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.odc-quiz-feedback.correct{color:#3d5c34}\n.odc-hsk6-3-page .odc-quiz-feedback.incorrect{color:var(--odc-red-dark)}\n.odc-hsk6-3-page .odc-quiz-score{text-align:center}\n.odc-hsk6-3-page .odc-quiz-score .odc-quiz-score-num{font-size:2.2rem;font-weight:700;color:#8a2c22;display:block;margin-bottom:.4rem}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"odc-hsk6-3-page\">\n<div class=\"odc-hero\">\n<p class=\"odc-eyebrow\">Chinese Vocabulary \u00b7 <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u4e2d\u6587\u8a5e\u5f59<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e2d\u6587\u8bcd\u6c47<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"odc-hero-title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Food_Animal_and_Plant_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Food_Animal_and_Plant_Words_in_Chinese_HSK6\"><\/span>Food, Animal and Plant Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"odc-subtitle\"><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u98f2\u98df\u8207\u52d5\u690d\u7269\u8a5e\u5f59<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u996e\u98df\u4e0e\u52a8\u690d\u7269\u8bcd\u6c47<\/span> y\u01d0nsh\u00ed y\u01d4 d\u00f2ngzh\u00edw\u00f9 c\u00edhu\u00ec<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Every year around the Dragon Boat Festival (<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7aef\u5348\u7bc0<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7aef\u5348\u8282<\/span>, Du\u0101nw\u01d4 Ji\u00e9), Taiwan has a friendly food fight: northern zongzi versus southern zongzi. In the north, the \u7cbd\u5b50 (z\u00f2ngzi) is made with stir-fried sticky rice and steamed, with a rich savory flavor. In the south, the rice goes in raw and the zongzi is boiled, often with \u82b1\u751f (hu\u0101sh\u0113ng, peanuts) inside and dipped in a sweet sauce. Ask Taiwanese people which one is the &#8220;real&#8221; zongzi, and you will hear a heated debate!<\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">On the table<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Food_and_Ingredient_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Food_and_Ingredient_Words_in_Chinese_HSK6\"><\/span>Food and Ingredient Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"odc-table-wrap\"><table><thead><tr><th>Chinese<\/th><th>Pinyin<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Korean<\/th><th>Japanese<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\u918b<\/td><td>c\u00f9<\/td><td>Vinegar<\/td><td>\uc2dd\ucd08<\/td><td>\u9162<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u82b1\u751f<\/td><td>hu\u0101sh\u0113ng<\/td><td>Peanut<\/td><td>\ub545\ucf69<\/td><td>\u30d4\u30fc\u30ca\u30c3\u30c4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u91ac\u6cb9<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9171\u6cb9<\/span><\/td><td>ji\u00e0ngy\u00f3u<\/td><td>Soy sauce<\/td><td>\uac04\uc7a5<\/td><td>\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3086<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9eb5\u7c89<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9762\u7c89<\/span><\/td><td>mi\u00e0nf\u011bn<\/td><td>Flour<\/td><td>\ubc00\uac00\ub8e8<\/td><td>\u5c0f\u9ea6\u7c89<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6d0b\u828b\u7247<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u85af\u7247<\/span><\/td><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">y\u00e1ngy\u00f9pi\u00e0n<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">sh\u01d4pi\u00e0n<\/span><\/td><td>Potato chips<\/td><td>\uac10\uc790\uce69<\/td><td>\u30dd\u30c6\u30c8\u30c1\u30c3\u30d7\u30b9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u7cd6\u679c<\/td><td>t\u00e1nggu\u01d2<\/td><td>Candy; sweets<\/td><td>\uc0ac\ud0d5<\/td><td>\u30ad\u30e3\u30f3\u30c7\u30a3\u30fc<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e6f\u5713<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c64\u5706<\/span><\/td><td>t\u0101ngyu\u00e1n<\/td><td>Glutinous rice ball (tangyuan)<\/td><td>\ud0d5\uc704\uc548(\ucc39\uc300 \uacbd\ub2e8)<\/td><td>\u6e6f\u5713(\u767d\u7389\u56e3\u5b50)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9999\u8178<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9999\u80a0<\/span><\/td><td>xi\u0101ngch\u00e1ng<\/td><td>Sausage<\/td><td>\uc18c\uc2dc\uc9c0<\/td><td>\u30bd\u30fc\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5c0f\u9ea5<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5c0f\u9ea6<\/span><\/td><td>xi\u01ceom\u00e0i<\/td><td>Wheat<\/td><td>\ubc00<\/td><td>\u5c0f\u9ea6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u5143\u5bb5<\/td><td>yu\u00e1nxi\u0101o<\/td><td>Yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball)<\/td><td>\uc704\uc548\uc0e4\uc624(\ucc39\uc300 \uacbd\ub2e8)<\/td><td>\u5143\u5bb5(\u56e3\u5b50)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u7ca5<\/td><td>zh\u014du<\/td><td>Congee; porridge<\/td><td>\uc8fd<\/td><td>\u304a\u304b\u3086<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u7cbd\u5b50<\/td><td>z\u00f2ngzi<\/td><td>Zongzi (sticky rice dumpling)<\/td><td>\ucb5d\ucbd4(\ucc39\uc300 \uc8fc\uba39\ubc25)<\/td><td>\u3061\u307e\u304d<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<div class=\"odc-callout\"><h4>\u5143\u5bb5 (yu\u00e1nxi\u0101o) vs <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e6f\u5713<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c64\u5706<\/span> (t\u0101ngyu\u00e1n)<\/h4><p>Both are round glutinous rice balls eaten at the Lantern Festival. In northern China, \u5143\u5bb5 (yu\u00e1nxi\u0101o) are usually made by rolling a filling in rice flour, while in the south, <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e6f\u5713<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c64\u5706<\/span> (t\u0101ngyu\u00e1n) are made by wrapping a filling in dough. In Taiwan, people mostly say <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6e6f\u5713<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6c64\u5706<\/span> (t\u0101ngyu\u00e1n), and they also eat it on the winter solstice.<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">Putting it all together<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"odc-examples-title\">Examples<\/h3>\n<p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt class=\"\">zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9eb5\u689d<\/span><rt class=\"\">mi\u00e0nti\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7528<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9eb5\u7c89<\/span><rt class=\"\">mi\u00e0nf\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u9eb5<\/span><rt class=\"\">ch\u012b mi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6642<\/span><rt class=\"\">sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt class=\"\">k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u91ac\u6cb9<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u00e0ngy\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt class=\"\">h\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u918b<\/span><rt class=\"\">c\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u505a<\/span><rt class=\"\">zu\u00f2<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9762\u6761<\/span><rt class=\"\">mi\u00e0nti\u00e1o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8981<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7528<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9762\u7c89<\/span><rt class=\"\">mi\u00e0nf\u011bn<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403\u9762<\/span><rt class=\"\">ch\u012b mi\u00e0n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u65f6<\/span><rt class=\"\">sh\u00ed<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u53ef\u4ee5<\/span><rt class=\"\">k\u011by\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u52a0<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9171\u6cb9<\/span><rt class=\"\">ji\u00e0ngy\u00f3u<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt class=\"\">h\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u918b<\/span><rt class=\"\">c\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">Making noodles requires flour, and when you eat them you can add soy sauce and vinegar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5143\u5bb5\u7bc0<\/span><rt class=\"\">Yu\u00e1nxi\u0101o Ji\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u5929<\/span><rt class=\"\">n\u00e0 ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5168\u5bb6\u4eba<\/span><rt class=\"\">qu\u00e1nji\u0101r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt class=\"\">ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6e6f\u5713<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u0101ngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5b69<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u01ceoh\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9084\u60f3<\/span><rt class=\"\">h\u00e1i xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt class=\"\">ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7cd6\u679c<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u00e1nggu\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u5143\u5bb5\u8282<\/span><rt class=\"\">Yu\u00e1nxi\u0101o Ji\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u90a3\u5929<\/span><rt class=\"\">n\u00e0 ti\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5168\u5bb6\u4eba<\/span><rt class=\"\">qu\u00e1nji\u0101r\u00e9n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e00\u8d77<\/span><rt