Dream in Red Mansions

Episode review

Strange Omen Occurs at Night Banquet

S1E28 · 开夜宴异兆发悲音 kāi yè yàn yì zhào fā bēi yīn

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4.56 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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一家子 一家子 yī jiā zi the whole family ∼HSK 1
不着 不著 bù zháo no need; need not ∼HSK 1
太好了 太好了 tài hǎo le very good ∼HSK 1
关门 關門 guān mén to close a door; to lock a door; (of a shop etc) to close (for the night or permanently) ∼HSK 1
回话 回話 huí huà to reply ∼HSK 1
有年 有年 yǒu nián for years ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
老妈 老媽 lǎo mā mother; mom ∼HSK 1
还好 還好 hái hǎo not bad; tolerable; fortunately ∼HSK 1
一次 一次 yī cì first; first time; once; (math.) linear (of degree one) ∼HSK 1
二次 二次 èr cì second (i.e. number two); second time; twice; (math.) quadratic (of degree two) ∼HSK 1
后门 後門 hòu mén back door; back gate; (fig.) back-door influence; under-the-table dealings; anus; (computing) backdoor ∼HSK 1
事关重大 事關重大 shì guān zhòng dà the implications are profound; the ramifications are huge; (of a decision etc) consequential ∼HSK 1
想来 想來 xiǎng lái it may be assumed that ∼HSK 1
等等 等等 děng děng et cetera; and so on...; wait a minute!; hold on! ∼HSK 1
见笑 見笑 jiàn xiào to mock; to be ridiculed; to incur ridicule through one's poor performance (humble) ∼HSK 1
上月 上月 shàng yuè last month ∼HSK 1
出阁 出閣 chū gé (of a girl) to marry (literary) ∼HSK 1
比来 比來 bǐ lái lately; recently ∼HSK 1
今 今 jīn now, today, modern era ∼HSK 1
二奶 二奶 èr nǎi mistress; second wife; lover ∼HSK 1
正要 正要 zhèng yào to be just about to; to be on the point of ∼HSK 1
在一起 在一起 zài yī qǐ together ∼HSK 1
人人 人人 rén rén everyone; every person ∼HSK 1
看书 看書 kàn shū to read; to study ∼HSK 1
汉 漢 Hàn Chinese people; Chinese language ∼HSK 1
候 候 hòu wait; expect; visit; greet ∼HSK 1
椅 椅 yǐ chair, seat ∼HSK 1
拿大 拿大 ná dà to put on airs; self-important; high and mighty ∼HSK 1
大关 大關 dà guān strategic pass; barrier or mark (i.e. a level considered impressive, usually a round figure such as 10,000); instrument of torture used to break limbs ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
说笑 說笑 shuō xiào to chat and laugh; to crack jokes; to banter ∼HSK 1
十六 十六 shí liù sixteen; 16 ∼HSK 1
有学问 有學問 yǒu xué wèn (of a person) learned; erudite; scholarly; (of a topic, practice or domain) to involve a body of deep, specialized knowledge; to require expertise ∼HSK 1
最少 最少 zuì shǎo at least; minimum; lowest (amount); minimal ∼HSK 1
说好 說好 shuō hǎo to come to an agreement; to complete negotiations ∼HSK 1
家事 家事 jiā shì family matters; domestic affairs; housework ∼HSK 1
不遂 不遂 bù suì to fail; to fail to materialize; not to get one's way ∼HSK 1
小事 小事 xiǎo shì trifle; trivial matter ∼HSK 1
影 影 yǐng shadow; image, reflection; photograph ∼HSK 1
对不上 對不上 duì bù shàng to disagree; I can't agree with that. ∼HSK 1
有了 有了 yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven ∼HSK 1
语 語 yǔ language, words; saying, expression ∼HSK 1
多多 多多 duō duō many; much; a lot; lots and lots; more; even more ∼HSK 1
会不会 會不會 huì bù huì (posing a question: whether sb, something) can or cannot?; is able to or not ∼HSK 1
话说 話說 huà shuō It is said that... (at the start of a narrative); to discuss; to recount ∼HSK 1
你好 你好 nǐ hǎo hello; hi ∼HSK 1
汉子 漢子 hàn zi man; fellow; (dialect) husband ∼HSK 1
的哥 的哥 dī gē male taxi driver; cabbie (slang) ∼HSK 1
不中用 不中用 bù zhōng yòng unfit for anything; no good; useless; (of a sick person) beyond hope ∼HSK 1