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Mingyu Learns Mingzhe Was Laid Off

S1E11 · 明玉得知大哥被裁员 míng yù dézhī dàgē bèi cáiyuán

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实事求是 實事求是 shí shì qiú shì lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic Idiom HSK 7
扫兴 掃興 sǎo xìng to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited Xiehouyu HSK 7
不理 不理 bù lǐ to refuse to acknowledge; to pay no attention to; to take no notice of; to ignore Xiehouyu HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
愣 愣 lèng to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly Colloquialism HSK 7
逗 逗 dòu to tease (playfully); to entice; (coll.) to joke; (coll.) funny; amusing; to stay; to sojourn; brief pause at the end of a phrase (variant of 读) Colloquialism HSK 7
顾不上 顧不上 gù bu shàng cannot attend to or manage HSK 7
趁早 趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late HSK 7
不难 不難 bù nán Not difficult HSK 7
失业率 失業率 shī yè lǜ unemployment rate HSK 7
骨干 骨幹 gǔ gàn diaphysis (long segment of a bone); fig. backbone HSK 7
成家 成家 chéng jiā to settle down and get married (of a man); to become a recognized expert HSK 7
燕子 燕子 yàn zi swallow HSK 7
本钱 本錢 běn qián capital; (fig.) asset; advantage; the means (to do sth) HSK 7
晚年 晚年 wǎn nián one's later years HSK 7
不景气 不景氣 bù jǐng qì slack; in a slump HSK 7
瞧不起 瞧不起 qiáo bù qǐ to look down upon; to hold in contempt HSK 7
合计 合計 hé jì to add up the total; to figure what sth amounts to; to consider HSK 7
郊外 郊外 jiāo wài outskirts HSK 7
格局 格局 gé jú structure; pattern; layout HSK 7
新房 新房 xīn fáng brand new house; bridal chamber HSK 7
黏 黏 nián sticky; glutinous; (Tw) to adhere; to stick on; to glue HSK 7
高昂 高昂 gāo áng to hold (one's head) high; expensive; high (spirits etc) HSK 7
立足 立足 lì zú to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on HSK 7
血缘 血緣 xuè yuán bloodline HSK 7
亲情 親情 qīn qíng affection; family love; love, esp. within a married couple or between parents and children HSK 7
地段 地段 dì duàn section; district HSK 7
自尊心 自尊心 zì zūn xīn self-respect; self-esteem; ego HSK 7
惦记 惦記 diàn jì to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about HSK 7
搁 擱 gē to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 7
茅台 茅臺 Máo tái Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou; Maotai liquor 茅台酒 HSK 7
一眼 一眼 yī yǎn a glance; a quick look; a glimpse HSK 7
趁机 趁機 chèn jī to seize an opportunity; to take advantage of situation HSK 7
报销 報銷 bào xiāo to submit an expense account; to apply for reimbursement; to write off; to wipe out HSK 7
别看 別看 bié kàn don't be fooled by the fact that HSK 7
汗水 汗水 hàn shuǐ sweat; perspiration HSK 7
分红 分紅 fēn hóng dividend; to award a bonus HSK 7
试探 試探 shì tàn to sound out; to probe; to feel out; to try out HSK 7
光顾 光顧 guāng gù to visit (as a customer) HSK 7
师范 師範 shī fàn teacher-training; pedagogical; normal (school, e.g. Beijing Normal University) 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
墓地 墓地 mù dì cemetery; graveyard HSK 7
裁 裁 cái to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment HSK 7
操心 操心 cāo xīn to worry about HSK 7
不容 不容 bù róng must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate HSK 7
发财 發財 fā cái to get rich HSK 7
葬礼 葬禮 zàng lǐ burial; funeral HSK 7
代言人 代言人 dài yán rén spokesperson HSK 7
惯 慣 guàn accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) HSK 7