Dream in Red Mansions

Episode review

Xifeng Helps to Manage Affairs at the Ning Mansion

S1E6 · 王熙凤协理宁国府 wáng xī fèng xiélǐ níngguó fǔ

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4.41 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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奶奶 奶奶 nǎi nai (informal) grandma (paternal grandmother); (respectful) mistress of the house; (coll.) boobies; breasts Colloquialism HSK 1
山 山 shān mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on Colloquialism HSK 1
吗 嗎 má (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
那 那 nà (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi]); (pronoun) that (referring to persons, things or situations); then (in that case) Colloquialism HSK 1
天后 天后 Tiān hòu Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu; Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
九月 九月 Jiǔ yuè September; ninth month (of the lunar year) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
四书 四書 Sì shū Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學|大学, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語|论语, and Mencius 孟子 Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
二奶 二奶 èr nǎi mistress; second wife; lover ∼HSK 1
儿 兒 rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
几个 幾個 jǐ ge a few; several; how many ∼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
怎么了 怎麼了 zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
家的 家的 jiā de (old) wife ∼HSK 1
着呢 著呢 zhe ne comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather ∼HSK 1
看在 看在 kàn zài (in the expression +... +) for the sake of...; considering... ∼HSK 1
现 現 xiàn appear, manifest, become visible ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
奶奶的 奶奶的 nǎi nai de damn it!; blast it! ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
怎么着 怎麼著 zěn me zhāo what?; how?; how about?; whatever; also pr. [zen3 me5 zhe5] ∼HSK 1
有了 有了 yǒu le I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven ∼HSK 1
天天 天天 tiān tiān every day ∼HSK 1
每天 每天 měi tiān every day ∼HSK 1
京 京 Jīng capital city ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
要说 要說 yào shuō as for; when it comes to ∼HSK 1
明 明 Míng bright, light, brilliant; clear ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
兴 興 Xīng thrive, prosper, flourish ∼HSK 1
后儿 後兒 hòu r the day after tomorrow ∼HSK 1
跟着 跟著 gēn zhe to follow after; immediately afterwards ∼HSK 1
送殡 送殯 sòng bìn to attend a funeral; to take part in a funeral procession ∼HSK 1
来路 來路 lái lù incoming road; origin; past history ∼HSK 1
叩见 叩見 kòu jiàn to kowtow in salute ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
了了 了了 liǎo liǎo to realize clearly; to settle a matter; to get it over with ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
果 果 guǒ fruit; result ∼HSK 1
忙着 忙著 máng zhe to be occupied with (doing sth) ∼HSK 1
坏了 壞了 huài le shoot!; gosh!; oh, no!; (suffix) to the utmost ∼HSK 1
工钱 工錢 gōng qián salary; wages ∼HSK 1
上等 上等 shàng děng highest quality; top-notch ∼HSK 1
事事 事事 shì shì everything ∼HSK 1
玩笑 玩笑 wán xiào to joke; joke; jest ∼HSK 1
这几天 這幾天 zhè jǐ tiān the past few days ∼HSK 1
为上 為上 wéi shàng to be valued above all else ∼HSK 1