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Automatic cooking machine

最近zuì jìn西安Xī ān的de一yī所suǒ大学dà xué开始kāi shǐ使用shǐ yòng自动zì dòng炒菜chǎo cài机jī了le。

这zhè所suǒ大学dà xué食堂shí táng的de一yī个gè窗口chuāng kǒu用yòng机器jī qì开始kāi shǐ炒chǎo菜cài,食堂shí táng师傅shī fu说shuō,在zài吃饭chī fàn高峰gāo fēng时shí,用yòng这zhè个gè自动zì dòng炒菜chǎo cài机jī30秒miǎo就jiù可以kě yǐ炒chǎo完wán,一yī天tiān能néng卖mài150多duō份fèn菜cài。

记者jì zhě采访cǎi fǎng学生xué shēng们men的de看法kàn fǎ,学生xué shēng说shuō虽然suī rán炒菜chǎo cài机jī炒chǎo的de菜cài味道wèi dào也yě不错bù cuò,但是dàn shì没有méi yǒu灵魂líng hún,厨师chú shī亲自qīn zì炒chǎo的de菜cài让ràng人rén更gèng想xiǎng吃chī。

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Vocabulary 54 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
最近 zuì jìnrecently
西安 Xī ānXi'an, a major city in Shaanxi Province, China.
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
一 yīone / single / a (article)
所 suǒclassifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
大学 dà xuéuniversity / college
开始 kāi shǐto begin / to start
使用 shǐ yòngto use / to employ / to apply / to make use of
自动 zì dòngautomatic
炒菜 chǎo càito stir-fry / to do the cooking
机 jī(bound form) machine; mechanism / (bound form) aircraft / (bound form) an opportunity / (bound form) crucial point; pivot
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
这 zhèthis; these
食堂 shí tángdining hall; cafeteria
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
窗口 chuāng kǒuwindow / opening providing restricted access / computer operating system window / fig. medium / intermediary / showpiece / testing ground
用 yòngto use; to make use of; to employ / (coverb) with; using
机器 jī qìmachine
炒 chǎoto sauté; to stir-fry / to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp / to hype up / to sack; to fire (sb)
菜 càidish (of food)
师傅 shī fumaster / qualified worker / respectful form of address for older men
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
吃饭 chī fànto have a meal / to eat
高峰 gāo fēngpeak / summit / height
时 shío'clock / time / hour / season / period
秒 miǎosecond (unit of time) / arc second (angular measurement unit)
就 jiùonly; as little as
可以 kě yǐcan / may / possible / able to
完 wánto finish / to be over
天 tiānday
能 néngcan / to be able to / might possibly
卖 màito sell
多 duō(after a numeral) ... odd
份 fènclassifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
记者 jì zhěreporter; journalist
采访 cǎi fǎngto interview / to gather news / to hunt for and collect / to cover
学生 xué shēngstudent / schoolchild
们 menplural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
看法 kàn fǎway of looking at a thing / view / opinion
虽然 suī ránalthough; even though
味道 wèi dàoflavor; taste
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
不错 bù cuònot bad / pretty good
但是 dàn shìbut; however
没有 méi yǒuto not have
灵魂 líng húnsoul / spirit
厨师 chú shīcook / chef
亲自 qīn zìpersonally / in person / oneself
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
人 rénperson; people
更 gèngmore / even more / further / still / still more
想 xiǎngto desire; to want (to)
吃 chīto eat; to consume / to eat at