What comes after these 50 words?

Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 50 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Traditional Chinese words and brings each one back at the right moment.

Where do these lists come from?

They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 50 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 50 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

50 essential Traditional Chinese words at the restaurant

50 Traditional Chinese words worth knowing, picked from the topics Cooking and meals, Food and drink and translated into English.

Cooking and meals 25 words

Traditional Chinese	English
有機	organic
碗	bowl
飢餓	hunger
味道	flavour
油膩	fatty
菜單	menu
菜餚	dishCooked dish
鹹	salty
口渴	thirst
酸	sour
單點菜單	menu card
烹煮	to cook
晚餐	dinner
膳食纖維	fibre
打蛋器	whisk
新鮮	fresh
氣味	smell
杯子	cup
玻璃杯	glass
攪打	to beatStir briskly with a fork or spoon
切碎	to chop
前菜	starter
下午點心	snackNoun, afternoon snack
品嘗	to tasteVerb
上菜	to serve

Food and drink 25 words

Traditional Chinese	English
大蒜	garlic
小麥	wheat
水	water
果汁	juice
米	rice
鹽	salt
茶	tea
葡萄酒	wine
蛋	egg
牛肉	beef
咖啡	coffee
高麗菜	cabbage
牛奶	milk
玉米	corn
蜂蜜	honey
核桃	walnut
麵包	bread
豬肉	pork
麵團	doughFlour mixture before cooking
蘭姆酒	rum
培根	bacon
啤酒	beer
鮮奶油	cream
里肌肉	fillet
水果	fruit

Mini quiz

5 words from this page, picked at random. Find their translation.

Frequently asked questions

What comes after these 50 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 50 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Traditional Chinese words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 50 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 50 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Traditional Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.