Hardcore Chinese - Having hot pot with friends

Question	Answer
hot pot	火锅huǒguōhuǒguō
Let's have hot pot.	我们wǒmen　吃chī　火锅huǒguō　吧ba。wǒmen chī huǒguō ba.
food ingredients	食材shícáishícái
The ingredients are in the fridge.	食材shícái　在zài　冰箱bīngxiāng　里lǐ。shícái zài bīngxiāng lǐ.
hot-pot broth base	锅底guōdǐguōdǐ
This is the hot-pot broth base.	这zhè　是shì　锅底guōdǐ。zhè shì guōdǐ.
dipping sauce	蘸料zhànliàozhànliào
This is the dipping sauce.	这zhè　是shì　蘸料zhànliào。zhè shì zhànliào.
I'll buy the ingredients; you choose the broth base and dipping sauce.	我wǒ　买mǎi　食材shícái，　你nǐ　选择xuǎnzé　锅底guōdǐ　和hé　蘸料zhànliào。wǒ mǎi shícái, nǐ xuǎnzé guōdǐ hé zhànliào.
beef	牛肉niúròuniúròu
I bought beef.	我wǒ　买mǎi　了le　牛肉niúròu。wǒ mǎi le niúròu.
lamb	羊肉yángròuyángròu
I bought lamb.	我wǒ　买mǎi　了le　羊肉yángròu。wǒ mǎi le yángròu.
tofu	豆腐dòufudòufu
There is tofu in the fridge.	冰箱bīngxiāng　里lǐ　有yǒu　豆腐dòufu。bīngxiāng lǐ yǒu dòufu.
mushroom	蘑菇mógumógu
There are mushrooms here.	这里zhèlǐ　有yǒu　蘑菇mógu。zhèlǐ yǒu mógu.
chili pepper	辣椒làjiāolàjiāo
I don't eat chili peppers.	我wǒ　不bù　吃chī　辣椒làjiāo。wǒ bù chī làjiāo.
chopsticks	筷子kuàizikuàizi
Please give me chopsticks.	请qǐng　给gěi　我wǒ　筷子kuàizi。qǐng gěi wǒ kuàizi.
serving chopsticks	公筷gōngkuàigōngkuài
Please use the serving chopsticks.	请qǐng　用yòng　公筷gōngkuài。qǐng yòng gōngkuài.
to cut	切qiēqiē
Cut the beef first.	先xiān　切qiē　牛肉niúròu。xiān qiē niúròu.
to bring to a boil	煮开zhǔkāizhǔkāi
Bring the water to a boil first.	先xiān　把bǎ　水shuǐ　煮开zhǔkāi。xiān bǎ shuǐ zhǔkāi.
to swish-cook	涮shuànshuàn
Let's swish-cook the lamb.	我们wǒmen　涮shuàn　羊肉yángròu。wǒmen shuàn yángròu.
Cut the beef first, then bring the water to a boil and swish-cook the beef.	先xiān　切qiē　牛肉niúròu，　再zài　把bǎ　水shuǐ　煮开zhǔkāi，　然后ránhòu　涮shuàn　牛肉niúròu。xiān qiē niúròu, zài bǎ shuǐ zhǔkāi, ránhòu shuàn niúròu.
to pick up with chopsticks	夹jiājiā
Pick up the tofu with chopsticks.	用yòng　筷子kuàizi　夹jiā　豆腐dòufu。yòng kuàizi jiā dòufu.
Please use the serving chopsticks to pick up the ingredients.	请qǐng　用yòng　公筷gōngkuài　夹jiā　食材shícái。qǐng yòng gōngkuài jiā shícái.
to buy everything needed	买齐mǎiqímǎiqí
We have bought all the ingredients.	食材shícái　买齐mǎiqí　了le。shícái mǎiqí le.
We have bought all the beef, lamb, tofu, and mushrooms.	牛肉niúròu、　羊肉yángròu、　豆腐dòufu　和hé　蘑菇mógu　都dōu　买齐mǎiqí　了le。niúròu, yángròu, dòufu hé mógu dōu mǎiqí le.
enough	够gòugòu
These ingredients are enough.	这些zhèxiē　食材shícái　够gòu　了le。zhèxiē shícái gòu le.
how about...?	要不yàobùyàobù
How about having hot pot?	要不yàobù　吃chī　火锅huǒguō？yàobù chī huǒguō?
anything is fine	随便suíbiànsuíbiàn
Any broth base is fine.	锅底guōdǐ　随便suíbiàn。guōdǐ suíbiàn.
forget it; never mind	算了suànlesuànle
Never mind, don't buy chili peppers.	算了suànle，　别bié　买mǎi　辣椒làjiāo　了le。suànle, bié mǎi làjiāo le.
