Dream in Red Mansions

Episode review

Yuanyang Vows Never to Marry

S1E18 · 鸳鸯女誓绝鸳鸯偶 yuānyāng nǚ shìjué yuānyāng ǒu

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4.33 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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被 被 bèi quilt; to cover (with); (literary) to suffer (a misfortune); used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb); (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅游 to "go on a trip", for example) HSK 3
把 把 bǎ to hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar; classifier: handful, bundle, bunch; classifier for things with handles; (used to put the object before the verb: 把 + {noun} + {verb}) HSK 3
正好 正好 zhèng hǎo just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that Xiehouyu HSK 2
挺 挺 tǐng straight; erect; to stick out (a part of the body); to (physically) straighten up; to support; to withstand; outstanding; (coll.) quite; very; classifier for machine guns Colloquialism HSK 2
府 府 fǔ prefecture; prefect; government ∼HSK 2
不得 不得 bù dé must not; may not; not to be allowed; cannot ∼HSK 2
房 房 Fáng surname Fang ∼HSK 2
只怕 只怕 zhǐ pà I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe; very likely ∼HSK 2
一定要 一定要 yī dìng yào must ∼HSK 2
吃完 吃完 chī wán to finish eating ∼HSK 2
难为 難為 nán wei to bother; to press sb, usu. to do sth; it's a tough job; sorry to bother you (polite, used to thank sb for a favor) ∼HSK 2
倒像 倒像 dào xiàng (optics) inverted image ∼HSK 2
不怕 不怕 bù pà fearless; not worried (by setbacks or difficulties); even if; even though ∼HSK 2
往外 往外 wǎng wài out; outbound; departing ∼HSK 2
拉里 拉里 lā lǐ lari (currency of Georgia) (loanword) ∼HSK 2
轻重 輕重 qīng zhòng severity (of the case); degree of seriousness; whether sth is slight or serious ∼HSK 2
选出 選出 xuǎn chū to pick out; to select; to elect ∼HSK 2
才不 才不 cái bù by no means; definitely not; as if!; yeah right! ∼HSK 2
来得 來得 lái de to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to ∼HSK 2
一句 一句 yī jù a line of verse; a sentence ∼HSK 2
专 專 zhuān monopolize, take sole possession ∼HSK 2
名门 名門 míng mén famous family; prestigious house ∼HSK 2
成了 成了 chéng le to be done; to be ready; that's enough!; that will do! ∼HSK 2
东道 東道 dōng dào host ∼HSK 2
道喜 道喜 dào xǐ to congratulate ∼HSK 2
冷眼 冷眼 lěng yǎn cool eye; fig. detached; (treating) with indifference ∼HSK 2
女孩子 女孩子 nǚ hái zi girl ∼HSK 2
史 史 Shǐ history, chronicle, annals ∼HSK 2
没脸 沒臉 méi liǎn ashamed; embarrassed; not having the face (to meet people); not daring (out of shame) ∼HSK 2
不该 不該 bù gāi should not; to owe nothing ∼HSK 2
眼热 眼熱 yǎn rè to covet; envious ∼HSK 2
言 言 yán words, speech; speak, say ∼HSK 2
过得去 過得去 guò dé qù lit. can pass through (an opening); fig. can get by (in life); tolerably well; not too bad; How are you getting by?; How's life? ∼HSK 2
义 義 Yì right conduct, righteousness ∼HSK 2
林 林 Lín forest, grove; surname ∼HSK 2
得着 得著 dé zháo to obtain ∼HSK 2
纳 納 Nà admit, take, receive, accept ∼HSK 2
开脸 開臉 kāi liǎn (of a bride-to-be) to remove facial hair and trim hairline (old); to carve a face ∼HSK 2
这还了得 這還了得 zhè hái liǎo dé How dare you!; This is an outrage!; Absolutely disgraceful! ∼HSK 2
论 論 Lún debate; discuss; discourse ∼HSK 2
省得 省得 shěng de to avoid; so as to save (money or time) ∼HSK 2
好生 好生 hǎo shēng (dialect) very; quite; properly; well; thoroughly ∼HSK 2
日头 日頭 rì tóu sun (dialect); daytime; date ∼HSK 2
靠得住 靠得住 kào de zhù reliable; trustworthy ∼HSK 2
气不过 氣不過 qì bu guò so angry it's unbearable; bitter about unbearable grievances ∼HSK 2
来生 來生 lái shēng next life ∼HSK 2
知道了 知道了 zhī dào le OK!; Got it! ∼HSK 2
眼花 眼花 yǎn huā dimmed eyesight; blurred; vague and unclear vision ∼HSK 2
器 器 qì receptacle, vessel; instrument ∼HSK 2
碰见 碰見 pèng jiàn to run into; to meet (unexpectedly); to bump into HSK 2