大家都知道，饺子是中国的传统食物，也是中国民间的主食和地方小吃，过年过节必不可少。
距饺子被发明出来，已经有1800多年的历史了。
饺子是深受中国人喜爱的传统特色食品，也是外国人最熟悉的中国美食。
有水饺、蒸饺、煎饺等各种做法。
饺子的原料营养齐全，非常健康，并且符合中国饮食文化的内涵。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 大家 | dà jiā | everyone |
| 都 | dōu | all; both; entirely |
| 知道 | zhī dào | to know; to become aware of |
| 饺子 | jiǎo zi | dumpling / pot-sticker |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 中国 | Zhōng guó | China |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 传统 | chuán tǒng | traditional / conventional |
| 食物 | shí wù | food |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 民间 | mín jiān | among the people / popular / folk / non-governmental / involving people rather than governments |
| 主食 | zhǔ shí | staple food |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 地方 | dì fāng | region (away from the central administration) / regional / local |
| 小吃 | xiǎo chī | street food; snack |
| 过年 | guò nián | to celebrate the Chinese New Year |
| 过节 | guò jié | to celebrate a festival |
| 必不可少 | bì bù kě shǎo | absolutely necessary / indispensable / essential |
| 距 | jù | to be at a distance of ... from; to be apart from |
| 被 | bèi | used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes |
| 发明 | fā míng | to invent |
| 出来 | chu lai | (after a verb, indicates coming out, completion of an action, or ability to discern or detect) |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 多 | duō | (after a numeral) ... odd |
| 年 | nián | year |
| 历史 | lì shǐ | history |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 深 | shēn | (lit. and fig.) deep |
| 受 | shòu | subjected to / (passive marker) |
| 中国人 | Zhōng guó rén | Chinese person |
| 喜爱 | xǐ ài | to like / to love / to be fond of |
| 特色 | tè sè | a characteristic; a distinctive feature or quality |
| 食品 | shí pǐn | foodstuff; food; provisions |
| 外国人 | wài guó rén | foreigner |
| 最 | zuì | (before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est |
| 熟悉 | shú xi | to be familiar with; to know well |
| 美食 | měi shí | culinary delicacy / fine food / gourmet food |
| 水 | shuǐ | water / (after a name) ... River / (bound form) additional cost; extra income |
| 饺 | jiǎo | dumplings with meat filling |
| 蒸 | zhēng | to evaporate / (of cooking) to steam |
| 煎 | jiān | to pan fry / to sauté |
| 等 | děng | and so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration) |
| 各种 | gè zhǒng | every kind of; all kinds of; various |
| 做法 | zuò fǎ | way of handling sth / method for making / work method / recipe / practice |
| 原料 | yuán liào | raw material |
| 营养 | yíng yǎng | nutrition / nourishment |
| 齐全 | qí quán | complete / comprehensive |
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really |
| 健康 | jiàn kāng | healthy |
| 并且 | bìng qiě | and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition |
| 符合 | fú hé | in accordance with; to agree with; to conform to; to meet (a requirement) |
| 饮食 | yǐn shí | eating and drinking / food and drink; diet |
| 文化 | wén huà | culture / civilization |
| 内涵 | nèi hán | meaningful content / implication / (semantics) connotation / inner qualities (of a person) |