span><rt>d\u00f2uji\u0101ng<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <span class=\"odc-translation\">For breakfast, I usually eat a steamed bun with soy milk.<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">In the kitchen<\/p>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ingredient_and_Flavor_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span>Ingredient and Flavor Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-table-wrap\">\n  <table>\n    <thead>\n      <tr><th>Chinese<\/th><th>Pinyin<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Korean<\/th><th>Japanese<\/th><\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9905\u4e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u997c\u5e72<\/span><\/td><td>b\u01d0ngg\u0101n<\/td><td>Biscuit; cookie<\/td><td>\uacfc\uc790<\/td><td>\u30af\u30c3\u30ad\u30fc<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u8336\u8449<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8336\u53f6<\/span><\/td><td>ch\u00e1y\u00e8<\/td><td>Tea leaves; tea<\/td><td>\ucc3b\uc78e<\/td><td>\u8336\u8449<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5eda\u623f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u53a8\u623f<\/span><\/td><td>ch\u00faf\u00e1ng<\/td><td>Kitchen<\/td><td>\ubd80\uc5cc<\/td><td>\u30ad\u30c3\u30c1\u30f3<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e72<\/span><\/td><td>g\u0101n<\/td><td>Dry<\/td><td>\ub9c8\ub978<\/td><td>\u4e7e\u3044\u305f<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e7e\u676f<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e72\u676f<\/span><\/td><td>g\u0101nb\u0113i<\/td><td>Cheers; bottoms up<\/td><td>\uac74\ubc30<\/td><td>\u4e7e\u676f<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u679c\u6c41<\/td><td>gu\u01d2zh\u012b<\/td><td>Fruit juice<\/td><td>\uacfc\uc77c \uc8fc\uc2a4<\/td><td>\u30d5\u30eb\u30fc\u30c4\u30b8\u30e5\u30fc\u30b9<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u70e4<\/td><td>k\u01ceo<\/td><td>To roast; to grill; to bake<\/td><td>\uad7d\ub2e4<\/td><td>\u713c\u304f<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u82e6<\/td><td>k\u01d4<\/td><td>Bitter<\/td><td>\uc4f4<\/td><td>\u82e6\u3044<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u8fa3<\/td><td>l\u00e0<\/td><td>Spicy<\/td><td>\ub9e4\uc6b4<\/td><td>\u8f9b\u3044<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u8461\u8404<\/td><td>p\u00fatao<\/td><td>Grape<\/td><td>\ud3ec\ub3c4<\/td><td>\u3076\u3069\u3046<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u751f<\/td><td>sh\u0113ng<\/td><td>Raw; uncooked<\/td><td>\ub0a0\uac83\uc758<\/td><td>\u751f<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u719f<\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">sh\u00f3u<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">sh\u00fa<\/span><\/td><td>Cooked; ripe; familiar<\/td><td>\uc775\uc740<\/td><td>\u719f\u3057\u305f<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u9178<\/td><td>su\u0101n<\/td><td>Sour; acidic<\/td><td>\uc2e0<\/td><td>\u9178\u3063\u3071\u3044<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u512a\u683c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9178\u5976<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">y\u014dug\u00e9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">su\u0101nn\u01cei<\/span><\/td><td>Yogurt<\/td><td>\uc694\uad6c\ub974\ud2b8<\/td><td>\u30e8\u30fc\u30b0\u30eb\u30c8<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u5473<\/td><td>w\u00e8i<\/td><td>Taste; flavor<\/td><td>\ub9db<\/td><td>\u5473<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u5473\u9053<\/td><td>w\u00e8id\u00e0o<\/td><td>Taste; flavor<\/td><td>\ub9db<\/td><td>\u5473\u308f\u3044<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9bae<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9c9c<\/span><\/td><td>xi\u0101n<\/td><td>Fresh; fresh-tasting; delicious<\/td><td>\uc2e0\uc120\ud55c<\/td><td>\u65b0\u9bae<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9e79<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u54b8<\/span><\/td><td>xi\u00e1n<\/td><td>Salty<\/td><td>\uc9e0<\/td><td>\u5869\u8f9b\u3044<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9e7d<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u76d0<\/span><\/td><td>y\u00e1n<\/td><td>Salt<\/td><td>\uc18c\uae08<\/td><td>\u5869<\/td><\/tr>\n      <tr><td>\u6cb9<\/td><td>y\u00f3u<\/td><td>Oil<\/td><td>\uae30\ub984<\/td><td>\u6cb9<\/td><\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-callout\">\n    <h4><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e7e<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e72<\/span> is three characters squeezed into one<\/h4>\n    <p>In simplified Chinese, \u5e72 covers three separate traditional characters: \u4e7e (g\u0101n, &#8220;dry,&#8221; as in \u4e7e\u676f), \u5e79 (g\u00e0n, &#8220;to do&#8221;), and \u5e72 itself (g\u0101n, &#8220;shield,&#8221; rarely used alone). Traditional Chinese keeps all three distinct \u2014 worth knowing if a sentence with \u5e72 in simplified ever looks ambiguous.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"odc-callout\">\n    <h4>\u719f \u2014 sh\u00f3u or sh\u00fa?<\/h4>\n    <p>Same character, same meaning (&#8220;cooked,&#8221; &#8220;ripe,&#8221; or &#8220;familiar&#8221;), but the pronunciation differs by region: Taiwan tends to say sh\u00f3u, while mainland China tends to say sh\u00fa.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">Putting it all together<\/p>\n  <h3 class=\"odc-examples-title\">Examples<\/h3>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9053<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9178<\/span><rt>su\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u9ede<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa3<\/span><rt>l\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9053<\/span><rt>d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83dc<\/span><rt>c\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9178<\/span><rt>su\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"rb\">\u4e5f<\/span><rt>y\u011b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6709\u70b9<\/span><rt>y\u01d2udi\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fa3<\/span><rt>l\u00e0<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <span class=\"odc-translation\">This dish is a little sour, and a little spicy too.<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-example\">\n    <ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u9019<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u500b<\/span><rt>g\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e6f<\/span><rt>t\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9e79<\/span><rt>xi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9ede<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u55ce<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd9<\/span><rt>zh\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e2a<\/span><rt>g\u00e8<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c64<\/span><rt>t\u0101ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u592a<\/span><rt>t\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u54b8<\/span><rt>xi\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e86<\/span><rt>le<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt>k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0<\/span><rt>ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u70b9<\/span><rt>di\u01cen<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34<\/span><rt>shu\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5417<\/span><rt>ma<\/rt><\/ruby>\n    <span class=\"odc-translation\">This soup is too salty, can I add a bit of water?<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n\n  <p class=\"odc-kicker\">Test yourself<\/p>\n  <h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vocabulary_Quiz\"><\/span>Vocabulary Quiz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n  <div class=\"odc-quiz-wrap\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"odc-quiz-badge\" src=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u56fe\u793aHSK4.png\" alt=\"B2\">\n    <div class=\"odc-quiz\" id=\"odc-quiz-hsk4-4\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <script>\n  (function(){\n    var quizData = [\n      {type:'mc', prompt:'\u767d\u9152 means...', options:['Baijiu; 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