Dream in Red Mansions

Episode review

White Snow and Red Plum-Blossom in the Glassy World

S1E19 · 琉璃世界白雪红梅 liúli shìjiè báixuě hóng méi

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4.3 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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置 置 zhì to install; to place; to put; to buy HSK 7
真心 真心 zhēn xīn sincere; heartfelt HSK 7
哼 哼 hēng to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph! HSK 7
嘿 嘿 hēi hey HSK 7
设 設 shè to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if HSK 7
粉 粉 fěn powder; cosmetic face powder; food prepared from starch; noodles or pasta made from any kind of flour; to turn to powder; (dialect) to whitewash; white; pink; (suffix) fan (abbr. for 粉丝); to be a fan of HSK 7
探 探 tàn to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward HSK 7
且 且 qiě and; moreover; yet; for the time being; to be about to; both (... and...) HSK 7
哎 哎 āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
许 許 xǔ to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps HSK 7
即 即 jí namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
哦 哦 é to chant HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
天翻地覆 天翻地覆 tiān fān dì fù sky and the earth turning upside down (idiom); fig. complete confusion; everything turned on its head Idiom ∼HSK 6
无依无靠 無依無靠 wú yī - wú kào (idiom) having nothing to rely on; on one's own Idiom ∼HSK 6
同病相怜 同病相憐 tóng bìng xiāng lián fellow sufferers empathize with each other (idiom); misery loves company Idiom ∼HSK 6
剖腹藏珠 剖腹藏珠 pōu fù cáng zhū lit. cutting one's stomach to hide a pearl (idiom); fig. wasting a lot of effort on trivialities Idiom ∼HSK 6
人杰地灵 人傑地靈 rén jié dì líng illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son Idiom ∼HSK 6
绝代佳人 絕代佳人 jué dài jiā rén beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance; prettiest girl ever Idiom ∼HSK 6
井底之蛙 井底之蛙 jǐng dǐ zhī wā lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom); fig. a person of limited outlook and experience Idiom ∼HSK 6
自寻烦恼 自尋煩惱 zì xún fán nǎo to bring trouble on oneself (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
锦心绣口 錦心繡口 jǐn xīn xiù kǒu (of writing) elegant and ornate Idiom ∼HSK 6
两厢情愿 兩廂情願 liǎng xiāng qíng yuàn both sides are willing; by mutual consent Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
不成 不成 bù chéng won't do; unable to; (at the end of a rhetorical question) can that be? Xiehouyu HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
燕窝 燕窩 yàn wō edible bird's nest ∼HSK 6
鹿肉 鹿肉 lù ròu venison ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
叔伯 叔伯 shū bai (of cousins) descending from the same grandfather or great-grandfather ∼HSK 6
素日 素日 sù rì usually ∼HSK 6
嬷嬷 嬤嬤 mó mo (dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun ∼HSK 6
侄女 姪女 zhí nǚ brother's daughter; niece ∼HSK 6
担待 擔待 dān dài to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility ∼HSK 6
不依 不依 bù yī not to comply; not to go along with; not to let off easily; not to let sb get away with it ∼HSK 6
积德 積德 jī dé to accumulate merit; to do good; to give to charity; virtuous actions ∼HSK 6
生死有命 生死有命 shēng sǐ yǒu mìng life and death are ruled by fate (idiom) ∼HSK 6
藏奸 藏奸 cáng jiān to harbor evil intentions ∼HSK 6
熬药 熬藥 áo yào to decoct medicinal herbs ∼HSK 6
尚且 尚且 shàng qiě (not) even; yet; still ∼HSK 6
主子 主子 zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) ∼HSK 6
吃穿用度 吃穿用度 chī chuān yòng dù 吃: eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear · 穿: penetrate, pierce, drill; wear · 用: use, employ, apply, operate; use · 度: degree, system; manner; to consider ∼HSK 6
多情 多情 duō qíng affectionate; passionate; emotional; sentimental ∼HSK 6
蘅芜 蘅蕪 héng wú Asarum blumei (ginger plant) ∼HSK 6
横竖 橫豎 héng shu anyway ∼HSK 6
解闷 解悶 jiě mèn to relieve boredom or melancholy; a diversion ∼HSK 6