#289 台灣夏天吃什麼 What to Eat During Taiwan’s Summer

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悶熱 mēn rè - stifling heat; humid and hot weather潮濕 cháo shī - humid; damp黏黏的 nián nián de - sticky提不起勁來 tí bù qǐ jìn lái - to feel sluggish; to lack energy綠豆薏仁湯 lǜ dòu yì rén tāng - mung bean and barley soup綠豆 lǜ dòu - mung bean消火氣 xiāo huǒ qì - to reduce internal heat (in Chinese medicine)火氣 huǒ qì - internal heat; irritability降火氣 jiàng huǒ qì - to cool down internal heat薏仁 yì rén - barley; job's tears (a type of grain)泡一下水 pào yī xià shuǐ - to soak in water把...泡在水中 bǎ ... pào zài shuǐ zhōng - to soak ... in water砂糖 shā táng - granulated sugar清爽 qīng shuǎng - refreshing; cool炎熱 yán rè - scorching hot; very hot消暑 xiāo shǔ - to cool off in hot weather解熱 jiě rè - to relieve heat冰塊 bīng kuài - ice cube芋圓冰 yù yuán bīng - taro ball ice dessert剉冰 cuò bīng - shaved iceQQ - chewy; bouncy (used to describe food texture)有嚼勁 yǒu jiáo jìn - chewy; with good texture雪花冰 xuě huā bīng - snowflake ice (a type of shaved ice dessert)蒸熟 zhēng shóu - to steam and cook until done番薯粉 fān shǔ fěn - sweet potato starch太白粉 tài bái fěn - potato starch揉捏 róu niē - to knead麵糰 miàn tuán - dough搓成一小塊 cuō chéng yī xiǎo kuài - to roll into small pieces煮沸 zhǔ fèi - to boil浮起來 fú qǐ lái - to float up黑糖 hēi táng - brown sugar西瓜 xī guā - watermelon小黃瓜 xiǎo huáng guā - cucumber檸檬 níng méng - lemon食慾 shí yù - appetitePlanning to travel or move to Taiwan? If you'd like to improve your Chinese before you go, feel free to book a one-on-one lesson with me.I'll help you improve your Chinese so you can settle in more comfortably when you arrive.Book a one-on-one trial lesson with me ! 😊(If you don’t have italki account, you can also book a free trial lesson with me here 😊)Follow me on Instagram: fangfang.chineselearning !😀I hope you like today's podcast! Got feedback? I'd love to hear it! Rate my podcast show or leave me a review!Learn Chinese Podcast | Chinese Listening Practice | Learn Taiwanese Mandarin | Chinese Learning Podcast

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悶熱 mēn rè - stifling heat; humid and hot weather潮濕 cháo shī - humid; damp黏黏的 nián nián de - sticky提不起勁來 tí bù qǐ jìn lái - to feel sluggish; to lack energy綠豆薏仁湯 lǜ dòu yì rén tāng - mung bean and barley soup綠豆 lǜ dòu - mung bean消火氣 xiāo huǒ qì - to...

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