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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不枉 不枉 bù wǎng not in vain ∼HSK 6
情义 情義 qíng yì affection; comradeship ∼HSK 6
偏疼 偏疼 piān téng to favor a junior; to show favoritism to some juniors ∼HSK 6
动怒 動怒 dòng nù to get angry ∼HSK 6
藐视 藐視 miǎo shì to despise; to look down on ∼HSK 6
命薄 命薄 mìng bó to be unlucky ∼HSK 6
攀亲 攀親 pān qīn to seek to profit by family ties ∼HSK 6
趁早儿 趁早兒 chèn zǎo r erhua variant of ∼HSK 6
娶亲 娶親 qǔ qīn to take a wife ∼HSK 6
不拘 不拘 bù jū not stick to; not confine oneself to; whatever ∼HSK 6
恼怒 惱怒 nǎo nù resentful; angry; to enrage sb ∼HSK 6
分辩 分辯 fēn biàn to explain the facts; to defend against an accusation ∼HSK 6
臂膀 臂膀 bì bǎng arm ∼HSK 6
佛爷 佛爺 Fóyé the Buddha (honorific) ∼HSK 6
不独 不獨 bù dú not only ∼HSK 6
藏奸 藏奸 cáng jiān to harbor evil intentions ∼HSK 6
狠毒 狠毒 hěn dú vicious; malicious; savage ∼HSK 6
可解 可解 kě jiě soluble (i.e. can be solved) ∼HSK 6
革除 革除 gé chú to eliminate; to expel; to abolish ∼HSK 6
宿弊 宿弊 sù bì long-standing abuse; continuing fraud ∼HSK 6
油脂 油脂 yóu zhī grease; oil; fat ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
搪塞 搪塞 táng sè to muddle through; to fob sb off; to beat around the bush; to dodge ∼HSK 6
枯草 枯草 kū cǎo withered grass; dry grass ∼HSK 6
园艺 園藝 yuán yì gardening; horticultural ∼HSK 6
善哉 善哉 shàn zāi well said! (Buddhist) ∼HSK 6
尽职 盡職 jìn zhí to discharge one's duties; conscientious ∼HSK 6
不亢不卑 不亢不卑 bù kàng bù bēi neither haughty nor humble; neither overbearing nor servile; neither supercilious nor obsequious ∼HSK 6
定夺 定奪 dìng duó to make a decision; to determine ∼HSK 6
鸟雀 鳥雀 niǎo què bird ∼HSK 6
到账 到賬 dào zhàng (of money) to arrive in an account ∼HSK 6
依我看 依我看 yī wǒ kàn in my opinion ∼HSK 6
公婆 公婆 gōng pó husband's parents; parents-in-law HSK 6
不料 不料 bù liào unexpectedly; to one's surprise HSK 6
外头 外頭 wài tou outside; out HSK 6
更是 更是 gèng shì even more (so) HSK 6
只管 只管 zhǐ guǎn solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for sth) HSK 6
只得 只得 zhǐ dé to have no alternative but to; to be obliged to HSK 6
时节 時節 shí jié season; time HSK 6
一齐 一齊 yī qí at the same time; simultaneously HSK 6
要好 要好 yào hǎo to be on good terms; to be close friends; striving for self-improvement HSK 6
打发 打發 dǎ fa to dispatch sb to do sth; to make sb leave; to pass (the time); (old) to make arrangements; (old) to bestow (alms etc) HSK 6
书房 書房 shū fáng study (room); studio HSK 6
特地 特地 tè dì specially; for a special purpose HSK 6
不便 不便 bù biàn inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash HSK 6
识 識 shí to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. [shì] HSK 6
便是 便是 biàn shì (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as HSK 6
要不然 要不然 yào bù rán otherwise; or else; or HSK 6
师父 師父 shī fu used for 师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker HSK 6
枝 枝 zhī branch; classifier for sticks, rods, pencils etc HSK 6