Dream in Red Mansions

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Season 1 — Dream in Red Mansions

红楼梦 hónglóumèng

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Vocabulary

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不争气 不爭氣 bù zhēng qì to be disappointing; to fail to live up to expectations ∼HSK 3
随和 隨和 suí hé amiable; easygoing ∼HSK 3
湾 灣 wān bay, cove, inlet, bend of stream ∼HSK 3
去火 去火 qù huǒ to reduce internal heat (TCM) ∼HSK 3
合上 合上 hé shàng to close (box, book, mouth etc) ∼HSK 3
有兴趣 有興趣 yǒu xìng qù interested; interesting ∼HSK 3
管得着 管得著 guǎn de zháo to concern oneself with (a matter); to make (sth) one's business ∼HSK 3
爷们儿 爺們兒 yé men r erhua variant of ∼HSK 3
按日 按日 àn rì daily (law); per diem ∼HSK 3
那世 那世 nà shì the world of the dead ∼HSK 3
人相 人相 rén xiàng physiognomy ∼HSK 3
二心 二心 èr xīn disloyalty; half-heartedness; duplicity ∼HSK 3
差使 差使 chāi shǐ to send; to assign; to appoint; servants of an official; official messenger ∼HSK 3
乱叫 亂叫 luàn jiào to inconsiderately shout ∼HSK 3
千金难买 千金難買 qiān jīn nán mǎi can't be bought for one thousand in gold (idiom) ∼HSK 3
鸡汤 雞湯 jī tāng chicken stock; chicken soup; (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives) ∼HSK 3
收心 收心 shōu xīn to concentrate on the task; to curb one's evil instincts ∼HSK 3
受得了 受得了 shòu de liǎo to put up with; to endure ∼HSK 3
和合 和合 hé hé harmony ∼HSK 3
因由 因由 yīn yóu reason; cause; predestined relationship (Buddhism) ∼HSK 3
不合时宜 不合時宜 bù hé shí yí out of step with current thinking; outmoded; inappropriate for the occasion ∼HSK 3
美名 美名 měi míng good name; good reputation ∼HSK 3
断送 斷送 duàn sòng to forfeit (future profit, one's life etc); ruined ∼HSK 3
合得来 合得來 hé de lái to get along with well; compatible ∼HSK 3
旧日 舊日 jiù rì former times; olden days ∼HSK 3
美人坯子 美人坯子 měi rén pī zi a beauty in the bud ∼HSK 3
讹传 訛傳 é chuán unfounded rumor; to pass on a mistaken belief to others ∼HSK 3
连手 連手 lián shǒu concerted action; to collude (in dishonesty) ∼HSK 3
每常 每常 měi cháng frequently (in the past); regularly ∼HSK 3
正巧 正巧 zhèng qiǎo just by chance; to happen to (just at the right time); opportune ∼HSK 3
秋千 鞦韆 qiū qiān swing (seat hung from a frame or branch) ∼HSK 3
伤风 傷風 shāng fēng to catch cold ∼HSK 3
每夜 每夜 měi yè nightly ∼HSK 3
人世 人世 rén shì the world; this world; the world of the living ∼HSK 3
靡费 靡費 mí fèi to waste; to squander ∼HSK 3
富商 富商 fù shāng rich merchant ∼HSK 3
强奸 強姦 qiáng jiān to rape ∼HSK 3
体己钱 體己錢 tī ji qián private saved money of close family members ∼HSK 3
和音 和音 hé yīn harmony (pleasing combination of sounds) ∼HSK 3
亘古 亙古 gèn gǔ throughout time; from ancient times (up to the present) ∼HSK 3
肉皮 肉皮 ròu pí pork skin ∼HSK 3
老太爷 老太爺 lǎo tài yé elderly gentleman (respectful); esteemed father ∼HSK 3
花火 花火 huā huǒ firework ∼HSK 3
砚台 硯臺 yàn tái ink stone; ink slab ∼HSK 3
五世 五世 wǔ shì the fifth (of series of numbered kings) ∼HSK 3
家亲 家親 jiā qīn older generation in one's household (often referring to one's parents); one's deceased close relatives ∼HSK 3
紧跟 緊跟 jǐn gēn to follow precisely; to comply with ∼HSK 3
打赢 打贏 dǎ yíng to win; to beat (one's opponent) ∼HSK 3
见世面 見世面 jiàn shì miàn to see the world; to broaden one's horizons ∼HSK 3
说死 說死 shuō sǐ to say definitely; to commit (to a proposition) ∼HSK 3