HSK 5 Vocabulary for Waitresses
If you're a waitresses preparing for Chinese conversations at work, here are 40 HSK 5 words that come up most. Every entry includes pinyin, an English meaning, and a native-tone example sentence.
HSK 5 words for Waitresses
- 粮食liángshi
foodstuff
政府储备了大量粮食。(Zhèngfǔ chǔbèi le dàliàng liángshi.) - The government has stored a large amount of grain.
- 海鲜hǎixiān
seafood
这家餐厅的海鲜很新鲜。(Zhè jiā cāntīng de hǎixiān hěn xīnxiān.) - The seafood at this restaurant is very fresh.
- 口味kǒuwèi
Flavor
这家餐厅的菜符合我的口味。(Zhè jiā cāntīng de cài fúhé wǒ de kǒuwèi.) - The dishes at this restaurant suit my taste.
- 担任dānrèn
To serve as
她担任了公司市场部经理的职位。(Tā dānrèn le gōngsī shìchǎngbù jīnglǐ de zhíwèi.) - She assumed the position of marketing manager at the company.
- 食物shíwù
food
均衡摄入各类食物对保持健康非常重要关键。(Jūnhéng shèrù gè lèi shíwù duì bǎochí jiànkāng fēicháng zhòngyào guānjiàn.) - Balanced intake of various foods is very important for maintaining health.
- 幸亏xìngkuī
Thanks
我们需要幸亏。(Wǒmen xūyào xìngkuī.) - We need Thanks.
- 多亏duōkuī
thanks to
多亏有你的帮助,我才能完成这项任务。(Duōkuī yǒu nǐ de bāngzhù, wǒ cáinéng wánchéng zhè xiàng rènwu.) - Thanks to your help, I was able to complete this task.
- 顿dùn
Meal
我一天吃三顿饭。(Wǒ yī tiān chī sān dùn fàn.) - I eat three meals a day.
- 不耐烦búnàifán
Impatient
等了半个小时,他开始有点不耐烦了。(Děng le bàn gè xiǎoshí, tā kāishǐ yǒudiǎn búnàifán le.) - After waiting for half an hour, he started getting impatient.
- 煮zhǔ
cook
妈妈在厨房里煮饭菜为全家人准备晚餐食物。(Māma zài chúfáng lǐ zhǔ fàncài wèi quánjiārén zhǔnbèi wǎncān shíwù.) - Mother cooks in the kitchen preparing dinner food for the whole family.
- 沟通gōutōng
Communicate
有效的沟通是关键。(Yǒuxiào de gōutōng shì guānjiàn.) - Effective communication is key.
- 命令mìnglìng
call; nominate
他下了一个命令。(Tā xiàle yīge mìnglìng.) - He gave an order
- 请求qǐngqiú
request
他向老板请求加薪。(Tā xiàng lǎobǎn qǐngqiú jiāxīn.) - He requested a raise from his boss.
- 果实guǒshí
fruit
树上结满了果实。(Shù shang jiēmǎn le guǒshí.) - The tree is full of fruit
- 称chēng
call
中国人习惯称老师为"园丁"。(Zhōngguó rén xíguàn chēng lǎoshī wéi "yuándīng".) - Chinese people customarily call teachers "gardeners."
- 蔬菜shūcài
Vegetables
多吃新鲜蔬菜对身体好。(Duō chī xīnxiān shūcài duì shēntǐ hǎo.) - Eating more fresh vegetables is good for the body.
- 灾害zāihài
disaster
这次自然灾害造成了巨大损失。(Zhè cì zìrán zāihài zàochéng le jùdà sǔnshī.) - This natural disaster caused huge losses.
- 洒sǎ
sprinkle
请在花园里洒些水。(Qǐng zài huāyuán lǐ sǎ xiē shuǐ.) - Please sprinkle some water in the garden.
- 投入tóurù
put into
他全身心投入到工作中。(Tā quán shēnxīn tóurù dào gōngzuò zhōng.) - He throws himself wholeheartedly into work.
- 表情biǎoqíng
Expression
她的表情显示了她很高兴。(Tā de biǎoqíng xiǎnshì le tā hěn gāoxìng.) - Her facial expression showed that she was very happy.
