Dream in Red Mansions

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红楼梦 hónglóumèng

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挨打受骂 挨打受罵 ái dǎ shòu mà to suffer beatings and receive abuse (idiom) ∼HSK 6
一清早 一清早 yī qīng zǎo early in the morning ∼HSK 6
绝灭 絕滅 jué miè to annihilate; to exterminate; extinction ∼HSK 6
监查 監查 jiān chá to supervise; to audit; to monitor ∼HSK 6
徇情 徇情 xùn qíng to act out of personal considerations; to show partiality ∼HSK 6
华诞 華誕 huá dàn (formal) birthday; anniversary of the founding of an organization ∼HSK 6
雏凤 雛鳳 chú fèng lit. phoenix in embryo; fig. young talent; budding genius ∼HSK 6
鹡鸰 鶺鴒 jí líng wagtail ∼HSK 6
倾家 傾家 qīng jiā to ruin a family; to lose a fortune ∼HSK 6
扯篷拉纤 扯篷拉縴 chě péng lā qiàn lit. to hoist the sail and tow the boat (idiom); fig. to act as a go-between or matchmaker; to mediate ∼HSK 6
告竣 告竣 gào jùn (of a project) to be completed ∼HSK 6
新雅 新雅 xīn yǎ fresh; new and elegant ∼HSK 6
谬奖 謬獎 miù jiǎng to overpraise; You praise me too much! ∼HSK 6
穿凿 穿鑿 chuān záo to bore a hole; to give a forced interpretation ∼HSK 6
业业兢兢 業業兢兢 yè yè jīng jīng cautious and conscientious; diligent and careful (idiom) ∼HSK 6
一字师 一字師 yī zì shī a one-word teacher (idiom); one who improves your writing by correcting a single word ∼HSK 6
禄蠹 祿蠹 lù dù sinecurist ∼HSK 6
混编 混編 hùn biān mixed ∼HSK 6
腊八粥 臘八粥 là bā zhōu Laba congee, ceremonial rice porridge dish eaten on the 8th day of the 12th month in the Chinese calendar ∼HSK 6
一报还一报 一報還一報 yī bào huán yī bào tit for tat; one good (or bad) turn deserves another (idiom); measure for measure ∼HSK 6
瞒神弄鬼 瞞神弄鬼 mán shén nòng guǐ to deceive the gods and trick the spirits (idiom); to engage in secret, underhanded trickery ∼HSK 6
抖搂 抖摟 dǒu lou to shake out; to bring to light; to squander ∼HSK 6
醋坛子 醋罈子 cù tán zi vinegar jar; (fig.) person of a jealous nature ∼HSK 6
顿挫 頓挫 dùn cuò a transition (stop and change) in spoken sound, music or in brush strokes; a cadence; punctuated by a transition; with syncopated cadence (brush stroke in painting) ∼HSK 6
恶誓 惡誓 è shì evil oath ∼HSK 6
哭天喊地 哭天喊地 kū tiān hǎn dì to wail to Heaven and cry to Earth (idiom); to weep and wail in grief ∼HSK 6
三街六巷 三街六巷 sān jiē liù xiàng three streets and six lanes (idiom); the streets and alleys; all over town; everywhere ∼HSK 6
效验 效驗 xiào yàn (desired) effect; (expected) result; effective ∼HSK 6
三曹对案 三曹對案 sān cáo duì àn a three-party confrontation of the case (idiom); the litigants and witnesses brought face to face for cross-examination ∼HSK 6
聪明智慧 聰明智慧 cōng míng zhì huì clever and wise (idiom); bright and intelligent ∼HSK 6
不敢造次 不敢造次 bù gǎn zào cì not daring to act rashly (idiom); too cautious to be hasty or presumptuous ∼HSK 6
夹枪带棒 夾槍帶棒 jiā qiāng dài bàng with spear and cudgel (idiom); to attack with cutting, sarcastic words ∼HSK 6
忙忙叨叨 忙忙叨叨 máng mang dāo dāo in a busy and hasty manner ∼HSK 6
谆谆 諄諄 zhūn zhūn earnest; devoted; tireless; sincere; assiduous ∼HSK 6
不肖子孙 不肖子孫 bù xiào zǐ sūn unworthy descendants (idiom); degenerate offspring who disgrace their ancestors ∼HSK 6
余热 餘熱 yú rè residual heat; surplus heat; waste heat; (fig.) capacity of retirees to continue to work ∼HSK 6
庄稼活儿 莊稼活兒 zhuāng jia huó r farm work ∼HSK 6
槽牙 槽牙 cáo yá molar tooth ∼HSK 6
绣花鞋 繡花鞋 xiù huā xié embroidered shoes ∼HSK 6
荒年 荒年 huāng nián year of famine ∼HSK 6
绒线 絨線 róng xiàn wool; woolen thread ∼HSK 6
润色 潤色 rùn sè to polish (a piece of writing); to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc) ∼HSK 6
血气之勇 血氣之勇 xuè qì zhī yǒng (idiom) the courage born of stirred emotions ∼HSK 6
疏谋少略 疎謀少略 shū móu shǎo lüè (idiom) unable to plan; inept at strategy ∼HSK 6
幽僻 幽僻 yōu pì secluded; quiet and remote; obscure and faraway ∼HSK 6
串戏 串戲 chuàn xì to act in a play; (of an amateur) to play a part in a professional performance ∼HSK 6
香脂 香脂 xiāng zhī balsam; face cream ∼HSK 6
压服 壓服 yā fú to compel sb to obey; to force into submission; to subjugate ∼HSK 6
尽忠报国 盡忠報國 jìn zhōng bào guó to serve loyally and repay the nation (idiom); utter devotion to one's country (associated with Yue Fei) ∼HSK 6
泥腿 泥腿 ní tuǐ peasant; yokel ∼HSK 6