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Mingcheng Schemes for the House Money

S1E18 · 明成打起房钱的主意 míng chéng dá qǐ fángqián de zhǔyi

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春暖花开 春暖花開 chūn nuǎn huā kāi warm spring weather and blossoming flowers (idiom); fig. a fine spring scene; bright and promising conditions Idiom ∼HSK 7
理直气壮 理直氣壯 lǐ zhí qì zhuàng in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side; to have the courage of one's convictions; just and forceful Idiom HSK 7
乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled Idiom HSK 7
没辙 沒轍 méi zhé at one's wit's end; unable to find a way out Xiehouyu HSK 7
自发 自發 zì fā spontaneous Xiehouyu HSK 7
奔波 奔波 bēn bō to rush about; to be constantly on the move Xiehouyu HSK 7
活该 活該 huó gāi (coll.) serve sb right; deservedly; ought; should Xiehouyu HSK 7
废物 廢物 fèi wù rubbish; waste material; useless person Xiehouyu HSK 7
尴尬 尷尬 gān gà awkward; embarrassed Xiehouyu HSK 7
闺女 閨女 guī ˙nu: maiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter Colloquialism HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
耗 耗 hào to waste; to spend; to consume; to squander; news; (coll.) to delay; to dilly-dally 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
要强 要強 yào qiáng eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded HSK 7
情理 情理 qíng lǐ reason; sense 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
寓意 寓意 yù yì moral (of a story); lesson to be learned; implication; message; import; metaphorical meaning HSK 7
贝壳 貝殼 bèi ké shell; conch; cowry; mother of pearl; hard outer skin; also pr. [bèi qiào] HSK 7
团圆 團圓 tuán yuán to have a reunion HSK 7
应酬 應酬 yìng chou to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement HSK 7
总和 總和 zǒng hé sum HSK 7
新房 新房 xīn fáng brand new house; bridal chamber HSK 7
瞅 瞅 chǒu (dialect) to look at HSK 7
大笔 大筆 dàbǐ Large HSK 7
强项 強項 qiáng xiàng key strength; strong suit; specialty HSK 7
减压 減壓 jiǎn yā to reduce pressure; to relax HSK 7
知足 知足 zhī zú content with one's situation; to know contentment (hence happiness) HSK 7
拴 拴 shuān to tie up HSK 7
体面 體面 tǐ miàn dignity; prestige; face; honorable; creditable; (of sb's appearance) presentable; respectable HSK 7
惦记 惦記 diàn jì to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about HSK 7
贵重 貴重 guì zhòng precious HSK 7
明朗 明朗 míng lǎng bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful HSK 7
矣 矣 yǐ classical final particle, similar to modern 了 HSK 7
手艺 手藝 shǒu yì craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade HSK 7
分担 分擔 fēn dān to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility) HSK 7
正宗 正宗 zhèng zōng orthodox school; fig. traditional; old school; authentic; genuine HSK 7
别看 別看 bié kàn don't be fooled by the fact that HSK 7
中立 中立 zhōng lì neutral; neutrality HSK 7
伺候 伺候 cì hou to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
前者 前者 qián zhě the former HSK 7
仙女 仙女 xiān nǚ fairy HSK 7
差错 差錯 chā cuò mistake; slip-up; fault; error; accident; mishap HSK 7
插手 插手 chā shǒu to get involved in; to meddle; interference HSK 7
捍卫 捍衛 hàn wèi to defend; to uphold; to safeguard HSK 7
扶持 扶持 fú chí to help; to assist HSK 7
委屈 委屈 wěi qu to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance HSK 7
人气 人氣 rén qì popularity; personality; character HSK 7
懂事 懂事 dǒng shì to grow beyond the naivete of childhood; to be aware of what is going on in the world; (esp. of a child) sensible; thoughtful; intelligent HSK 7