Dream in Red Mansions

Episode review

Plucky Qingwen Mends a Peacock-Feather Cape in Bed

S1E20 · 勇晴雯病补雀金裘 yǒng qíng wén bìng bǔ qiāo jīn qiú

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4.28 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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辜负 辜負 gū fù to fail to live up (to expectations); unworthy (of trust); to let down; to betray (hopes); to disappoint HSK 7
周到 周到 zhōu dào thoughtful; considerate; attentive; thorough; also pr. [zhōu dao] HSK 7
金子 金子 jīn zi gold HSK 7
务必 務必 wù bì must; to need to; to be sure to HSK 7
贪 貪 tān to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt HSK 7
皇上 皇上 huáng shang the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty HSK 7
古董 古董 gǔ dǒng curio; antique HSK 7
庙 廟 miào temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial HSK 7
胆子 膽子 dǎn zi courage; nerve; guts HSK 7
管家 管家 guǎn jiā (old) butler; steward; manager; administrator; housekeeper; to manage a household HSK 7
当心 當心 dāng xīn to take care; to look out HSK 7
锡 錫 xī tin (chemistry); to bestow; to confer; to grant; Taiwan pr. [xí] HSK 7
咽 咽 yān throat; pharynx; narrow pass HSK 7
惯 慣 guàn accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) HSK 7
除去 除去 chú qù to eliminate; to remove; except for; apart from HSK 7
坠 墜 zhuì to fall; to drop; to weigh down HSK 7
虽说 雖說 suī shuō though; although HSK 7
可不是 可不是 kě bu shì that's just the way it is; exactly! HSK 7
俗 俗 sú custom; convention; popular; common; coarse; vulgar; secular HSK 7
宁可 寧可 nìng kě preferably; one would prefer to...(or not to...); would rather; (would) be better to; (to pick) the lesser of two evils HSK 7
和尚 和尚 hé shang Buddhist monk HSK 7
吩咐 吩咐 fēn fù to tell; to instruct; to command HSK 7
骗人 騙人 piàn rén to cheat sb; a scam HSK 7
来回 來回 lái huí to make a round trip; return journey; back and forth; to and fro; repeatedly HSK 7
眼下 眼下 yǎn xià now; at present; subocular (medicine) HSK 7
美人 美人 měi rén beauty; belle HSK 7
瞒 瞞 mán to conceal from; to keep (sb) in the dark HSK 7
谜 謎 mèi see 谜儿, riddle HSK 7
祭 祭 jì to offer a sacrifice to (gods or ancestors); memorial ceremony; (in classical novels) to recite an incantation to activate a magic weapon; (lit. and fig.) to wield HSK 7
说谎 說謊 shuō huǎng to lie; to tell an untruth HSK 7
丫头 丫頭 yā tou girl; servant girl; (used deprecatingly, but sometimes also as a term of endearment) HSK 7
口气 口氣 kǒu qì tone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone HSK 7
地步 地步 dì bù stage; degree (to which a situation has evolved); situation; leeway HSK 7
煎 煎 jiān to pan fry; to sauté HSK 7
可笑 可笑 kě xiào funny; ridiculous HSK 7
沾 沾 zhān to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch HSK 7
规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square; fig. established standard; rule; customs; practices; fig. upright and honest; well-behaved HSK 7
闷 悶 mēn stuffy; shut indoors; to smother; to cover tightly HSK 7
采 採 cǎi to pick; to pluck; to collect; to select; to choose; to gather HSK 7
哎呀 哎呀 āi yā interjection of wonder, shock or admiration HSK 7
烫 燙 tàng to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot HSK 7
敬 敬 jìng (bound form) respectful; to respect; to offer politely HSK 7
熬 熬 āo to boil; to simmer HSK 7
驾 駕 jià to harness; to draw (a cart etc); to drive; to pilot; to sail; to ride; your good self; prefixed word denoting respect (polite 敬辞) HSK 7
依 依 yī to depend on; to comply with or listen to sb; according to; in the light of HSK 7
堂 堂 táng (main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family; of the same clan; classifier for classes, lectures etc; classifier for sets of furniture HSK 7
竟 竟 jìng unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed HSK 7
告 告 gào to say; to tell; to announce; to report; to denounce; to file a lawsuit; to sue HSK 7
置 置 zhì to install; to place; to put; to buy HSK 7
剂 劑 jì dose (medicine) HSK 7