class=\"\">y\u00ecq\u01d0<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt class=\"\">ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c64\u5706<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u0101ngyu\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5c0f\u5b69<\/span><rt class=\"\">xi\u01ceoh\u00e1i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u8fd8\u60f3<\/span><rt class=\"\">h\u00e1i xi\u01ceng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5403<\/span><rt class=\"\">ch\u012b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7cd6\u679c<\/span><rt class=\"\">t\u00e1nggu\u01d2<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">On the Lantern Festival, the whole family eats tangyuan together, and the kids also want candy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">Fields and forests<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Animal_and_Plant_Words_in_Chinese\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Animal_and_Plant_Words_in_Chinese_HSK6\"><\/span>Animal and Plant Words in Chinese<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"odc-table-wrap\"><table><thead><tr><th>Chinese<\/th><th>Pinyin<\/th><th>English<\/th><th>Korean<\/th><th>Japanese<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>\u83ca\u82b1<\/td><td>j\u00fahu\u0101<\/td><td>Chrysanthemum<\/td><td>\uad6d\ud654<\/td><td>\u83ca<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u862d\u82b1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5170\u82b1<\/span><\/td><td>l\u00e1nhu\u0101<\/td><td>Orchid<\/td><td>\ub09c\ucd08<\/td><td>\u30e9\u30f3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u72fc<\/td><td>l\u00e1ng<\/td><td>Wolf<\/td><td>\ub291\ub300<\/td><td>\u30aa\u30aa\u30ab\u30df<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u8001\u9f20<\/td><td>l\u01ceosh\u01d4<\/td><td>Mouse; rat<\/td><td>\uc950<\/td><td>\u30cd\u30ba\u30df<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u879e\u87fb<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u8682\u8681<\/span><\/td><td>m\u01cey\u01d0<\/td><td>Ant<\/td><td>\uac1c\ubbf8<\/td><td>\u30a2\u30ea<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u6885\u82b1<\/td><td>m\u00e9ihu\u0101<\/td><td>Plum blossom<\/td><td>\ub9e4\ud654<\/td><td>\u6885\u306e\u82b1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u871c\u8702<\/td><td>m\u00ecf\u0113ng<\/td><td>Bee; honeybee<\/td><td>\uafc0\ubc8c<\/td><td>\u30df\u30c4\u30d0\u30c1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u9bca\u9b5a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u9ca8\u9c7c<\/span><\/td><td>sh\u0101y\u00fa<\/td><td>Shark<\/td><td>\uc0c1\uc5b4<\/td><td>\u30b5\u30e1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u7345\u5b50<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u72ee\u5b50<\/span><\/td><td>sh\u012bzi<\/td><td>Lion<\/td><td>\uc0ac\uc790<\/td><td>\u30e9\u30a4\u30aa\u30f3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>\u6c34\u7a3b<\/td><td>shu\u01d0d\u00e0o<\/td><td>Rice plant; paddy rice<\/td><td>\ubcbc<\/td><td>\u7a32<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u70cf\u9f9c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e4c\u9f9f<\/span><\/td><td>w\u016bgu\u012b<\/td><td>Turtle; tortoise<\/td><td>\uac70\ubd81\uc774<\/td><td>\u30ab\u30e1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u838a\u7a3c<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5e84\u7a3c<\/span><\/td><td>zhu\u0101ngjia<\/td><td>Crops<\/td><td>\ub18d\uc791\ubb3c<\/td><td>\u4f5c\u7269<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<div class=\"odc-callout\"><h4>Plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum<\/h4><p>\u6885\u82b1 (m\u00e9ihu\u0101) (plum blossom), <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u862d\u82b1<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5170\u82b1<\/span> (l\u00e1nhu\u0101) (orchid), \u7af9 (zh\u00fa) (bamboo) and \u83ca\u82b1 (j\u00fahu\u0101) (chrysanthemum) are known together as <span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u6885\u862d\u7af9\u83ca<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u6885\u5170\u7af9\u83ca<\/span> (m\u00e9i l\u00e1n zh\u00fa j\u00fa), the &#8220;four gentlemen&#8221; of Chinese art, and each stands for a noble quality. The plum blossom is also the national flower of the Republic of China (Taiwan).