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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苦于 苦於 kǔ yú to suffer from (a disadvantage) ∼HSK 6
特批 特批 tè pī to give special approval ∼HSK 6
催生 催生 cuī shēng to pressure a younger relative to hurry up and have a baby; (obstetrics) to induce labor; to expedite childbirth; (fig.) to be a driving force in bringing sth into existence ∼HSK 6
缺德 缺德 quē dé mean; nasty; reprehensible; unprincipled ∼HSK 6
监工 監工 jiān gōng workplace overseer; foreman ∼HSK 6
付清 付清 fù qīng to pay in full; to pay all of a bill; to pay off ∼HSK 6
茉莉 茉莉 mò lì jasmine ∼HSK 6
惯坏 慣壞 guàn huài to spoil (a child) ∼HSK 6
欠债 欠債 qiàn zhài to owe a debt; the sum owed ∼HSK 6
偷情 偷情 tōu qíng to carry on a clandestine love affair ∼HSK 6
宝殿 寶殿 bǎo diàn treasure hall ∼HSK 6
二郎 二郎 Èr láng Erlangshen, Chinese deity ∼HSK 6
泥鳅 泥鰍 ní qiu loach; mud fish ∼HSK 6
怎肯 怎肯 zěn kěn how could one be willing ∼HSK 6
攀亲 攀親 pān qīn to seek to profit by family ties ∼HSK 6
解渴 解渴 jiě kě to quench ∼HSK 6
延年 延年 yán nián to prolong life ∼HSK 6
吃桃儿 吃桃兒 chī táo rén 吃: eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear · 桃: peach; marriage; surname · 儿: son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 6
行凶 行兇 xíng xiōng violent crime; to commit a violent act (assault or murder) ∼HSK 6
成精 成精 chéng jīng (of an animal or tree etc) to become a spirit or goblin; (fig.) to be amazingly skillful, smart or evil etc ∼HSK 6
误事 誤事 wù shì to hold things up; to make a botch of things ∼HSK 6
短命 短命 duǎn mìng to die young; short-lived ∼HSK 6
显身 顯身 xiǎn shēn show one's true form ∼HSK 6
匾额 匾額 biǎn é a horizontal inscribed board ∼HSK 6
降伏 降伏 xiáng fú to subdue; to vanquish; to tame ∼HSK 6
不雅 不雅 bù yǎ graceless; vulgar; indecent ∼HSK 6
行经 行經 xíng jīng to pass by; menstruation ∼HSK 6
历尽 歷盡 lì jìn to have experienced a lot of; to have been through ∼HSK 6
妙处 妙處 miào chù ideal place; suitable location; merit; advantage ∼HSK 6
妖魔 妖魔 yāo mó evil spirit ∼HSK 6
原来如此 原來如此 yuán lái rú cǐ (idiom) so that's how it is; I see ∼HSK 6
捉弄 捉弄 zhuō nòng to tease ∼HSK 6
绣花 繡花 xiù huā to embroider; to do embroidery ∼HSK 6
叨叨 叨叨 dāo dao to chatter; to hog the conversation ∼HSK 6
赐给 賜給 cì gěi to bestow; to give ∼HSK 6
好哇 好哇 hǎo wā hurray!; hurrah!; yippee! ∼HSK 6
护短 護短 hù duǎn to defend sb (a relative, friend or oneself) despite knowing that that person is in the wrong ∼HSK 6
吟诗 吟詩 yín shī to recite poetry ∼HSK 6
馋嘴 饞嘴 chán zuǐ gluttonous; glutton ∼HSK 6
从实招来 從實招來 cóng shí zhāo lái to own up to the facts ∼HSK 6
好惹 好惹 hǎo rě accommodating; easy to push around ∼HSK 6
生辰八字 生辰八字 shēng chén bā zì one's birth data for astrological purposes, combined from year, month, day, hour, heavenly trunk and earthly branch ∼HSK 6
睁开 睜開 zhēng kāi to open (one's eyes) ∼HSK 6
今生今世 今生今世 jīn shēng jīn shì 今: now, today, modern era · 生: life, living, lifetime; birth · 今: now, today, modern era · 世: generation; world; era ∼HSK 6
依从 依從 yī cóng to comply with; to obey ∼HSK 6
砸碎 砸碎 zá suì to pulverize; to smash to bits ∼HSK 6
置办 置辦 zhì bàn to purchase; to buy ∼HSK 6
作怪 作怪 zuò guài (of a ghost) to make strange things happen; to act up; to act behind the scenes; to make mischief; odd; to misbehave (euphemism for having sex) ∼HSK 6
果然如此 果然如此 guǒ rán rú cǐ 果: fruit; result · 然: yes, certainly; pledge, promise · 如: if, supposing; as if; like, as · 此: this, these; in this case, then ∼HSK 6
恩重如山 恩重如山 ēn zhòng rú shān 恩: kindness, mercy, charity · 重: heavy, weighty; double · 如: if, supposing; as if; like, as · 山: mountain, hill, peak ∼HSK 6