Ashes of Love

Episode review

Luring the Tiger From the Mountain

S1E33 · 调虎离山之计 diào hǔ chī shān zhī jì

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4.36 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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下手 下手 xià shǒu to start; to put one's hand to; to set about; the seat to the right of the main guest HSK 7
反击 反擊 fǎn jī to strike back; to beat back; to counterattack HSK 7
气息 氣息 qì xī breath; smell; odor; flavor HSK 7
傻瓜 傻瓜 shǎ guā idiot; fool HSK 7
撤 撤 chè to remove; to take away HSK 7
劫 刦 jié to rob; to plunder; to seize by force; to coerce; calamity; abbr. for kalpa 波 HSK 7
来临 來臨 lái lín to approach; to come closer HSK 7
爹 爹 diē dad HSK 7
借口 借口 jiè kǒu to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext HSK 7
要不 要不 yào bù otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...) HSK 7
娶 娶 qǔ to take a wife; to marry (a woman) HSK 7
感激 感激 gǎn jī to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful HSK 7
寻 尋 xún to search; to look for; to seek HSK 7
竟 竟 jìng unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed HSK 7
告 告 gào to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue HSK 7
从未 從未 cóng wèi never HSK 7
嫁 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry; to marry off a daughter; to shift (blame etc) HSK 7
毫无 毫無 háo wú not in the least; to completely lack HSK 7
许 許 xǔ to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps HSK 7
灵 靈 líng quick; alert; efficacious; effective; to come true; spirit; departed soul; coffin HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
而已 而已 ér yǐ that's all; nothing more HSK 7
主 主 zhǔ owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games) HSK 7
未 未 wèi not yet; did not; have not; not; 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep; ancient Chinese compass point: 210° HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
执迷不悟 執迷不悟 zhí mí bù wù to obstinately persist in going about things the wrong way (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
手下留情 手下留情 shǒu xià liú qíng lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me; Do not judge me too harshly.; Look favorably on my humble efforts. Idiom ∼HSK 6
自作多情 自作多情 zì zuò - duō qíng to imagine that one's love is reciprocated; to shower affection on an uninterested party Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
悬 懸 xuán to hang or suspend; to worry; public announcement; unresolved; baseless; without foundation Xiehouyu HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
殿下 殿下 diàn xià Your Highness ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
撤下 撤下 chè xià to withdraw; to remove (from a place); to remove from office ∼HSK 6
爹爹 爹爹 diē die daddy; granddad ∼HSK 6
凡人 凡人 fán rén ordinary person; mortal; earthling ∼HSK 6
将功赎罪 將功贖罪 jiāng gōng shú zuì to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts ∼HSK 6
诛九族 誅九族 zhū jiǔ zú to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old) ∼HSK 6
弑君 弒君 shì jūn regicide; to commit regicide ∼HSK 6
坐视不理 坐視不理 zuò shì bù lǐ to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom) ∼HSK 6
心甘情愿 心甘情願 xīn gān qíng yuàn delighted to (do sth, idiom); perfectly happy to do; most willing to do ∼HSK 6
今生今世 今生今世 jīn shēng jīn shì 今: now, today, modern era · 生: life, living, lifetime; birth · 今: now, today, modern era · 世: generation; world; era ∼HSK 6
苟活 苟活 gǒu huó to live without dignity; to barely sustain oneself ∼HSK 6
倾心 傾心 qīng xīn to admire wholeheartedly; to fall in love with ∼HSK 6
绝情 絕情 jué qíng heartless; without regard for others' feelings ∼HSK 6
无以为报 無以為報 wú yǐ wéi bào unable to return the favor ∼HSK 6
命相 命相 mìng xiàng horoscope ∼HSK 6
精兵 精兵 jīng bīng elite troops ∼HSK 6
如愿 如願 rú yuàn to have one's wishes fulfilled ∼HSK 6
凡尘 凡塵 fán chén mundane world (in religious context); this mortal coil ∼HSK 6