准备 準備 zhǔn bèi preparation / to prepare / to intend / to be about to / reserve (fund) syn 做饭 做飯 zuò fàn to prepare a meal / to cook syn 预备 預備 yù bèi to prepare / to make ready / preparation / preparatory syn 备 備 bèi (bound form) to prepare / to equip / (literary) fully / completely syn 热身 熱身 rè shēn to warm up (sports) / (fig.) to prepare / to get in condition 美食 měi shí culinary delicacy / fine food / gourmet food syn 筹划 籌劃 chóu huà to plan and prepare syn 熟食 shú shí cooked food / prepared food / deli food syn 下厨 下廚 xià chú to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal) / to cook syn 备战 備戰 bèi zhàn prepared against war / to prepare for war / warmongering syn 油腻 油膩 yóu nì greasy food / oily food / (of food) greasy / oily / fatty / (neologism c. 2017) (of a middle-aged man) obnoxious / pretentious / vulgar syn 调制 調制 tiáo zhì to concoct by mixing ingredients / to prepare according to a recipe / to make (a salad, a cocktail, cosmetics etc) 佳肴 佳餚 jiā yáo fine food / delicacies / delicious food syn 未雨绸缪 未雨綢繆 wèi yǔ chóu móu lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经) / fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day syn 重整旗鼓 chóng zhěng qí gǔ lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom) / to regroup after a setback / to prepare for new initiatives / to attempt a comeback 预热 預熱 yù rè to preheat / (fig.) to warm up / to prepare for 犒劳 犒勞 kào láo to reward with food and drink / to feast (sb) / presents of food etc made to troops / Taiwan pr. [kao4 lao4] syn 整治 zhěng zhì to bring under control / to regulate / to restore to good condition / (coll.) to fix (a person) / to prepare (a meal etc) syn 筹建 籌建 chóu jiàn to prepare to build sth 酒菜 jiǔ cài food and drink / food to accompany wine syn 配制 配製 pèi zhì to compound (medicines etc) / to prepare (by mixing ingredients) / to concoct 食量 shí liàng quantity of food one eats / food intake syn 调理 調理 tiáo lǐ to nurse one's health / to recuperate / to take care of / to look after / to discipline / to educate / to train / to prepare food / (dialect) to make fun of / (medicine) to opsonize syn 预习 預習 yù xí to prepare a lesson 备考 備考 bèi kǎo to prepare for an exam / (of an appendix, note etc) for reference syn 整地 zhěng dì to prepare the soil (agriculture) syn 制备 製備 zhì bèi to prepare / preparation (chemistry) syn 食疗 食療 shí liáo (TCM) food therapy / treatment via food 绿色食品 綠色食品 lǜ sè shí pǐn clean, unadulterated food product / organic food 速食 sù shí (of food) fast / instant / (Tw) fast food 菜篮子 菜籃子 cài lán zi vegetable or food basket / (fig.) food supply 食补 食補 shí bǔ tonic food (food considered to be particularly healthful) / to eat such foods 设伏 設伏 shè fú to prepare an ambush / to waylay syn 编列 編列 biān liè to arrange in order / to compile / to prepare (a budget, project etc) 寒食 hán shí cold food (i.e. to abstain from cooked food for 3 days around the Qingming festival 清明節|清明节) / the Qingming festival 备料 備料 bèi liào to get the materials ready / to prepare feed (for livestock) 筹 籌 chóu chip (in gambling) / token (for counting) / ticket / to prepare / to plan / to raise (funds) / resource / way / means syn 炮 páo to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan) syn 预 預 yù to advance / in advance / beforehand / to prepare syn 殓 殮 liàn to prepare a dead body for coffin syn 掌厨 掌廚 zhǎng chú to prepare meals / chef 备荒 備荒 bèi huāng to prepare against natural disasters 庀 pǐ to prepare 就 jiù (after a suppositional clause) in that case / then / (after a clause of action) as soon as / immediately after / (same as 就是[jiu4 shi4]) merely / nothing else but / simply / just / precisely / exactly / only / as little as / as much as / as many as / to approach / to move towards / to undertake / to engage in / (often followed by 著|着[zhe5]) taking advantage of / (of food) to go with / with regard to / concerning / (pattern: 就[jiu4] ... 也[ye3] ...) even if ... still ... / (pattern: 不[bu4] ... 