Sorrow of the Gentry 1974

朱门怨 zhū mén yuàn

In the waning days of China's feudal aristocracy, a powerful family crumbles under the weight of tradition, betrayal, and inner decay. The Yang household, ruled by the domineering patriarch Mr. Yang, is torn apart as each son struggles with personal misery: a forbidden love, a loveless marriage, a murderous rivalry, and class-defying passion. As secrets of smuggled arms and illicit affairs come to light, the once-mighty clan collapses amid death, scandal, and disgrace.

HSK 1

4.19 Intermediate

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合伙合伙 hé huǒ	to act jointly; to form a partnership	HSK 7
点火點火 diǎn huǒ	to ignite; to light a fire; to agitate; to start an engine; ignition; fig. to stir up trouble	HSK 7
辜负辜負 gū fù	to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint	HSK 7
天性天性 tiān xìng	nature; innate tendency	HSK 7
梳梳 shū	a comb; to comb	HSK 7
祖先祖先 zǔ xiān	ancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved	HSK 7
追随追隨 zhuī suí	to follow; to accompany	HSK 7
棺材棺材 guān cai	coffin	HSK 7
庙廟 miào	temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial	HSK 7
胡说胡說 hú shuō	to talk nonsense; drivel	HSK 7
亲生親生 qīn shēng	one's own (child) (i.e. one's child by birth); biological (parents); birth (parents)	HSK 7
挑起挑起 tiǎo qǐ	to provoke; to stir up; to incite	HSK 7
胆子膽子 dǎn zi	courage; nerve; guts	HSK 7
当心當心 dāng xīn	to take care; to look out	HSK 7
首饰首飾 shǒu shì	jewelry; head ornament	HSK 7
发财發財 fā cái	to get rich	HSK 7
乡下鄉下 xiāng xia	countryside; rural area	HSK 7
搂摟 lōu	to draw towards oneself; to gather; to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc); to grab (money); to extort	HSK 7
保重保重 bǎo zhòng	to take care of oneself	HSK 7
欺诈欺詐 qī zhà	to cheat	HSK 7
生前生前 shēng qián	(of a deceased) during one's life; while living	HSK 7
可不是可不是 kě bu shì	that's just the way it is; exactly!	HSK 7
头晕頭暈 tóu yūn	dizzy	HSK 7
塌塌 tā	to collapse; to droop; to settle down	HSK 7
固执固執 gù zhí	obstinate; stubborn; to fixate on; to cling to	HSK 7
偏偏偏偏 piān piān	(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened; (indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason; (indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people	HSK 7
垂垂 chuí	to hang (down); droop; dangle; bend down; hand down; bequeath; nearly; almost; to approach	HSK 7
心爱心愛 xīn ài	beloved	HSK 7
延延 yán	to prolong; to extend; to delay	HSK 7
往事往事 wǎng shì	past events; former happenings	HSK 7
盛盛 chéng	to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil	HSK 7
别说別說 bié shuō	to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone	HSK 7
放过放過 fàng guò	to let off; to let slip by; to let sb get away with sth	HSK 7
愈愈 yù	the more...(the more...); to recover; to heal; better	HSK 7
炖燉 dùn	to stew	HSK 7
说谎說謊 shuō huǎng	to lie; to tell an untruth	HSK 7
盼盼 pàn	to hope for; to long for; to expect	HSK 7
听话聽話 tīng huà	to do what one is told; obedient	HSK 7
一早一早 yī zǎo	early in the morning; at dawn	HSK 7
废话廢話 fèi huà	nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)	HSK 7
何必何必 hé bì	there is no need; why should	HSK 7
丫头丫頭 yā tou	girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)	HSK 7
积積 jī	to amass; to accumulate; to store; measured quantity (such as area of volume); product (the result of multiplication); to integrate (math.); to solve (or integrate) an ordinary differential equation (math.); old; long-standing	HSK 7
用力用力 yòng lì	to exert oneself physically	HSK 7
迈邁 mài	to take a step; to stride	HSK 7
凑湊 còu	to gather together, pool or collect; to happen by chance; to move close to; to exploit an opportunity	HSK 7
自私自私 zì sī	selfish; selfishness	HSK 7
训訓 xùn	to teach; to train; to admonish; instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule	HSK 7
陪伴陪伴 péi bàn	to accompany	HSK 7
限限 xiàn	to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound	HSK 7