Empresses in the Palace

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甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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楚楚动人 楚楚動人 chǔ chǔ dòng rén 楚: name of feudal state; clear · 楚: name of feudal state; clear · 动: move, happen; movement, action · 人: man; people; mankind; someone else Idiom ∼HSK 7
予取予求 予取予求 yú qǔ yú qiú 予: I, me; to give · 取: take, receive, obtain; select · 予: I, me; to give · 求: seek; demand, request; beseech Idiom ∼HSK 7
紫气东来 紫氣東來 zǐ qì dōng lái 紫: purple, violet; amethyst; surname · 气: steam, vapor; KangXi radical 84 · 东: east, eastern, eastward · 来: come, coming; return, returning Idiom ∼HSK 7
下笔如神 下筆如神 xià bǐ rú shén 下: under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down · 笔: writing brush; write; stroke · 如: if, supposing; as if; like, as · 神: spirit, god, supernatural being Idiom ∼HSK 7
食不下咽 食不下咽 shí bù xià yàn 食: eat; meal; food; KangXi radical number 184 · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 下: under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down · 咽: throat; pharynx Idiom ∼HSK 7
有鼻子有眼 有鼻子有眼 yǒu bí zi yǒu yǎn 有: have, own, possess; exist · 鼻: nose; first; KangXi radical 209 · 子: offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch · 有: have, own, possess; exist · 眼: eye; eyelet, hole, opening Idiom ∼HSK 7
雨露之恩 雨露之恩 yǔ lù zhī ēn 雨: rain; rainy; KangXi radical 173 · 露: dew; bare, open, exposed · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 恩: kindness, mercy, charity Idiom ∼HSK 7
射人先射马 射人先射馬 shè rén xiān shè mǎ 射: shoot, eject, issue forth, emit · 人: man; people; mankind; someone else · 先: first, former, previous · 射: shoot, eject, issue forth, emit · 马: horse; surname; KangXi radical 187 Idiom ∼HSK 7
回天之力 回天之力 huí tiān zhī lì 回: return, turn around; a time · 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 力: power, capability, influence Idiom ∼HSK 7
扭转干坤 扭轉幹坤 niǔ zhuǎn gàn kūn 扭: turn, twist, wrench; seize, grasp · 转: shift, move, turn · 干: oppose, offend; invade; dried · 坤: earth; feminine, female Idiom ∼HSK 7
雷霆之怒 雷霆之怒 léi tíng wàn j 雷: thunder · 霆: a sudden peal of thunder · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 怒: anger, rage, passion; angry Idiom ∼HSK 7
五谷不分 五穀不分 wǔ gǔ bù fēn 五: five; surname · 谷: valley, gorge, ravine · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 分: divide; small unit of time etc. Idiom ∼HSK 7
四体不勤 四體不勤 sì tǐ bù qín 四: four · 体: body; group, class, body, unit; inferior · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 勤: industrious, diligent, attentive Idiom ∼HSK 7
死而无怨 死而無怨 sǐ ér wú yuàn 死: die; dead; death · 而: and; and then; and yet; but · 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 怨: hatred, enmity, resentment Idiom ∼HSK 7
家书抵万金 家書抵萬金 jiā shū dǐ wàn jīn 家: house, home, residence; family · 书: book, letter, document; writings · 抵: resist, oppose; deny; off-set · 万: ten thousand; innumerable · 金: gold; metals in general; money Idiom ∼HSK 7
无亲无故 無親無故 wú qīn wú gù 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 亲: relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree · 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 故: ancient, old; reason, because Idiom ∼HSK 7
铭感五内 銘感五內 míng gǎn wǔ nèi 铭: inscribe, engrave · 感: feel, perceive, emotion · 五: five; surname · 内: inside Idiom ∼HSK 7
不可动摇 不可動搖 bù kě dòng yáo 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 可: may, can, -able; possibly · 动: move, happen; movement, action · 摇: wag, swing, wave; shake; scull Idiom ∼HSK 7
千回百转 千迴百轉 qiān huí bǎi zhuǎn 千: thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler · 回: return, turn around; a time · 百: one hundred; numerous, many · 转: shift, move, turn Idiom ∼HSK 7
软弱无力 軟弱無力 ruǎn ruò wú lì 软: soft, flexible, pliable; weak · 弱: weak; fragile, delicate · 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 力: power, capability, influence Idiom ∼HSK 7
率土之滨 率土之濱 shuài tǔ zhī bīn 率: to lead; ratio; rate; limit · 土: soil, earth; items made of earth · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 滨: beach, sea coast; river bank Idiom ∼HSK 7
一事不知 一事不知 yī shì bù zhī 一: one; a, an; alone · 事: affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 知: know, perceive, comprehend Idiom ∼HSK 7
滴水成冰 滴水成冰 dī shuǐ chéng bīng 滴: drip; drop of water · 水: water, liquid, lotion, juice · 成: completed, finished, fixed · 冰: ice; ice-cold Idiom ∼HSK 7
不痴不聋 不痴不聾 bù chī bù lóng 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 痴: foolish, stupid, dumb, silly · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 聋: deaf Idiom ∼HSK 7