<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">Putting it all together<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"odc-examples-title\">Examples<\/h3>\n<p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u8fb2\u592b<\/span><rt class=\"\">n\u00f3ngf\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt class=\"\">z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a3b\u7530<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u00e0oti\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a2e<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34\u7a3b<\/span><rt class=\"\">shu\u01d0d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u838a\u7a3c<\/span><rt class=\"\">zhu\u0101ngjia<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u9577\u5f97<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u01ceng de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u597d<\/span><rt class=\"\">h\u011bn h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u519c\u592b<\/span><rt class=\"\">n\u00f3ngf\u016b<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt class=\"\">z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u7a3b\u7530<\/span><rt class=\"\">d\u00e0oti\u00e1n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u79cd<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u00f2ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6c34\u7a3b<\/span><rt class=\"\">shu\u01d0d\u00e0o<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\uff0c<\/span><rt class=\"\"><\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5e84\u7a3c<\/span><rt class=\"\">zhu\u0101ngjia<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u957f\u5f97<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u01ceng de<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5f88\u597d<\/span><rt class=\"\">h\u011bn h\u01ceo<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">The farmer grows rice in the paddy, and the crops are growing well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-example\"><ruby class=\"lang-zh-TW\"><span class=\"rb\">\u871c\u8702<\/span><rt class=\"\">m\u00ecf\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt class=\"\">z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6885\u82b1<\/span><rt class=\"\">m\u00e9ihu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt class=\"\">h\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83ca\u82b1<\/span><rt class=\"\">j\u00fahu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e4b\u9593<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u012bji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98db\u4f86\u98db\u53bb<\/span><rt class=\"\">f\u0113i l\u00e1i f\u0113i q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><ruby class=\"lang-zh-CN\"><span class=\"rb\">\u871c\u8702<\/span><rt class=\"\">m\u00ecf\u0113ng<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u5728<\/span><rt class=\"\">z\u00e0i<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u6885\u82b1<\/span><rt class=\"\">m\u00e9ihu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u548c<\/span><rt class=\"\">h\u00e9<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u83ca\u82b1<\/span><rt class=\"\">j\u00fahu\u0101<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u4e4b\u95f4<\/span><rt class=\"\">zh\u012bji\u0101n<\/rt><span class=\"rb\">\u98de\u6765\u98de\u53bb<\/span><rt class=\"\">f\u0113i l\u00e1i f\u0113i q\u00f9<\/rt><\/ruby><span class=\"odc-translation\">Bees fly back and forth between the plum blossoms and the chrysanthemums.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"odc-kicker\">Test yourself<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vocabulary_Quiz\"><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Vocabulary_Quiz\"><\/span>Vocabulary Quiz<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><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\u793aHSK6.png\" alt=\"HSK6\">\n<div class=\"odc-quiz\" id=\"odc-quiz-hsk6-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script>\n(function(){\nvar quizData=[{\"type\": \"mc\", \"prompt\": \"<span class=\\\"lang-zh-TW\\\" style=\\\"display:none;\\\">\u91ac\u6cb9<\/span><span class=\\\"lang-zh-CN\\\">\u9171\u6cb9<\/span> means...\", \"options\": [\"Soy sauce\", \"Vinegar\", \"Flour\", \"Congee\"], \"answer\": 0}, {\"type\": \"type\", \"prompt\": \"Type the pinyin for <span class=\\\"lang-zh-TW\\\" style=\\\"display:none;\\\">\u9eb5\u7c89<\/span><span class=\\\"lang-zh-CN\\\">\u9762\u7c89<\/span>.\", \"accept\": [\"mianfen\"], \"show\": \"mi\u00e0nf\u011bn\"}, {\"type\": \"mc\", \"prompt\": \"In Taiwan, which word is commonly used for \\\"potato chips\\\"?\", \"options\": [\"\u6d0b\u828b\u7247\", \"\u85af\u7247\", \"\u7cd6\u679c\", \"<span class=\\\"lang-zh-TW\\\" style=\\\"display:none;\\\">\u9999\u8178<\/span><span class=\\\"lang-zh-CN\\\">\u9999\u80a0<\/span>\"], \"answer\": 0}, {\"type\": \"type\", \"prompt\": \"Type the English meaning of \u82b1\u751f.\", \"accept\": [\"peanut\", \"peanuts\"], \"show\": \"peanut\"}, {\"type\": \"mc\", \"prompt\": \"\u7ca5 means...\", \"options\": [\"Congee; 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