City of the City

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Season 1 — City of the City

城中之城 chéng zhōng zhī chéng

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化险为夷 化險為夷 huà xiǎn wéi yí to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster Idiom HSK 7
千家万户 千家萬戶 qiān jiā wàn hù every family (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
源源不断 源源不斷 yuán yuán bù duàn a steady flow (idiom); an unending stream Idiom HSK 7
巴不得 巴不得 bā bu de (coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to Xiehouyu HSK 7
邪 衺 xié demonic; iniquitous; nefarious; evil; unhealthy influences that cause disease (Chinese medicine); (coll.) strange; abnormal Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙 傢伙 jiā huo household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon Colloquialism HSK 7
廉洁 廉潔 lián jié incorruptible; unbribable; honest HSK 7
苦心 苦心 kǔ xīn painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains HSK 7
牵头 牽頭 qiān tóu to lead (an animal by the head); to take the lead; to coordinate (a combined operation); to mediate; a go-between (e.g. marriage broker) HSK 7
兼任 兼任 jiān rèn to hold several jobs at once; concurrent post; working part-time HSK 7
伯伯 伯伯 bó bo father's elder brother; uncle HSK 7
境外 境外 jìng wài outside (a country's) borders HSK 7
告状 告狀 gào zhuàng to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit HSK 7
调控 調控 tiáo kòng to regulate; to control HSK 7
闲话 閒話 xián huà casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind) HSK 7
飙升 飆升 biāo shēng to rise rapidly; to soar HSK 7
灰心 灰心 huī xīn to lose heart; to be discouraged HSK 7
枯竭 枯竭 kū jié used up; dried up; exhausted (of resources) HSK 7
趋于 趨於 qū yú to tend towards HSK 7
饱和 飽和 bǎo hé saturated; filled to capacity HSK 7
雄厚 雄厚 xióng hòu substantial; robust; ample; abundant HSK 7
招标 招標 zhāo biāo to invite bids HSK 7
原材料 原材料 yuán cái liào raw and semifinished materials HSK 7
门路 門路 mén lù way of doing sth; the right social connection HSK 7
受罪 受罪 shòu zuì to endure; to suffer; hardships; torments; a hard time; a nuisance HSK 7
转眼 轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance HSK 7
头条 頭條 Tóu tiáo Toutiao, personalized content recommendation app (abbr. for 今日头条) HSK 7
稳健 穩健 wěn jiàn firm; stable and steady HSK 7
杠杆 槓桿 gàng gǎn lever; pry bar; crowbar; financial leverage HSK 7
品德 品德 pǐn dé moral character HSK 7
下山 下山 xià shān to go down a hill; (of the sun or moon) to set HSK 7
血脉 血脈 xuè mài blood vessels HSK 7
交情 交情 jiāo qing friendship; friendly relations HSK 7
筛 篩 shāi (bound form) a sieve; to sieve; to sift; to filter; to eliminate through selection; to warm a pot of rice wine (over a fire or in hot water); to pour (wine or tea); (dialect) to strike (a gong) HSK 7
忙活 忙活 máng huo to be really busy; pressing business HSK 7
动荡 動蕩 dòng dàng unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval; commotion HSK 7
承载 承載 chéng zài to bear the weight; to sustain HSK 7
高额 高額 gāo é high quota; large amount HSK 7
攀升 攀升 pān shēng to clamber up; (of prices etc) to rise HSK 7
路段 路段 lù duàn stretch of road; section of a highway or railway HSK 7
大笔 大筆 dàbǐ Large HSK 7
换成 換成 huàn chéng to exchange (sth) for (sth else); to replace with; to convert into HSK 7
透气 透氣 tòu qì to flow freely (of air); to ventilate; to breathe (of fabric etc); to take a breath of fresh air; to divulge HSK 7
忌 忌 jì to be jealous of; fear; dread; scruple; to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up sth HSK 7
下游 下游 xià yóu lower reaches (of a river); lower level; lower echelon; downstream HSK 7
相继 相繼 xiāng jì in succession; following closely HSK 7
意向 意向 yì xiàng intention; purpose; intent; inclination; disposition HSK 7
热潮 熱潮 rè cháo upsurge; popular craze HSK 7
信贷 信貸 xìn dài credit; borrowed money HSK 7
交付 交付 jiāo fù to hand over; to deliver HSK 7