Dream in Red Mansions

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Literary Talent Tested by Composing Inscriptions for Grandview Garden

S1E7 · 大观园试才题对额 dàguānyuán shì cái tí duì é

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4.4 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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置 置 zhì to install; to place; to put; to buy HSK 7
哼 哼 hēng to groan; to snort; to hum; to croon; humph! HSK 7
设 設 shè to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if HSK 7
唉 唉 āi interjection or grunt of agreement or recognition (e.g. yes, it's me!); to sigh HSK 7
探 探 tàn to explore; to search out; to scout; to visit; to stretch forward HSK 7
哎 哎 āi hey!; (interjection used to attract attention or to express surprise or disapprobation) HSK 7
不知 不知 bù zhī not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc) HSK 7
德 德 Dé Germany; German; abbr. for 德国 HSK 7
情 情 qíng feeling; emotion; passion; situation HSK 7
以 㕥 Yǐ abbr. for Israel 列 HSK 7
之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
坐山观虎斗 坐山觀虎鬥 zuò shān guān hǔ dòu lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom); fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted Idiom ∼HSK 6
人仰马翻 人仰馬翻 rén yǎng mǎ fān to suffer a crushing defeat (idiom); in a pitiful state; in a complete mess; to roll (with laughter) Idiom ∼HSK 6
眼馋肚饱 眼饞肚飽 yǎn chán dù bǎo to have eyes bigger than one's belly (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
千载难逢 千載難逢 qiān zǎi nán féng extremely rare (idiom); once in a blue moon Idiom ∼HSK 6
小媳妇 小媳婦 xiǎo xí fu young married woman; mistress; (fig.) punching bag; (old) child bride Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
捣鬼 搗鬼 dǎo guǐ to play tricks; to cause mischief Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
娘娘 娘娘 niáng niang queen; empress; imperial concubine; Goddess, esp. Xi Wangmu 王母娘娘 or 西王母, Queen Mother of the West; mother; aunt ∼HSK 6
诸公 諸公 zhū gōng gentlemen (form of address) ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
谢恩 謝恩 xiè ēn thank for grace ∼HSK 6
同喜 同喜 tóng xǐ Thank you for your congratulations!; The same to you! (returning a compliment) ∼HSK 6
岂敢 豈敢 qǐ gǎn how could one dare?; I don't deserve such praise ∼HSK 6
儿媳妇 兒媳婦 ér xí fù daughter-in-law ∼HSK 6
侄儿 侄兒 zhír nephew ∼HSK 6
筹算 籌算 chóu suàn to calculate (using bamboo tokens on a counting board); to count beads; (fig.) to budget; to plan (an investment) ∼HSK 6
在望 在望 zài wàng within view; visible; (fig.) in the offing; around the corner; soon to materialize ∼HSK 6
临水 臨水 lín shuǐ facing the water (favored location) ∼HSK 6
饶了 饒了 ráo le to spare; to forgive ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
姨太太 姨太太 yí tài tai concubine ∼HSK 6
玷辱 玷辱 diàn rǔ to dishonor; to disgrace ∼HSK 6
利钱 利錢 lì qián interest (on a loan etc) ∼HSK 6
嬷嬷 嬤嬤 mó mo (dialect) elderly lady; wet nurse; Catholic nun ∼HSK 6
盛饭 盛飯 chéng fàn to fill a bowl with rice ∼HSK 6
商议 商議 shāng yì to negotiate; discussion; proposal ∼HSK 6
太祖 太祖 tài zǔ Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty) ∼HSK 6
罪过 罪過 zuì guo sin; offense ∼HSK 6
议定 議定 yì dìng to reach an agreement; to agree upon ∼HSK 6
采买 採買 cǎi mǎi to purchase; to buy; to do one's shopping; purchasing agent; buyer ∼HSK 6
置办 置辦 zhì bàn to purchase; to buy ∼HSK 6
娘的 孃的 niáng de same as ∼HSK 6
拐角 拐角 guǎi jiǎo to turn a corner; corner ∼HSK 6
亭台 亭臺 tíng tái pavilion ∼HSK 6
告竣 告竣 gào jùn (of a project) to be completed ∼HSK 6
匾额 匾額 biǎn é a horizontal inscribed board ∼HSK 6
景物 景物 jǐng wù scenery ∼HSK 6
入眼 入眼 rù yǎn to appear before one's eyes; pleasing to the eye; nice to look at ∼HSK 6
丘壑 丘壑 qiū hè hills and valleys; remote, secluded area ∼HSK 6
小径 小徑 xiǎo jìng alley; trail ∼HSK 6