Dream in Red Mansions

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Season 1 — Dream in Red Mansions

红楼梦 hónglóumèng

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帘子 簾子 lián zi curtain HSK 7
不服 不服 bù fú not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to HSK 7
隐情 隱情 yǐn qíng sth one wishes to keep secret; ulterior motive; a subject best avoided HSK 7
驮 馱 duò load carried by a pack animal HSK 7
亏待 虧待 kuī dài to treat sb unfairly HSK 7
浮躁 浮躁 fú zào fickle and impatient; restless; giddy; scatterbrained HSK 7
苦心 苦心 kǔ xīn painstaking effort; to take a lot of trouble; laborious at pains HSK 7
阎王 閻王 Yán wáng (Buddhism) Yama, the King of Hell; (fig.) cruel and tyrannical person HSK 7
中庸 中庸 Zhōng yōng the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四书 HSK 7
盛情 盛情 shèng qíng great kindness; magnificent hospitality HSK 7
心病 心病 xīn bìng anxiety; sore point; secret worry; mental disorder; heart disease (medicine) HSK 7
粽子 粽子 zòng zi glutinous rice and choice of filling wrapped in leaves and steamed or boiled HSK 7
竹竿 竹竿 zhú gān bamboo; bamboo pole HSK 7
斟酌 斟酌 zhēn zhuó to consider; to deliberate; to fill up a cup to the brim HSK 7
辛酸 辛酸 xīn suān pungent (taste); bitter; fig. sad; miserable HSK 7
佳节 佳節 jiā jié festive day; holiday HSK 7
嫁妆 嫁妝 jià zhuang dowry HSK 7
兴隆 興隆 Xīng lóng Xinglong county in Chengde 德, Hebei HSK 7
纵然 縱然 zòng rán even if; even though HSK 7
污秽 污穢 wū huì nasty; sordid; filthy HSK 7
公费 公費 gōng fèi at public expense HSK 7
拄 拄 zhǔ to lean on; to prop on HSK 7
无不 無不 wú bù none lacking; none missing; everything is there; everyone without exception HSK 7
逊色 遜色 xùn sè inferior (often in the combination 毫无逊色, not in the least inferior) HSK 7
要强 要強 yào qiáng eager to excel; eager to get ahead in life; strong-minded HSK 7
操劳 操勞 cāo láo to work hard; to look after HSK 7
正月 正月 Zhēng yuè first month of the lunar year HSK 7
怠慢 怠慢 dài màn to slight; to neglect HSK 7
敢情 敢情 gǎn qing actually; as it turns out; indeed; of course HSK 7
拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior HSK 7
甚至于 甚至於 shèn zhì yú so much (that); even (to the extent that) HSK 7
竣工 竣工 jùn gōng to complete a project HSK 7
饶恕 饒恕 ráo shù to forgive; to pardon; to spare HSK 7
传人 傳人 chuán rén to teach; to impart; a disciple; descendant HSK 7
祭奠 祭奠 jì diàn to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors); to hold or attend a memorial service HSK 7
看热闹 看熱鬧 kàn rè nao to enjoy watching a bustling scene; to go where the crowds are HSK 7
元宵节 元宵節 Yuán xiāo jié Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar HSK 7
状元 狀元 zhuàng yuán top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 眼 and 花; top scorer in college entrance examination 考; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light HSK 7
一概 一概 yī gài all; without any exceptions; categorically HSK 7
孝敬 孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents HSK 7
算盘 算盤 suàn pán abacus; plan; scheme HSK 7
继母 繼母 jì mǔ stepmother HSK 7
趁早 趁早 chèn zǎo as soon as possible; at the first opportunity; the sooner the better; before it's too late HSK 7
本分 本分 běn fèn (to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role HSK 7
不难 不難 bù nán Not difficult 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
硬朗 硬朗 yìng lǎng robust; healthy HSK 7
难说 難說 nán shuō hard to tell (i.e. hard to judge or hard to predict); cannot bring oneself to say it HSK 7
相传 相傳 xiāng chuán to pass on; to hand down; tradition has it that ...; according to legend HSK 7
不平 不平 bù píng uneven; injustice; unfairness; wrong; grievance; indignant; dissatisfied HSK 7