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Mingyu Urges Mingzhe to Buy a House Carefully

S1E17 · 明玉劝明哲慎重买房 míng yù quàn míng zhé shènzhòng mǎifáng

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Vocabulary

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蝇头小利 蠅頭小利 yíng tóu xiǎo lì 蝇: flies · 头: head; top; chief, first; boss · 小: small, tiny, insignificant · 利: gains, advantage, profit, merit Idiom ∼HSK 7
节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally Idiom HSK 7
亡羊补牢 亡羊補牢 wáng yáng bǔ láo lit. to mend the pen after sheep are lost (idiom); fig. to act belatedly; better late than never; to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted Idiom HSK 7
一塌糊涂 一塌糊塗 yī tā hú tu muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess Idiom HSK 7
理所当然 理所當然 lǐ suǒ dāng rán as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course; inevitable and right Idiom HSK 7
小气 小氣 xiǎo qì stingy; miserly; narrow-minded; petty Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢人 丟人 diū rén to lose face Xiehouyu HSK 7
开口 開口 kāi kǒu to open one's mouth; to start to talk Xiehouyu HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
大包大揽 大包大攬 dà bāo dà lǎn to take complete charge (idiom) HSK 7
拍板 拍板 pāi bǎn clapper-board; auctioneer's hammer; to beat time with clappers HSK 7
赡养 贍養 shàn yǎng to support; to provide support for; to maintain HSK 7
斟酌 斟酌 zhēn zhuó to consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim HSK 7
倔 倔 jué used in 倔强 HSK 7
本分 本分 běn fèn (to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role HSK 7
不难 不難 bù nán Not difficult HSK 7
吃苦 吃苦 chī kǔ to bear hardships HSK 7
倾销 傾銷 qīng xiāo to dump (goods, products) HSK 7
忌讳 忌諱 jì huì taboo; to avoid as taboo; to abstain from HSK 7
靶子 靶子 bǎ zi target HSK 7
合情合理 合情合理 hé qíng hé lǐ reasonable and fair (idiom) HSK 7
逞强 逞強 chěng qiáng to show off; to try to be brave HSK 7
担子 擔子 dàn zi carrying pole and the loads on it; burden; task; responsibility HSK 7
成家 成家 chéng jiā to settle down and get married (of a man); to become a recognized expert HSK 7
拉拢 拉攏 lā lǒng to rope in; fig. to involve sb; to entice HSK 7
解围 解圍 jiě wéi to lift a siege; to help sb out of trouble or embarrassment HSK 7
受罪 受罪 shòu zuì to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance HSK 7
孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety HSK 7
次要 次要 cì yào secondary HSK 7
栽培 栽培 zāi péi to grow; to cultivate; to train; to educate; to patronize HSK 7
格局 格局 gé jú structure; pattern; layout HSK 7
定金 定金 dìng jīn down payment; advance payment HSK 7
新房 新房 xīn fáng brand new house; bridal chamber HSK 7
少有 少有 shǎo yǒu rare; infrequent HSK 7
上头 上頭 shàng tou above; on top of; on the surface of HSK 7
分割 分割 fēn gē to cut up; to break up HSK 7
换成 換成 huàn chéng to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into HSK 7
开销 開銷 kāi xiāo to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee) HSK 7
触犯 觸犯 chù fàn to violate; to offend HSK 7
意向 意向 yì xiàng intention; purpose; intent; inclination; disposition HSK 7
懒惰 懶惰 lǎn duò idle; lazy HSK 7
私自 私自 sī zì private; personal; secretly; without explicit approval HSK 7
重任 重任 zhòng rèn heavy responsibility HSK 7
本意 本意 běn yì original idea; real intention; etymon HSK 7
厌烦 厭煩 yàn fán bored; fed up with sth; sick of sth HSK 7
搁 擱 gē to place; to put aside; to shelve HSK 7
晒太阳 曬太陽 shài tài yáng to be in the sun (getting warm or sunbathing etc); to put sth in the sun (e.g. to dry it) HSK 7
明朗 明朗 míng lǎng bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful HSK 7
病床 病床 bìng chuáng hospital bed; sickbed HSK 7
做主 做主 zuò zhǔ see 主 HSK 7