Ashes of Love

Episode review

The Choice

S1E35 · 选择 xuǎnzé

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Vocabulary

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再犯 再犯 zài fàn to re-offend; repeat offender; recidivist ∼HSK 6
遵旨 遵旨 zūn zhǐ obey the decree ∼HSK 6
生灵 生靈 shēng líng (literary) the people; living thing; creature ∼HSK 6
善后 善後 shàn hòu to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident); funeral arrangements; reparations ∼HSK 6
全权 全權 quán quán full powers; total authority; plenipotentiary powers ∼HSK 6
心慈手软 心慈手軟 xīn cí - shǒu ruǎn (idiom) softhearted; merciful ∼HSK 6
物议沸腾 物議沸騰 wù yì fèi téng public outcry seething (idiom); a storm of criticism; uproar of public condemnation ∼HSK 6
顾惜 顧惜 gù xī to take loving care of; to value ∼HSK 6
设身处地 設身處地 shè shēn chǔ dì to put oneself in sb else's shoes ∼HSK 6
推己及人 推己及人 tuī jǐ jí rén to put oneself in another's place (idiom); to be considerate of others; treat others as you would yourself ∼HSK 6
不情之请 不情之請 bù qíng zhī qǐng (idiom) (humble expression) my presumptuous request ∼HSK 6
尽力而为 盡力而為 jìn lì ér wéi to try one's utmost; to strive ∼HSK 6
精进 精進 jīng jìn to forge ahead vigorously; to dedicate oneself to progress ∼HSK 6
忤逆 忤逆 wǔ nì disobedient to parents ∼HSK 6
情急 情急 qíng jí anxious ∼HSK 6
塞翁失马焉知非福 塞翁失馬焉知非福 sài wēng shī mǎ yān zhī fēi fú the old man lost his mare, but it all turned out for the best (idiom); fig. a blessing in disguise; it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good ∼HSK 6
制衡 制衡 zhì héng to check and balance (power); checks and balances ∼HSK 6
蜉蝣 蜉蝣 fú yóu mayfly ∼HSK 6
一瞬 一瞬 yī shùn one instant; very short time; the twinkle of an eye ∼HSK 6
漫漫 漫漫 màn màn long; endless; boundless ∼HSK 6
不惮 不憚 bù dàn (literary) unafraid ∼HSK 6
囚徒 囚徒 qiú tú prisoner ∼HSK 6
天伦 天倫 tiān lún family bonds; ethical family relations ∼HSK 6
念叨 唸叨 niàn dao to talk about often; to reminisce about; to keep repeating; to keep harping on; to discuss ∼HSK 6
灾殃 災殃 zāi yāng disaster ∼HSK 6
满腔 滿腔 mǎn qiāng one's heart filled with; full of (joy) ∼HSK 6
冤屈 冤屈 yuān qū to treat unjustly; an injustice ∼HSK 6
公愤 公憤 gōng fèn public anger; popular indignation ∼HSK 6
扳回 扳回 bān huí to pull back; to regain (one's dignity etc); to recover from (an adverse situation); to turn the tables ∼HSK 6
心窍 心竅 xīn qiào the mind; capacity for clear thinking ∼HSK 6
险些 險些 xiǎn xiē narrowly; almost; nearly ∼HSK 6
罪孽深重 罪孽深重 zuì niè shēn zhòng laden with sin (idiom); deeply sinful; guilty of monstrous crimes ∼HSK 6
在天之灵 在天之靈 zài tiān zhī líng soul and spirit of the deceased ∼HSK 6
冤冤相报 冤冤相報 yuān yuān xiāng bào vengeance breeds vengeance (idiom); an endless cycle of revenge and retaliation ∼HSK 6
便当 便當 biàn dāng convenient; handy; easy; bento (a meal in a partitioned box); lunchbox ∼HSK 6
遗训 遺訓 yí xùn wishes of the deceased ∼HSK 6
仙子 仙子 xiān zǐ fairy ∼HSK 6
贤良 賢良 xián liáng (of a man) able and virtuous ∼HSK 6
寂灭 寂滅 jì miè to die out; to fade away; nirvana (Buddhism) ∼HSK 6
承欢膝下 承歡膝下 chéng huān xī xià to wait upon and please one's parents at their knee; to dutifully attend to one's parents (idiom) ∼HSK 6
仙逝 仙逝 xiān shì to die; to depart this mortal coil ∼HSK 6
疏忽大意 疏忽大意 shū hu dà yì oversight; negligence; careless; negligent; not concentrating on the main point ∼HSK 6
从长计议 從長計議 cóng cháng jì yì (idiom) to take one's time making a decision; to consider at length ∼HSK 6
莫要 莫要 mò yāo do not ∼HSK 6
寻仇 尋仇 xún chóu to carry out a vendetta against sb ∼HSK 6
可欺 可欺 kě qī gullible; easily bullied; weak ∼HSK 6
欺辱 欺辱 qī rǔ to humiliate; humiliation ∼HSK 6
岂能 豈能 qǐ néng how could ...?; how can it be that ...? (rhetorical) ∼HSK 6
坐视不理 坐視不理 zuò shì bù lǐ to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom) ∼HSK 6
命定 命定 mìng dìng to be predestined ∼HSK 6