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Vocabulary

当

dāng — when; at the time of

前腿

qián tuǐ — front leg of an animal

部分

bùfen — part; section; portion of something

新鲜

xīnxiān — fresh; not spoiled or stale

时

shí — at the time when; during

颈部

jǐng bù — neck area; cervical region

的

de — structural particle indicating possession or modification

大

dà — large; big

静脉

jìngmài — vein; blood vessel carrying blood to heart

呈

chéng — to appear as; to present a certain appearance

蓝色

lánsè — blue color

肉

ròu — meat; flesh

开始

kāishǐ — to begin; to start

变质

biànzhì — to spoil; to deteriorate in quality

则

zé — then; in that case; indicating consequence

变为

biànwéi — to change into; to become

绿色

lǜsè — green color

在

zài — at; in; located at

后腿

hòu tuǐ — hind leg of an animal

若

ruò — if; supposing that

宰杀

zǎishā — to slaughter; to butcher an animal

时间

shíjiān — time; period of time

较长

jiào cháng — relatively long; comparatively lengthy

肾脏

shènzàng — kidney; renal organ

周围

zhōuwéi — surrounding area; around something

脂肪

zhīfáng — fat; adipose tissue

会

huì — will; indicating likelihood or ability

略有

lüè yǒu — to have slightly; a little bit of

异味

yìwèi — strange or unpleasant odor

也

yě — also; too; as well

失去

shīqù — to lose; to no longer have

弹性

tánxìng — elasticity; springiness; resilience

猪肉

zhūròu — pork; meat from a pig

品质

pǐnzhì — quality; standard of a product

良好

liánghǎo — good; fine; satisfactory condition

猪皮

zhū pí — pig skin; outer skin of pork

薄

báo — thin; not thick

而

ér — and; yet; connecting two qualities

光滑

guānghuá — smooth; sleek; without roughness

摸

mō — to touch; to feel with hands

上去

shàngqù — to go up; used after verbs directionally

凉爽

liángshuǎng — cool and refreshing to the touch

过长

guò cháng — excessively long; too long in duration

变得

biàn de — to become; to turn into a state

松软

sōngruǎn — soft and loose; mushy in texture

黏腻

niánnì — sticky and greasy; unpleasantly tacky

中

zhōng — in; within; among

肿大

zhǒngdà — swollen; enlarged due to disease

称为

chēngwéi — to be called; to be referred to as

核

hé — node; kernel; here referring to lymph node

是

shì — to be; is; am; are

饲养

sìyǎng — to raise; to breed animals

不良

bùliáng — poor; bad; inadequate condition

或

huò — or; either; alternatively

患病

huànbìng — to suffer from disease; to be ill

标志

biāozhì — sign; indicator; symbol of something

腌肉

yānròu — cured meat; salted or pickled meat

应有

yīng yǒu — should have; ought to possess

薄薄

báobáo — very thin; a thin layer of something

外皮

wàipí — outer skin; rind; exterior covering

应

yīng — should; ought to

结实

jiēshi — firm; solid; sturdy in texture

并

bìng — and; furthermore; in addition

因

yīn — because; due to; owing to

腌制

yānzhì — to cure; to preserve with salt or brine

略带

lüè dài — to slightly have; bearing a hint of

红色

hóngsè — red color

肉质

ròuzhì — meat texture; quality of flesh

鲜红色

xiānhóngsè — bright red color; vivid crimson

不

bù — not; negation particle

夹杂

jiāzá — to be mixed with; to contain intermittently

黄色

huángsè — yellow color

且

qiě — and; moreover; furthermore

紧贴

jǐntiē — to cling tightly to; closely attached

骨骼

gǔgé — skeleton; bones; skeletal structure

要

yào — to want; need; should; must

判断

pànduàn — to judge; to determine; to assess

火腿

huǒtuǐ — ham; cured leg of pork

状态

zhuàngtài — state; condition; status of something

可

kě — can; may; it is possible to

将

jiāng — to take; used before object in action

刀

dāo — knife; blade

插入

chārù — to insert; to push into

直至

zhízhì — all the way to; until; up to

拔出

bá chū — to pull out; to withdraw by force

若有

ruò yǒu — if there is; should there be

粘附

zhānfù — to adhere to; to stick onto a surface

其上

qí shàng — on it; upon the surface of that

说明

shuōmíng — to indicate; to explain; to show

不够

bùgòu — not enough; insufficient

充分

chōngfèn — sufficient; thorough; fully adequate

质量

zhìliàng — quality; standard of a product

不佳

bù jiā — not good; poor; unsatisfactory

这种

zhè zhǒng — this kind of; this type of

情况下

qíngkuàng xià — under such circumstances; in this situation

立即

lìjí — immediately; right away; at once

烹饪

pēngrèn — to cook; culinary preparation of food

购买

gòumǎi — to purchase; to buy something

优先

yōuxiān — priority; to give preference to

选择

xuǎnzé — to choose; to select; a choice

短

duǎn — short; brief in length

粗

cū — thick; coarse; wide in diameter

而非

ér fēi — rather than; instead of; not

细

xì — thin; slender; fine

长

cháng — long; lengthy

英国

Yīngguó — United Kingdom; Britain

和

hé — and; together with

最受

zuì shòu — most favored; most well received

推崇

tuīchóng — to highly esteem; to hold in regard

外国

wàiguó — foreign country; overseas nation

以

yǐ — with; by means of; using

最为

zuì wéi — most; to the greatest degree

著名

zhùmíng — famous; well-known; renowned

目前

mùqián — currently; at present; right now

从

cóng — from; starting from a place or time

加拿大

Jiānádà — Canada; North American country

美国

Měiguó — United States of America

大量

dàliàng — large quantity; in great amounts

进口

jìnkǒu — to import; bring goods from abroad

价格

jiàgé — price; cost of a product

实惠

shíhuì — good value; affordable and practical

优良

yōuliáng — excellent; superior in quality

鹿肉

lùròu — venison; meat from a deer

清澈

qīngchè — clear; transparent; pure and limpid

明亮

míngliàng — bright; luminous; clear and vivid

相当

xiāngdāng — quite; fairly; considerably

厚实

hòushi — thick and solid; substantial in body