Learn Chinese with Jiajia: Cooking Mapo Tofu
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Core vocabulary featured in this video
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning | Level | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 今天 | today; this day | HSK 1 | ||
| 最后 | last; final; ultimate | HSK 1 | ||
| 打开 | begin acrobatic fighting (in a Chinese opera) | HSK 1 | ||
| 米饭 | (cooked) rice | HSK 1 | ||
| 喜欢 | happily | HSK 1 | ||
| 午饭 | lunch | HSK 1 | ||
| 没关系 | that's O.K; it's nothing; never mind; it doesn't matter | HSK 1 | ||
| 哪些 | which; who; what | HSK 1 | ||
| 你好 | Hello; hello | HSK 1 | ||
| 小红书 | the "Little Red Book" of selected writings of Mao Zedong (refers to 毛主席语录) | HSK 1 | ||
| 回来 | make a round trip; make a return journey | HSK 1 | ||
| 有名 | well-known; famous; celebrated | HSK 1 | ||
| 出来 | emerge; come out | HSK 1 | ||
| 准备 | prepare; get ready | HSK 1 | ||
| 这些 | these | HSK 1 | ||
| 然后 | then; after that; afterwards | HSK 2 | ||
| 可能 | possibility | HSK 2 | ||
| 如果 | if; in case; in the event of; supposing that | HSK 2 | ||
| 已经 | already | HSK 2 | ||
| 分钟 | minute; min | HSK 2 |
Have you ever tried following a recipe in a foreign language, only to end up with a kitchen disaster and a headache? We’ve all been there. But what if you could master the art of cooking China's most iconic, spicy comfort food while effortlessly boosting your Mandarin skills? In their delightfully paced video, "做麻婆豆腐" (Making Mapo Tofu), the popular creators at Slow Chinese serve up the perfect blend of culinary inspiration and practical, real-world language learning.
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