就[jiu4] ...) if not ... then must be ... syn 点 點 diǎn point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items syn 面 麵 miàn flour / noodles / (of food) soft (not crunchy) / (slang) (of a person) ineffectual / spineless syn 食物 shí wù food / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 调 調 tiáo to harmonize / to reconcile / to blend / to suit well / to adjust / to regulate / to season (food) / to provoke / to incite syn 新鲜 新鮮 xīn xiān fresh (experience, food etc) / freshness / novel / uncommon syn 美味 měi wèi delicious / delicious food / delicacy syn 食品 shí pǐn foodstuff / food / provisions / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 口味 kǒu wèi a person's preferences / tastes (in food) / flavor syn 品味 pǐn wèi to sample / to taste / to appreciate / one's taste (i.e. in music, literature, fashion, food and drink etc) / good taste syn 脂肪 zhī fáng fat (in the body, in a plant, or in food) syn 消化 xiāo huà to digest (food) / (fig.) to absorb (information etc) / to assimilate / to process syn 冷冻 冷凍 lěng dòng to freeze (food etc) / (of weather) freezing syn 饮食 飲食 yǐn shí eating and drinking / food and drink / diet syn 素食 sù shí vegetarian food / to eat a vegetarian diet syn 快餐 kuài cān fast food / snack / quick meal 节食 節食 jié shí to save food / to go on a diet 饭菜 飯菜 fàn cài food syn 小吃 xiǎo chī street food / snack syn 烟火 煙火 yān huǒ smoke and fire / cooked food / (literary) beacon fire / (literary) descendants / posterity syn 中餐 zhōng cān lunch / Chinese meal / Chinese food / CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4] 鸡翅 雞翅 jī chì chicken wings (fast food) 饭桶 飯桶 fàn tǒng rice tub (from which cooked rice or other food is served) / (fig.) fathead / a good-for-nothing syn 变质 變質 biàn zhì to degenerate / to deteriorate / (of food) to go bad / to go off / (geology) metamorphism syn 冷藏 lěng cáng refrigeration / cold storage / to keep (food, medicine) in cold environment 食物中毒 shí wù zhòng dú food poisoning 精光 jīng guāng nothing left (money, food etc) / all finished / bright and shiny / radiant / glorious syn 快餐店 kuài cān diàn fast food shop syn 鲜活 鮮活 xiān huó vivid / lively / (of food ingredients) live or fresh syn 伙食 huǒ shí food / meals syn 餐饮 餐飲 cān yǐn food and beverage / catering / repast syn 剩菜 shèng cài leftovers (food) 食物链 食物鏈 shí wù liàn food chain 什锦 什錦 shí jǐn (food) assorted / mixed / assortment syn 搅拌机 攪拌機 jiǎo bàn jī blender / food mixer 外带 外帶 wài dài take-out (fast food) / (outer part of) tire / as well / besides / into the bargain / outer zone syn 捕食 bǔ shí to prey on / to catch and feed on / to hunt for food 食道 shí dào esophagus / gullet / (old) the proper way to eat / (old) food transportation route syn 口感 kǒu gǎn mouthfeel / texture (of food) 狼吞虎咽 狼吞虎嚥 láng tūn hǔ yàn to wolf down one's food (idiom) / to devour ravenously / to gorge oneself syn 酒味 jiǔ wèi smell of alcohol / flavoring of rum or other liquor in food / aroma or nose (of wine) 卡夫 kǎ fū Kraft, US food company 觅食 覓食 mì shí to forage / to hunt for food / to scavenge / fig. to make a living 剩饭 剩飯 shèng fàn leftover food 要饭 要飯 yào fàn to beg (for food or money) syn 清淡 qīng dàn light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored) / insipid / slack (sales) syn 衣食 yī shí clothes and food syn 蜜饯 蜜餞 mì jiàn food preserved in sugar or honey syn 熊掌 xióng zhǎng bear paw (as food) 膳食 shàn shí meals / food syn 顺口 順口 shùn kǒu to read smoothly (of text) / to blurt out (without thinking) / to suit one's taste (of food) syn 麻花 má huā fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough) / worn out or worn smooth (of clothes) syn 野味 yě wèi game / wild animals and birds hunted for food or sport 凉拌 涼拌 liáng bàn to dress cold food with sauce / (slang) there's not much you can do about it (wordplay using 拌[ban4] instead of its homophone 辦|办[ban4]) 热乎乎 熱乎乎 rè hū hū warm / (of food) piping hot / (fig.) roused to warm feelings syn 添加剂 添加劑 tiān jiā jì additive / food additive 