Dream in Red Mansions

Episode review

An Evening Banquet on the Lantern Festival in the Jung Mansion

S1E21 · 荣国府元宵开夜宴 róng guó fǔ yuánxiāo kāi yè yàn

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4.68 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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越发 越發 yuè fā increasingly; more and more; ever more; all the more HSK 7
媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law; wife (of a younger man); young married woman; young woman HSK 7
往日 往日 wǎng rì former days; the past HSK 7
矣 矣 yǐ classical final particle, similar to modern 了 HSK 7
做主 做主 zuò zhǔ see 主 HSK 7
揽 攬 lǎn to monopolize; to seize; to take into one's arms; to embrace; to fasten (with a rope etc); to take on (responsibility etc); to canvass HSK 7
协同 協同 xié tóng to cooperate; in coordination with; coordinated; collaborate; collaboration; collaborative HSK 7
好歹 好歹 hǎo dǎi good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever HSK 7
迁 遷 qiān to move; to shift; to change (a position or location etc); to promote HSK 7
伺候 伺候 cì hou to serve; to wait upon HSK 7
四季 四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬 HSK 7
掰 掰 bāi to break off or break open sth with one's hands; (fig.) to break off (a relationship) HSK 7
趁着 趁著 chènzhe while 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
拣 揀 jiǎn to choose; to pick; to sort out; to pick up HSK 7
出头 出頭 chū tóu to get out of a predicament; to stick out; to take the initiative; remaining odd fraction after a division; a little more than HSK 7
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
埋怨 埋怨 mán yuàn to complain; to grumble (about); to reproach; to blame HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
务必 務必 wù bì must; to need to; to be sure to HSK 7
委屈 委屈 wěi qu to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance HSK 7
表白 表白 biǎo bái to explain oneself; to express; to reveal one's thoughts or feelings; declaration; confession HSK 7
皇上 皇上 huáng shang the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty HSK 7
幸亏 幸虧 xìng kuī fortunately; luckily HSK 7
纳税 納稅 nà shuì to pay taxes HSK 7
庙 廟 miào temple; ancestral shrine; temple fair; great imperial hall; imperial HSK 7
料理 料理 liào lǐ to arrange; to handle; to cook; cuisine; art of cooking HSK 7
筋 筋 jīn muscle; tendon; veins visible under the skin; sth resembling tendons or veins (e.g. fiber in a vegetable) HSK 7
不容 不容 bù róng must not; cannot; to not allow; cannot tolerate HSK 7
舅舅 舅舅 jiù jiu mother's brother; maternal uncle (informal) HSK 7
往常 往常 wǎng cháng usual; customary HSK 7
搂 摟 lōu to draw towards oneself; to gather; to gather up (one's gown, sleeves etc); to grab (money); to extort HSK 7
树木 樹木 shù mù tree HSK 7
弓 弓 gōng a bow (weapon); to bend; to arch (one's back etc) HSK 7
值钱 值錢 zhí qián valuable; costly; expensive HSK 7
况且 況且 kuàng qiě moreover; besides; in addition; furthermore HSK 7
正经 正經 zhèng jīng decent; honorable; proper; serious; according to standards HSK 7
暂 暫 zàn temporary; Taiwan pr. [zhàn] HSK 7
点心 點心 diǎn xin light refreshments; pastry; dim sum (in Cantonese cooking); dessert 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
俊 㑺 jùn smart; eminent; handsome; talented HSK 7
蜜蜂 蜜蜂 mì fēng bee; honeybee HSK 7
挪 挪 nuó to shift; to move HSK 7
嗓子 嗓子 sǎng zi throat; voice HSK 7
夸 夸 kuā used in 克 HSK 7
验 驗 yàn to examine; to test; to check HSK 7
和尚 和尚 hé shang Buddhist monk HSK 7
大气 大氣 dà qì atmosphere (surrounding the earth); imposing; impressive; stylish HSK 7