Assassination

S1E41 · 刺杀 cìshā

HSK 1

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之之 zhī	(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it	HSK 7
燃眉之急燃眉之急 rán méi zhī jí	lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation; extreme emergency	Idiom ∼HSK 6
拐弯抹角拐彎抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo	lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush	Idiom ∼HSK 6
拭目以待拭目以待 shì mù yǐ dài	lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see	Idiom ∼HSK 6
鞠躬尽瘁鞠躬盡瘁 jū gōng jìn cuì	to bend to a task and spare no effort (idiom); striving to the utmost	Idiom ∼HSK 6
在所难免在所難免 zài suǒ nán miǎn	to be unavoidable (idiom)	Idiom ∼HSK 6
繁荣昌盛繁榮昌盛 fán róng chāng shèng	glorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving	Idiom ∼HSK 6
感激不尽感激不盡 gǎn jī bù jìn	can't thank sb enough (idiom)	Idiom ∼HSK 6
本末倒置本末倒置 běn mò dào zhì	lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect; to stress the incidental over the fundamental; to put the cart before the horse	Idiom ∼HSK 6
满盘皆输滿盤皆輸 mǎn pán jiē shū	to lose the whole game; to lose everything through one wrong move (idiom)	Idiom ∼HSK 6
千载难逢千載難逢 qiān zǎi nán féng	extremely rare (idiom); once in a blue moon	Idiom ∼HSK 6
屡教不改屢教不改 lǚ jiào bù gǎi	lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition; incorrigible; unrepentant	Idiom ∼HSK 6
忘恩负义忘恩負義 wàng ēn fù yì	to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend; to kick a benefactor in the teeth	Idiom ∼HSK 6
高招高招 gāo zhāo	wise move; masterstroke; bright ideas	Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
苦心经营苦心經營 kǔ xīn jīng yíng	to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts	Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
非同小可非同小可 fēi tóng xiǎo kě	extremely important; no small matter	Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成不成 bù chéng	won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be?	Xiehouyu HSK 6
高手高手 gāo shǒu	expert; past master; dab hand	Xiehouyu HSK 6
有没有有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu	(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)?	HSK 6
族长族長 zú zhǎng	clan elder	∼HSK 6
天界天界 tiān jiè	heaven	∼HSK 6
神殿神殿 shén diàn	shrine	∼HSK 6
殿下殿下 diàn xià	Your Highness	∼HSK 6
大殿大殿 dà diàn	main hall of a Buddhist temple	∼HSK 6
粮仓糧倉 liáng cāng	granary; barn; fig. bread basket (of fertile agricultural land)	∼HSK 6
姨母姨母 yí mǔ	mother's sister; maternal aunt	∼HSK 6
莫要莫要 mò yāo	do not	∼HSK 6
天庭天庭 tiān tíng	Celestial Court	∼HSK 6
若非若非 ruò fēi	were it not for; if not for	∼HSK 6
相救相救 xiāng jiù	rescue	∼HSK 6
这般這般 zhè bān	in this way	∼HSK 6
禀告稟告 bǐng gào	to report (to one's superior)	∼HSK 6
何事何事 hé shì	what matter	∼HSK 6
商议商議 shāng yì	to negotiate; discussion; proposal	∼HSK 6
之恩之恩 zhī ēn	kindness; favor; grace (of one's benefactor), as in "the kindness of ..."	∼HSK 6
无以为报無以為報 wú yǐ wéi bào	unable to return the favor	∼HSK 6
生灵生靈 shēng líng	(literary) the people; living thing; creature	∼HSK 6
速速速速 sù sù	quickly	∼HSK 6
陛下陛下 bìxià	Your Majesty	∼HSK 6
全权全權 quán quán	full powers; total authority; plenipotentiary powers	∼HSK 6
干娘乾娘 gān niáng	adoptive mother (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)	∼HSK 6
滋补滋補 zī bǔ	nourishing; nutritious	∼HSK 6
行凶行兇 xíng xiōng	violent crime; to commit a violent act (assault or murder)	∼HSK 6
日盛日盛 rì shèng	more flourishing by the day	∼HSK 6
勉力勉力 miǎn lì	to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself	∼HSK 6
形同形同 xíng tóng	tantamount to; to be like	∼HSK 6
废人廢人 fèi rén	handicapped person; useless person	∼HSK 6
归隐歸隱 guī yǐn	to go back to one's native place and live in seclusion	∼HSK 6
了此残生了此殘生 liǎo cǐ cán shēng	to live out the rest of one's life	∼HSK 6
势利勢利 shì lì	snobbish	∼HSK 6