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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至 至 zhì to arrive; most; to; until HSK 5
神 神 Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
令 令 líng used in 令; used in 狐 (Taiwan pr. [lìng]) HSK 5
声 聲 shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
其 其 qí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
如此 如此 rú cǐ like this; so; such HSK 5
将 將 jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
安分守己 安分守己 ān fèn shǒu jǐ to be content with one's lot (idiom); to know one's place Idiom ∼HSK 4
平安无事 平安無事 píng ān wú shì safe and sound (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
花言巧语 花言巧語 huā yán qiǎo yǔ graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words; cheating wheedling; dishonest rhetoric Idiom ∼HSK 4
肉中刺 肉中刺 ròu zhōng cì a thorn in one's flesh Idiom ∼HSK 4
加官进禄 加官進祿 jiā guān jìn lù promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
一言为定 一言為定 yī yán wéi dìng (idiom) it's a deal; that's settled then Idiom ∼HSK 4
随机应变 隨機應變 suí jī yìng biàn to change according to the situation (idiom); pragmatic Idiom ∼HSK 4
千真万确 千真萬確 qiān zhēn wàn què absolutely true (idiom); manifold; true from many points of view Idiom ∼HSK 4
粗茶淡饭 粗茶淡飯 cū chá dàn fàn plain tea and simple food; (fig.) bread and water Idiom ∼HSK 4
寄人篱下 寄人籬下 jì rén lí xià to lodge under another person's roof (idiom); to live relying on sb else's charity Idiom ∼HSK 4
少见多怪 少見多怪 shǎo jiàn - duō guài lit. a person who has seen little of the world will be astonished by certain things (idiom); fig. to be taken aback by sth because of one's lack of sophistication; naive; unworldly Idiom ∼HSK 4
三思而后行 三思而後行 sān sī ér hòu xíng think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance Idiom ∼HSK 4
三言两语 三言兩語 sān yán liǎng yǔ in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly Idiom ∼HSK 4
话不投机 話不投機 huà bù tóu jī (idiom) not on the same wavelength; unable to have a congenial conversation; to not see eye to eye Idiom ∼HSK 4
墙倒众人推 牆倒眾人推 qiáng dǎo zhòng rén tuī lit. when a wall is about to collapse, everybody gives it a shove (idiom); fig. everybody hits a man who is down Idiom ∼HSK 4
倾国倾城 傾國傾城 qīng guó qīng chéng lit. capable of causing the downfall of a city or state (idiom); fig. (of a woman) devastatingly beautiful; also written Idiom ∼HSK 4
百里挑一 百裡挑一 bǎi lǐ tiāo yī one in a hundred; cream of the crop Idiom ∼HSK 4
周而复始 週而復始 zhōu ér fù shǐ lit. the cycle comes back to the start (idiom); to move in circles; the wheel comes full circle Idiom ∼HSK 4
嘴甜心苦 嘴甜心苦 zuǐ tián xīn kǔ sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery Idiom ∼HSK 4
别无长物 別無長物 bié wú cháng wù to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a poor or frugal life Idiom ∼HSK 4
悔过自新 悔過自新 huǐ guò zì xīn to repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf Idiom ∼HSK 4
不言不语 不言不語 bù yán bù yǔ to not say a word (idiom); to keep silent Idiom ∼HSK 4
错怪 錯怪 cuò guài to blame sb wrongly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
王八 王八 wáng ba softshell turtle; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
兴师动众 興師動眾 xīng shī dòng zhòng to muster large forces; to get a great number of people involved (in carrying out some task) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
刻薄 刻薄 kè bó unkind; harsh; cutting; mean; acrimony; to embezzle by making illegal deductions Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
好色 好色 hào sè to want sex; given to lust; lecherous; lascivious; horny Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
怪事 怪事 guài shì strange thing; curious occurrence Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
摸不着 摸不著 mō bu zháo can't touch; can't reach; (fig.) unable to get a grasp of Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
无用 無用 wú yòng useless; worthless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
高论 高論 gāo lùn enlightening remarks (honorific); brilliant views Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
活宝 活寶 huó bǎo buffoon; clown; ridiculous person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
寒心 寒心 hán xīn disillusioned; bitterly disappointed; terrified Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
摸不着头脑 摸不著頭腦 mō bu zháo tóu nǎo to be unable to make any sense of the matter; to be at a loss Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
烧高香 燒高香 shāo gāo xiāng to burn incense; to thank profusely Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
摇摇摆摆 搖搖擺擺 yáo yáo bǎi bǎi swaggering; staggering; waddling Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
粗心 粗心 cū xīn careless; thoughtless Xiehouyu HSK 4
大方 大方 dà fāng expert; scholar; mother earth; a type of green tea Xiehouyu HSK 4
热闹 熱鬧 rè nao bustling with noise and excitement; lively Xiehouyu HSK 4
来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
受不了 受不了 shòu bù liǎo unbearable; unable to endure; can't stand Xiehouyu HSK 4