谁是谁非 誰是誰非 shuí shì shuí fēi 谁: who? whom? whose? anyone? · 是: indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that · 谁: who? whom? whose? anyone? · 非: not, negative, non-; oppose Idiom ∼HSK 7
穿红着绿 穿紅著綠 chuān hóng zhuó lǜ 穿: penetrate, pierce, drill; wear · 红: red, vermillion; blush, flush · 着: make move, take action · 绿: green; chlorine Idiom ∼HSK 7
机关算尽 機關算盡 jī guān suàn jìn 机: desk; machine; moment · 关: frontier pass; close; relation · 算: count, calculate, figure; plan · 尽: exhaust, use up; deplete Idiom ∼HSK 7
认祖归宗 認祖歸宗 rèn zǔ guī zōng 认: recognize, know, understand · 祖: ancestor, forefather; grandfather · 归: return; return to, revert to · 宗: lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan Idiom ∼HSK 7
天诛地灭 天誅地滅 tiān zhū dì miè 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 诛: execute, kill, put to death; punish · 地: earth; soil, ground; region · 灭: extinguish; wipe out, exterminate Idiom ∼HSK 7
野心勃勃 野心勃勃 yě xīn bó bó 野: open country, field; wilderness · 心: heart; mind, intelligence; soul · 勃: suddenly, sudden, quick · 勃: suddenly, sudden, quick Idiom ∼HSK 7
能言巧辩 能言巧辯 néng yán qiǎo biàn 能: to be able; can, permitted to; ability · 言: words, speech; speak, say · 巧: skillful, ingenious, clever · 辩: dispute, argue, debate, discuss Idiom ∼HSK 7
一片冰心 一片冰心 yī piàn bīng xīn 一: one; a, an; alone · 片: slice, splinter, strip; rad. 91 · 冰: ice; ice-cold · 心: heart; mind, intelligence; soul Idiom ∼HSK 7
玉减香消 玉減香消 yù jiǎn xiāng xiāo 玉: jade, precious stone, gem · 减: decrease, subtract, diminish · 香: fragrant, sweet smelling, incense · 消: vanish, die out; melt away Idiom ∼HSK 7
人来人往 人來人往 rén lái rén wǎng 人: man; people; mankind; someone else · 来: come, coming; return, returning · 人: man; people; mankind; someone else · 往: go, depart; past, formerly Idiom ∼HSK 7
蒲柳之质 蒲柳之質 pú liǔ zhī zhì 蒲: type of rush; vine · 柳: willow tree; pleasure · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 质: matter, material, substance Idiom ∼HSK 7
水火不相容 水火不相容 shuǐ huǒ bù xiāng róng 水: water, liquid, lotion, juice · 火: fire, flame; burn; anger, rage · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 相: mutual, reciprocal, each other · 容: looks, appearance; figure, form Idiom ∼HSK 7
动荡不安 動盪不安 dòng dàng bù ān 动: move, happen; movement, action · 荡: pond, pool; wash away, cleanse · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 安: peaceful, tranquil, quiet Idiom ∼HSK 7
无孔不入 無孔不入 wú kǒng bù rù 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 孔: opening, hole, orifice; great · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 入: enter, come in(to), join Idiom ∼HSK 7
殃及池鱼 殃及池魚 yāng jí chí yú 殃: misfortune, disaster, calamity · 及: extend; reach; come up to; and · 池: pool, pond; moat; cistern · 鱼: fish; surname; KangXi radical 195 Idiom ∼HSK 7
冰肌玉骨 冰肌玉骨 bīng jī yù gǔ 冰: ice; ice-cold · 肌: muscle tissue; meat on bones · 玉: jade, precious stone, gem · 骨: bone; skeleton; frame, framework Idiom ∼HSK 7
五马分尸 五馬分屍 wǔ mǎ fēn shī 五: five; surname · 马: horse; surname; KangXi radical 187 · 分: divide; small unit of time etc. · 尸: corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; KangXi radical 44 Idiom ∼HSK 7
疾言厉色 疾言厲色 jí yán lì sè 疾: illness, disease, sickness; to hate · 言: words, speech; speak, say · 厉: whetstone; grind, sharpen; whet · 色: color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty Idiom ∼HSK 7
柳暗花明又一村 柳暗花明又一村 liǔ àn huā míng yòu yī cūn 柳: willow tree; pleasure · 暗: dark; obscure; in secret, covert · 花: flower; blossoms · 明: bright, light, brilliant; clear · 又: and, also, again, in addition · 一: one; a, an; alone · 村: village, hamlet; uncouth, vulgar Idiom ∼HSK 7
有口无心 有口無心 yǒu kǒu wú xīn to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
朝三暮四 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon; indecisive; to blow hot and cold Idiom HSK 7
无情无义 無情無義 wú qíng wú yì completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless Idiom HSK 7
三番五次 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì over and over again (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
苦尽甘来 苦盡甘來 kǔ jìn gān lái bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning Idiom HSK 7
思前想后 思前想後 sī qián xiǎng hòu to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future; to ponder over reasons and connection Idiom HSK 7
画龙点睛 畫龍點睛 huà lóng diǎn jīng to paint a dragon and dot in the eyes (idiom); fig. to add the vital finishing touch; the crucial point that brings the subject to life; a few words to clinch the point Idiom HSK 7