Small Chinese Town Builds Mini Spice Empire
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Small Chinese Town Builds Mini Spice Empire
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中国小镇打造迷你香料帝国
中国小镇打造迷你香料帝国
Small Chinese Town Builds Mini Spice Empire
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Keywords
打造 - dǎzào - to create / to build / to develop / to forge (of metal)
迷你 - mínǐ - mini (loanword)
帝国 - dìguó - empire / imperial
居民 - jūmín - resident / inhabitant
香辛料 - xiāngxīnliào - spices
产业 - chǎnyè - industry / estate / property / industrial
叫卖 - jiàomài - to hawk (one's wares) / to peddle
调味品 - tiáowèipǐn - seasoning / flavouring
集散地 - jísàndì - distribution center
企业 - qǐyè - company / firm / enterprise / corporation
销售额 - xiāoshòu'é - sales figure / total income from sales / turnover
惊讶 - jīngyà - amazed / astonished / to surprise / amazing / astonishment / awe
原料 - yuánliào - raw material
小茴香 - xiǎohuíxiāng - fennel / fennel seed
建立 - jiànlì - to establish / to set up / to found
完整 - wánzhěng - complete / intact
产业链 - chǎnyèliàn - supply chain
生产 - shēngchǎn - to produce / to manufacture / to give birth to a child
物流 - wùliú - distribution (business) / logistics
运输 - yùnshū - transport / haulage / transit
环节 - huánjié - round segment / segment (of annelid worms) / connection / link / sector
从事 - cóngshì - to go for / to engage in / to undertake / to deal with / to handle / to do
调味料 - tiáowèiliào - seasoning / condiment / flavouring / dressing / essences
品牌 - pǐnpái - brand name / trademark
统一 - tǒngyī - to unify / to unite / to integrate
实验室 - shíyànshì - laboratory
先进 - xiānjìn - advanced (technology) / to advance
设备 - shèbèi - equipment / facilities / installations
成本 - chéngběn - costs (manufacturing / production etc.)
检测 - jiǎncè - to detect / to test / detection / sensing
效率 - xiàolǜ - efficiency
仓库 - cāngkù - depot / storehouse / warehouse
措施 - cuòshī - measure / step
种类 - zhǒnglèi - kind / genus / type / category / variety / species / sort / class
交易 - jiāoyì - (business) transaction / business deal
区块链 - qūkuàiliàn - blockchain
贸易 - màoyì - (commercial) trade
注册 - zhùcè - to register / to enroll
商户 - shānghù - merchant / trader / businessman / firm
交易额 - jiāoyì'é - sum or volume of business transactions / turnover
博览会 - bólǎnhuì - exposition / international fair
意向 - yìxiàng - intention / purpose / intent / inclination / disposition
订单 - dìngdān - (purchase) order
挑担 - tiāodàn - to carry a load on a shoulder pole / to shoulder a load
工厂 - gōngchǎng - factory
产值 - chǎnzhí - value of output / output value
Grammar
Verb / Adj. + 于 + Object - Expressing that the action or adj. is "in / at / to / from" a certain object with "Verb + yú + Object" (object can be a place, time, person, entity etc.)
杨安镇的香辛料产业开始于20世纪70年代。

最初… - Expressing "at first / initially / originally…" with "zuìchū…"
最初,当地人背着辣椒面、五香粉等走街串巷地叫卖。

目前… - Expressing "at present / currently..." with "mùqián..."
目前,杨安镇已有327家调味品企业,每年销售额超过300亿元。

令人 + Verb / Adj. - Expressing "to cause sb (to do) / to make one (feel sth)" with "lìngrén + Verb / Adj." (used in constructing words for feelings such as anger, surprise, sympathy etc.)
令人惊讶的是,杨安镇当地不产原料,每年却要用掉全中国10%的辣椒、20%的花椒和30%的小茴香。

如今... - Expressing "nowadays / now..." with "rújīn..."
如今,这里已建立了完整的产业链,从原料购买、生产加工到物流运输、质量检查,各个环节都做得很好。

随后... - Expressing "soon after..." with "suíhòu..."
为提升竞争力,打造“味都杨安”品牌,2023年,杨安镇成立了调味品集团,使用统一的品牌,随后,还建立了共享实验室,60多家企业可以使用先进设备,每年能节约成本超过15万元,检测效率提高三倍。

Number / Quantity + 倍 - Expressing "(two, three etc.) -fold / times (multiplier) / to increase or multiply" with "Number / Quantity + bèi"
为提升竞争力,打造“味都杨安”品牌,2023年,杨安镇成立了调味品集团,使用统一的品牌,随后,还建立了共享实验室,60多家企业可以使用先进设备,每年能节约成本超过15万元,检测效率提高三倍。

此外… - Expressing "in addition / furthermore…" with "cǐwài…"
此外,集团还推出了集中购买、共享仓库等服务。

Noun / Adj. + 化 - Suffix added to the end of nouns or adj. to turn them into verbs with "Noun / Adj. + huà" (similar to adding "-ify / -ise / isation")
在当地政府的助力下,杨安镇加快了国际化发展。据一家公司经理介绍,他们公司三分之一的收入来自出口。

如... - Expressing "as / as if / such as..." with "rú..."
“杨安味道”还通过参加各类国际展会打开海外市场,如迪拜食品展、越南调味品博览会,意向订单近9000万元。
Proper Nouns
杨安镇 - Yáng'ān zhèn - Yang'an town (Shandong Province)
物联网 - Wùliánwǎng - Internet of things (IoT)
迪拜 - Díbài - Dubai (city in UAE)
越南 - Yuènán - Vietnam

Idioms
走街串巷 - zǒujiēchuànxiàng - to wander through the streets and alleys
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