Episode review

A Song Awakes Baoyu to Esoteric Truths

S1E10 · 听曲文宝玉悟禅机 yǐn qū wén bǎoyù wù chánjī

HSK 1

4.07 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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有凤来仪有鳳來儀 yǒu fèng lái yí	lit. the phoenix comes in stately presence (idiom); fig. an auspicious omen; the arrival of a worthy person or ruler	Idiom ∼HSK 7
苗而不秀苗而不秀 miáo ér bù xiù	lit. to sprout but not flower (idiom); fig. to show early promise but fail to fulfill it; to die young before achieving	Idiom ∼HSK 7
过目成诵過目成誦 guò mù chéng sòng	to memorize at one glance (idiom); to have a photographic memory; able to recite after a single reading	Idiom ∼HSK 7
歪歪 wāi	askew; at a crooked angle; devious; noxious; (coll.) to lie on one's side	Colloquialism HSK 7
驮馱 duò	load carried by a pack animal	HSK 7
中庸中庸 Zhōng yōng	the Doctrine of the Mean, one of the Four Books 四书	HSK 7
一概一概 yī gài	all; without any exceptions; categorically	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
把柄把柄 bǎ bǐng	handle; (fig.) information that can be used against sb	HSK 7
祖宗祖宗 zǔ zōng	ancestor; forebear	HSK 7
算账算賬 suàn zhàng	(accounting) to balance the books; to do the accounts; (fig.) to settle an account; to get one's revenge	HSK 7
祸害禍害 huò hài	disaster; harm; scourge; bad person; to damage; to harm; to wreck	HSK 7
转眼轉眼 zhuǎn yǎn	in a flash; in the blink of an eye; to glance	HSK 7
碑碑 bēi	a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele	HSK 7
糟蹋糟蹋 zāo tà	to waste; to defile; to abuse; to insult; to defile; to trample on; to wreck; also pr. [zāo ta]	HSK 7
嫌弃嫌棄 xián qì	to regard with disdain; to shun	HSK 7
取笑取笑 qǔ xiào	to tease; to make fun of	HSK 7
践踏踐踏 jiàn tà	to trample	HSK 7
立足立足 lì zú	to stand; to have a footing; to be established; to base oneself on	HSK 7
弟子弟子 dì zǐ	disciple; follower	HSK 7
矣矣 yǐ	classical final particle, similar to modern 了	HSK 7
捎捎 shāo	to bring sth to sb; to deliver	HSK 7
坟墳 fén	grave; tomb; embankment; mound; ancient book	HSK 7
不算不算 bù suàn	to not calculate; to not count; to not be considered (as); to have no weight	HSK 7
牵挂牽掛 qiān guà	to worry about; to be concerned about	HSK 7
要紧要緊 yào jǐn	important; urgent	HSK 7
胡说胡說 hú shuō	to talk nonsense; drivel	HSK 7
舅舅舅舅 jiù jiu	mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal)	HSK 7
无能無能 wú néng	incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless	HSK 7
惯慣 guàn	accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child)	HSK 7
得罪得罪 dé zuì	to commit an offense; to violate the law; excuse me! (formal); see also 罪	HSK 7
稀稀 xī	rare; uncommon; watery; sparse	HSK 7
好心好心 hǎo xīn	kindness; good intentions	HSK 7
撒谎撒謊 sā huǎng	to tell lies	HSK 7
饶饒 ráo	rich; abundant; exuberant; to add for free; to throw in as bonus; to spare; to forgive; despite; although	HSK 7
终究終究 zhōng jiū	in the end; after all is said and done	HSK 7
不妨不妨 bù fáng	there is no harm in; might as well	HSK 7
续續 xù	to continue; to replenish	HSK 7
别说別說 bié shuō	to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone	HSK 7
哄哄 hōng	roar of laughter (onom.); hubbub; to roar (as a crowd)	HSK 7
扮扮 bàn	to disguise oneself as; to dress up; to play (a role); to put on (an expression)	HSK 7
一早一早 yī zǎo	early in the morning; at dawn	HSK 7
良心良心 liáng xīn	conscience	HSK 7
废话廢話 fèi huà	nonsense; rubbish; superfluous words; You don't say!; No kidding! (gently sarcastic)	HSK 7
丫头丫頭 yā tou	girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment)	HSK 7
乐意樂意 lè yì	to be willing to do sth; to be ready to do sth; to be happy to do sth; content; satisfied	HSK 7
撕撕 sī	to tear	HSK 7
哎呀哎呀 āi yā	interjection of wonder, shock or admiration	HSK 7
戒指戒指 jiè zhi	(finger) ring	HSK 7
要不要不 yào bù	otherwise; or else; how about...?; either... (or...)	HSK 7