Vocabulary
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| 老话 老話 | an old saying | |
| 这就 這就 | immediately; at once | |
| 上好 上好 | first-rate; top-notch | |
| 话说回来 話說回來 | (but) then again; (but) on the other hand | |
| 了得 了得 | exceptional; outstanding; dreadful; appalling | |
| 家的 家的 | (old) wife | |
| 试一试 試一試 | to have a try | |
| 门客 門客 | hanger-on; visitor (in a nobleman's house) | |
| 对不住 對不住 | to let sb down; to be unfair; I'm sorry; pardon me (formal) | |
| 这位 這位 | this (person) | |
| 麾下 麾下 | troops; subordinates; (honorific appellation for a general) | |
| 侯门 侯門 | noble house | |
| 天天 天天 | every day | |
| 不由 不由 | can't help (doing sth) | |
| 重病 重病 | serious illness | |
| 是以 是以 | therefore; thus; so | |
| 要事 要事 | important matter | |
| 国祚 國祚 | the period over which a dynasty or nation endures | |
| 试问 試問 | I would like to ask (usually used rhetorically); one might well ask | |
| 哪个 哪個 | which; who | |
| 见笑 見笑 | to mock; to be ridiculed; to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble) | |
| 上书 上書 | to write a letter (to the authorities); to present a petition | |
| 想要 想要 | to want to; to feel like; to fancy; to care for sb; desirous of | |
| 回天 迴天 | to reverse a desperate situation | |
| 妃子 妃子 | imperial concubine | |
| 一种 一種 | one kind of; one type of | |
| 星 星 | a star, planet; any point of light | |
| 对了 對了 | Correct!; Oh, that's right,... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention); Oh, by the way,... | |
| 了了 了了 | to realize clearly; to settle a matter; to get it over with | |
| 说出 說出 | to speak out; to declare (one's view) | |
| 好不 好不 | not at all...; how very... | |
| 好去 好去 | bon voyage; Godspeed | |
| 半个 半個 | half of sth | |
| 打不过 打不過 | to be unable to defeat; to be no match for (sb) | |
| 想起来 想起來 | to remember; to recall | |
| 到了 到了 | at last; finally; in the end | |
| 看上 看上 | to look upon; to take a fancy to; to fall for | |
| 上回 上回 | last time; the previous time | |
| 一下 一下 | (after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try); all at once; suddenly | |
| 个个 個個 | each one individually; each and every | |
| 怎么回事 怎麼回事 | what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? | |
| 别号 別號 | alias | |
| 一个人 一個人 | by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) | |
| 中的 中的 | to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head | |
| 跟着 跟著 | to follow after; immediately afterwards | |
| 找不到 找不到 | can't find | |
| 不了 不了 | no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) | |
| 还给 還給 | to return sth to sb | |
| 请坐 請坐 | please, have a seat | |
| 真是的 真是的 | Really! (interj. of annoyance or frustration) |