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Vocabulary

小牛肉

xiǎo niú ròu — Veal; meat from a young calf

不

bù — Not; negation particle

像

xiàng — To resemble; like; similar to

较老

jiào lǎo — Relatively older; more aged

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or description

肉

ròu — Meat; flesh

那样

nà yàng — Like that; in that way

耐

nài — To endure; to be resistant to

储存

chǔ cún — To store; to keep in reserve

尤其

yóu qí — Especially; particularly; in particular

是

shì — To be; is; am; are

在

zài — In; at; located at a place or time

炎热

yán rè — Scorching hot; sweltering; very warm weather

或

huò — Or; either; alternatively

潮湿

cháo shī — Damp; humid; moist conditions

天气

tiān qì — Weather; atmospheric conditions

中

zhōng — In; within; middle; among

变质

biàn zhì — To spoil; to go bad; to deteriorate

时

shí — When; at the time of; period

脂肪

zhī fáng — Fat; adipose tissue in food or body

变得

biàn de — To become; to turn into a state

柔软

róu ruǎn — Soft; flexible; tender; pliable

湿润

shī rùn — Moist; slightly wet; humid

肉质

ròu zhì — Texture or quality of meat or flesh

松软

sōng ruǎn — Soft and loose; fluffy; not firm

并

bìng — And; also; furthermore; simultaneously

出现

chū xiàn — To appear; to emerge; to show up

斑点

bān diǎn — Spots; speckles; patches on a surface

有些

yǒu xiē — Somewhat; some; a little; rather

海绵

hǎi mián — Sponge; porous absorbent material

一样

yī yàng — The same as; alike; just like

多孔

duō kǒng — Porous; having many holes or cavities

大

dà — Large; big; great

而

ér — But; yet; and; while; connective particle

过度

guò dù — Excessive; overly; beyond normal measure

生长

shēng zhǎng — To grow; to develop; growth of living things

不如

bù rú — Not as good as; inferior to

小

xiǎo — Small; little; young

细嫩

xì nèn — Delicate and tender; fine-textured

却

què — But; yet; however; on the contrary

肥美

féi měi — Rich and delicious; plump and flavorful

里脊肉

lǐ jǐ ròu — Tenderloin; the tender inner back meat

可

kě — Can; may; able to; possible

通过

tōng guò — Through; by means of; via

附着

fù zhuó — To adhere to; to attach; to cling to

乳房

rǔ fáng — Udder; mammary gland; breast

以及

yǐ jí — As well as; along with; and also

皮肤

pí fū — Skin; the outer covering of body

柔软度

róu ruǎn dù — Degree of softness; level of pliability

来

lái — To come; used to indicate purpose

辨别

biàn bié — To distinguish; to differentiate; to identify

它

tā — It; third-person singular for objects or animals

优于

yōu yú — Superior to; better than something else

羊肉

yáng ròu — Mutton; lamb; meat from sheep or goat

应

yīng — Should; ought to; must

紧实

jǐn shí — Firm and dense; compact in texture

纹理

wén lǐ — Grain; texture; pattern of lines in material

细密

xì mì — Fine and dense; closely knit; delicate

颜色

yán sè — Color; hue; shade

鲜红

xiān hóng — Bright red; vivid red color

洁白

jié bái — Pure white; spotlessly clean and white

坚实

jiān shí — Solid; firm; sturdy; substantial

羊

yáng — Sheep; goat; ovine animal

约

yuē — Approximately; about; roughly

五岁

wǔ suì — Five years old; age of five

品质

pǐn zhì — Quality; character; standard of something

最佳

zuì jiā — Best; optimal; most ideal

尽管

jǐn guǎn — Although; even though; despite

通常

tōng cháng — Usually; normally; typically; in general

更

gèng — Even more; still more; further

年轻

nián qīng — Young; youthful; not old

就

jiù — Then; as early as; right away

被

bèi — Passive marker; by; indicates passive voice

宰杀

zǎi shā — To slaughter; to butcher an animal

若

ruò — If; supposing; in the event that

太

tài — Too; excessively; overly

捏

niē — To pinch; to squeeze between fingers

起来

qǐ lái — Up; indicates beginning or result of action

感觉

gǎn jué — To feel; sensation; feeling; perception

柔嫩

róu nèn — Soft and tender; delicate to touch

太老

tài lǎo — Too old; overly aged

会

huì — Will; would; able to; likely to

起皱

qǐ zhòu — To wrinkle; to crease; to form wrinkles

保持

bǎo chí — To maintain; to keep; to preserve a state

皱缩

zhòu suō — Shriveled; wrinkled and contracted state

状态

zhuàng tài — State; condition; status of something

容易

róng yì — Easy; easily; likely to happen

分离

fēn lí — To separate; to detach; to come apart

则

zé — Then; on the other hand; indicates contrast

由

yóu — By; from; through; owing to

连结

lián jié — To connect; to join; to link together

一起

yī qǐ — Together; at the same place or time

患

huàn — To suffer from; to be afflicted with

肉色

ròu sè — Flesh color; the color of meat

非常

fēi cháng — Very; extremely; exceptionally

苍白

cāng bái — Pale; pallid; lacking color or vitality

偏黄

piān huáng — Yellowish; tending toward yellow color

看起来

kàn qǐ lái — To look like; to appear; to seem

与

yǔ — And; with; together with

骨头

gǔ tou — Bone; skeletal material

松散

sōng sǎn — Loose; not tightly bound; disorganized

挤压

jǐ yā — To squeeze; to press; to compress

水珠

shuǐ zhū — Water droplet; bead of water

从

cóng — From; since; following a path

渗出

shèn chū — To seep out; to ooze; to exude

烹饪

pēng rèn — To cook; culinary preparation of food

后

hòu — After; afterwards; behind; later

完全

wán quán — Completely; entirely; wholly; fully

脱离

tuō lí — To break away; to detach; to separate from

大腿

dà tuǐ — Thigh; upper leg portion

内侧

nèi cè — Inner side; medial surface; inside edge

羔羊肉

gāo yáng ròu — Lamb meat; meat from a young lamb

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind; this type; this sort

不能

bù néng — Cannot; unable to; not allowed to

久存

jiǔ cún — To store for a long time; long-term preservation