Dream in Red Mansions
Episode review
Xifeng Helps to Manage Affairs at the Ning Mansion
S1E6 · 王熙凤协理宁国府
Vocabulary
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| 围 圍 | to encircle; to surround; all around; to wear by wrapping around (scarf, shawl) | |
| 赶快 趕快 | quickly; at once | |
| 将来 將來 | in the future; future; the future | |
| 银 銀 | silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency | |
| 念 唸 | to read; to study (a subject); to attend (a school); to read aloud; to give (sb) a tongue-lashing; to miss (sb); idea; remembrance; twenty (banker's anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿) | |
| 亲自 親自 | personally; in person; oneself | |
| 恐怕 恐怕 | fear; to dread; I'm afraid that...; perhaps; maybe | |
| 铁 鐵 | iron (metal); arms; weapons; hard; strong; violent; unshakeable; determined; close; tight (slang) | |
| 迷 迷 | to bewilder; crazy about; fan; enthusiast; lost; confused | |
| 赶 趕 | to overtake; to catch up with; to hurry; to rush; to try to catch (the bus etc); to drive (cattle etc) forward; to drive (sb) away; to avail oneself of (an opportunity); until; by (a certain time) | |
| 领 領 | neck; collar; to lead; to receive; classifier for clothes, mats, screens etc | |
| 不必 不必 | need not; does not have to; not necessarily | |
| 文章 文章 | article; essay; literary works; writings; hidden meaning | |
| 香 香 | fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory or appetizing; (to eat) with relish; (of sleep) sound; perfume or spice; joss or incense stick | |
| 任 任 | to assign; to appoint; to take up a post; office; responsibility; to let; to allow; to give free rein to; no matter (how, what etc); classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友) | |
| 立刻 立刻 | forthwith; immediate; prompt; promptly; straightway; thereupon; at once | |
| 初 初 | at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic | |
| 升 升 | to ascend; to rise to the rank of; to promote; to hoist; liter; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth dou 斗 | |
| 退 退 | to retreat; to withdraw; to reject; to return (sth); to decline | |
| 相关 相關 | related; relevant; pertinent; to be interrelated; (statistics) correlation | |
| 修 修 | to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to write; to cultivate; to study; to take (a class) | |
| 板 板 | board; plank; plate; shutter; table tennis bat; clappers (music); accented beat in Chinese music; hard; stiff; to stop smiling or look serious | |
| 钟 鐘 | clock; o'clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell | |
| 合 合 | 100 ml; one-tenth of a peck; measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗 | |
| 姑娘 姑娘 | girl; young woman; young lady; daughter; paternal aunt (old) | |
| 代 代 | to substitute; to act on behalf of others; to replace; generation; dynasty; age; period; (historical) era; (geological) eon | |
| 直 直 | straight; to straighten; fair and reasonable; frank; straightforward; (indicates continuing motion or action); vertical; vertical downward stroke in Chinese characters | |
| 按照 按照 | according to; in accordance with; in the light of; on the basis of | |
| 传 傳 | to pass on; to spread; to transmit; to infect; to transfer; to circulate; to conduct (electricity) | |
| 图 圖 | diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek | |
| 乱 亂 | in confusion or disorder; in a confused state of mind; disorder; upheaval; riot; illicit sexual relations; to throw into disorder; to mix up; indiscriminate; random; arbitrary | |
| 管理 管理 | to supervise; to manage; to administer; management; administration | |
| 本来 本來 | original; originally; at first; it goes without saying; of course | |
| 挂 掛 | to hang or suspend (from a hook etc); to hang up (the phone); (of a line) to be dead; to be worried or concerned; to make a phone call (dialect); to register or record; classifier for sets or clusters of objects; (slang) to kill; to die; to be finished; to fail (an exam) | |
| 仍 仍 | still; yet; to remain; (literary) frequently; often | |
| 各 各 | each; every | |
| 步 步 | a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process; situation | |
| 报 報 | to announce; to inform; report; newspaper; recompense; revenge | |
| 自然 自然 | nature; natural; naturally | |
| 支 支 | to support; to sustain; to erect; to raise; branch; division; to draw money; classifier for rods such as pens and guns, for army divisions and for songs or compositions | |
| 随 隨 | to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently | |
| 敢 敢 | to dare; daring; (polite) may I venture | |
| 安排 安排 | to arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans | |
| 金 金 | gold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals; money; golden; highly respected; one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 音 | |
| 光 光 | light; ray; bright; shiny; only; merely; used up; finished; to leave (a part of the body) uncovered | |
| 性 性 | nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence | |
| 好好 好好 | well; carefully; nicely; properly | |
| 派 派 | clique; school; group; faction; to dispatch; to send; to assign; to appoint; pi (Greek letter Ππ); the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926; (loanword) pie | |
| 线 線 | thread; string; wire; line; (after a number) tier (unofficial ranking of a Chinese city) | |
| 除了 除了 | besides; apart from (... also...); in addition to; except (for) |