There are enough chili peppers; never mind, don't buy any more.	辣椒làjiāo　够gòu　了le，　算了suànle，　别bié　再zài　买mǎi　了le。làjiāo gòu le, suànle, bié zài mǎi le.
to get it sorted	搞定gǎodìnggǎodìng
The ingredients are sorted.	食材shícái　搞定gǎodìng　了le。shícái gǎodìng le.
Any broth base is fine; you sort it out.	锅底guōdǐ　随便suíbiàn，　你nǐ　搞定gǎodìng　吧ba。guōdǐ suíbiàn, nǐ gǎodìng ba.
good idea	好主意hǎozhǔyihǎozhǔyi
Good idea!	好主意hǎozhǔyi！hǎozhǔyi!
How about having hot pot tomorrow? Good idea!	要不yàobù　明天míngtiān　吃chī　火锅huǒguō？　好主意hǎozhǔyi！yàobù míngtiān chī huǒguō? hǎozhǔyi!
it is settled	说好了shuōhǎoleshuōhǎole
It's settled: we'll have hot pot tomorrow.	说好了shuōhǎole，　明天míngtiān　吃chī　火锅huǒguō。shuōhǎole, míngtiān chī huǒguō.
to split the cost evenly	平摊píngtānpíngtān
We will split this money evenly.	我们wǒmen　平摊píngtān　这些zhèxiē　钱qián。wǒmen píngtān zhèxiē qián.
It's settled: we'll split this money evenly.	说好了shuōhǎole，　我们wǒmen　平摊píngtān　这些zhèxiē　钱qián。shuōhǎole, wǒmen píngtān zhèxiē qián.
all; every	所有suǒyǒusuǒyǒu
All the ingredients have been bought.	所有suǒyǒu　食材shícái　都dōu　买齐mǎiqí　了le。suǒyǒu shícái dōu mǎiqí le.
All the friends are having hot pot.	所有suǒyǒu　朋友péngyou　都dōu　吃chī　火锅huǒguō。suǒyǒu péngyou dōu chī huǒguō.
to happen; occur	发生fāshēngfāshēng
What happened?	发生fāshēng　了le　什么shénme？fāshēng le shénme?
A problem occurred here.	这里zhèlǐ　发生fāshēng　了le　问题wèntí。zhèlǐ fāshēng le wèntí.
to come over	过来guòláiguòlái
Please come over for hot pot.	请qǐng　过来guòlái　吃chī　火锅huǒguō。qǐng guòlái chī huǒguō.
The friend has already come over.	朋友péngyou　已经yǐjīng　过来guòlái　了le。péngyou yǐjīng guòlái le.
woman	女人nǚrénnǚrén
This woman is buying ingredients.	这个zhège　女人nǚrén　在zài　买mǎi　食材shícái。zhège nǚrén zài mǎi shícái.
That woman does not eat chili peppers.	那个nàge　女人nǚrén　不bù　吃chī　辣椒làjiāo。nàge nǚrén bù chī làjiāo.
to obtain; receive	得到dédàodédào
I received help.	我wǒ　得到dédào　了le　帮助bāngzhù。wǒ dédào le bāngzhù.
He obtained an opportunity.	他tā　得到dédào　了le　机会jīhuì。tā dédào le jīhuì.
first (ordinal)	第一dìyīdìyī
The first friend came over.	第一dìyī　位wèi　朋友péngyou　过来guòlái　了le。dìyī wèi péngyou guòlái le.
The first friend wants to eat beef.	第一dìyī　位wèi　朋友péngyou　想xiǎng　吃chī　牛肉niúròu。dìyī wèi péngyou xiǎng chī niúròu.
any	任何rènhérènhé
Any ingredient is fine.	任何rènhé　食材shícái　都dōu　可以kěyǐ。rènhé shícái dōu kěyǐ.
I am not buying any chili peppers.	我wǒ　不bù　买mǎi　任何rènhé　辣椒làjiāo。wǒ bù mǎi rènhé làjiāo.
not bad; pretty good	不错búcuòbúcuò
This broth base is not bad.	这个zhège　锅底guōdǐ　不错búcuò。zhège guōdǐ búcuò.
The dipping sauce is pretty good.	蘸料zhànliào　不错búcuò。zhànliào búcuò.

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