Archive for April 8th, 2010

Learn Chinese Podcast – Braised Pork with Brown Sauce

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Braised Pork with Brown Sauce Braised Pork with Brown SauceTaste: The meat is soft and the soup is rich. Salty with a slight sweet taste.

Features: The dish looks invitingly shiny.

Ingredients:

450 grams (1 lb) streaky pork with skin on

2 grams (1/3 tsp) salt

1 gram (1/4 tsp) MSG

75 grams (4 tbsp) soy sauce

25 grams (1 3/4 tbsp) sugar

20 grams (2/3 oz)finely cut scallions

20 grams (2/3 oz) chopped ginger

1000 grams (2 cups) water

50 grams (3 1/2 tbsp) oil

20 grams (1 2/3 tbsp) cooking wine

Directions:

1. Cut the meat into squares 3 cm (1.2 inches) long each side.

2. Heat the oil to 110-135℃ (230-275℉)and stir-fry the scallions and ginger until they produce a distinctive aroma. Add the pork squares and mix well. Put in the cooking wine and soy sauce, and cook until the meat changes into a brownish color. Add the water and slat to bring it to a boiling point. Turn to low fire and let it simmer for 1 hour. Turn to high fire to boil off some of the soup. Take out and serve.

(Source: culture.chinese.cn)

Chinese Character – yàn

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

yàn

Introduction:

Definition: swallow (bird);

Text:

燕子[yàn zi] swallow

燕麦[yàn mài] oat

燕窝[yàn wō] bird’s nest

燕尾服[yàn wěi fú] swallow-tailed coat

Yàn zi néng bāng zhù nóng mín xiāo miè hài chóng。

燕 子 能 帮 助 农 民 消 灭 害 虫。

Swallow can help peasants kill pests.

Download List:

1.yan005.swf(0.31 MB)

(Source: resource.chinese.cn)

Chinese Pinyin – ce (侧)

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

侧[cè, zhāi, zè]

国标码:B2E0 部首:亻 笔画:8 笔顺:32253422

side
lateral
the side
to incline towards
to lean
inclined

例句与用法:

  1. 鸟把头斜向[到]一
    The bird cocked its head to/on one side.
  2. 石子打中了我头部的面。
    The stone struck me on the side of the head.
  3. 烧瓶面有刻度标志。
    The graduations are marked on the side of the flask.
  4. 这所房子的一建有一个车库。
    There is a garage built onto the side of the house.
  5. 大脑半球大脑面半部分的任何一个;大脑半球
    Either of the lateral halves of the cerebrum; a cerebral hemisphere.
  6. 她坐著,耳倾听。
    She sat listening, with her head tilted slightly to one side.
  7. 这鞋在面系扣。
    These shoes buckle at the side.
  8. 她的裙子上有一个边的开叉。
    There is a side vent on her skirt.

(Source: dict.cn)