- 现象xiànxiàng
phenomenon
全球变暖已经成为一个不容忽视的现象,需要各国共同应对。(Quánqiú biànnuǎn yǐjīng chéngwéi yí gè bù róng hūshì de xiànxiàng, xūyào gèguó gòngtóng yìngduì.) - Global warming has become a phenomenon that cannot be ignored and requires countries to address together.
- 感激gǎnjī
Appreciate
我很感激你的帮助。(Wǒ hěn gǎnjī nǐ de bāngzhù.) - I'm very grateful for your help.
- 亮liàng
bright
月亮升起来了,夜空变得明亮而且美丽动人。(Yuèliang shēng qǐlái le, yèkōng biàn de liàng ér qiě měilì dòngrén.) - The moon rose, and the night sky became bright and beautiful.
- 浇jiāo
pour it over
给花浇水很重要,这样它才能生长。(Gěi huā jiāo shuǐ hěn zhòngyào, zhèyàng tā cáinéng shēngzhǎng.) - Watering flowers is important for their growth.
- 滴dī
drop
水一滴滴地落下。(Shuǐ yī dī dī de làxia.) - Water drips down
- 严肃yánsù
serious
会议气氛非常严肃大家都在认真讨论重要问题。(Huìyì qìfēn fēicháng yánsù dàjiā dōu zài rènzhēn tǎolùn zhòngyào wèntí.) - The meeting atmosphere is very serious, everyone discussing important issues seriously.
- 秘密mìmì
Secret
他的秘密让我很好奇。(Tā de mìmì ràng wǒ hěn hàoqí.) - His secret made me curious.
- 争论zhēnglùn
debate
双方代表就这个问题展开了激烈的争论辩论。(Shuāngfāng dàibiǎo jiù zhège wèntí zhǎnkāi le jīliè de zhēnglùn biànlùn.) - Representatives from both sides engaged in heated debate over this issue.
- 光滑guānghuá
smooth
这块石头的表面非常光滑。(Zhè kuài shítou de biǎomiàn fēicháng guānghuá.) - The surface of this stone is very smooth.
- 个性gèxìng
personality
每个人都有自己独特的个性和思维方式习惯。(Měi ge rén dōu yǒu zìjǐ dútè de gèxìng hé sīwéi fāngshì xíguàn.) - Everyone has their own unique personality and thinking style habits.
- 影子yǐngzi
shadow
影子在这里。(Yǐngzi zài zhèlǐ.) - Shadow is here.
- 总共zǒnggòng
In total
这次活动总共有两百多人参加,场面非常热闹。(Zhè cì huódòng zǒnggòng yǒu liǎngbǎi duō rén cānjiā, chǎngmiàn fēicháng rènao.) - More than 200 people participated in this event in total, the scene was very lively.
- 冷淡lěngdàn
cool attitude
他对这件事的态度很冷淡。(Tā duì zhè jiàn shì de tàidu hěn lěngdàn.) - He has a cold attitude towards this matter.
- 老板lǎobǎn
Boss
我们的老板对员工很友善。(Wǒmen de lǎobǎn duì yuángōng hěn yǒushàn.) - Our boss is very kind to the employees.
- 本科běnkē
Undergraduate
她本科毕业后决定继续深造,申请了研究生。 (Tā běnkē bìyè hòu juédìng jìxù shēnzào, shēnqǐng le yánjiūshēng.) - After graduating from undergraduate studies, she decided to pursue further education and applied for graduate school.
- 取消qǔxiāo
cancel
因为下雨,活动取消了。(Yīnwèi xiàyǔ, huódòng qǔxiāo le.) - Due to rain, the event was cancelled.
- 修改xiūgǎi
modify
我喜欢修改。(Wǒ xǐhuan xiūgǎi.) - I like modify.
- 服装fúzhuāng
costume; dress
这家公司专门设计和制作各种演出服装。(Zhè jiā gōngsī zhuānmén shèjì hé zhìzuò gèzhǒng yǎnchū fúzhuāng.) - This company specializes in designing and making various performance costumes.
- 失眠shīmián
insomnia
他最近压力大,经常失眠。(Tā zuìjìn yālì dà, jīngcháng shīmián.) - He's under a lot of pressure recently and often suffers from insomnia.
- 文件wénjiàn
file
请把这些重要文件整理好保存在档案柜里面。(Qǐng bǎ zhèxiē zhòngyào wénjiàn zhěnglǐ hǎo bǎocún zài dàng'ànguì lǐmiàn.) - Please organize these important documents and store them in the filing cabinet.
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