Empresses in the Palace

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甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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千里迢迢 千里迢迢 qiān lǐ - tiáo tiáo (idiom) from a great distance; (to come) from afar Idiom ∼HSK 2
意气风发 意氣風發 yì qì - fēng fā (idiom) high-spirited; full of mettle Idiom ∼HSK 2
能说会道 能說會道 néng shuō huì dào can talk really well (idiom); the gift of the gab Idiom ∼HSK 2
风花雪月 風花雪月 fēng huā xuě yuè wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom); effete language without substance; love affair; romance is in the air; dissipated life Idiom ∼HSK 2
数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī - shǔ èr (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best; one of the very best; (idiom) to list one by one Idiom ∼HSK 2
草草了事 草草了事 cǎo cǎo liǎo shì to rush through the work; to get through a thing carelessly Idiom ∼HSK 2
师出有名 師出有名 shī chū yǒu míng lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom); to do something with good reason; to have just cause Idiom ∼HSK 2
说三道四 說三道四 shuō sān dào sì to make thoughtless remarks (idiom); to criticize; gossip Idiom ∼HSK 2
九霄云外 九霄雲外 jiǔ xiāo yún wài beyond the topmost clouds (idiom); unimaginably far away Idiom ∼HSK 2
沆瀣一气 沆瀣一氣 hàng xiè yī qì to act in collusion (idiom); in cahoots with; villains will look after one another Idiom ∼HSK 2
气息奄奄 氣息奄奄 qì xī yǎn yǎn to have only a breath of life (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 2
白头到老 白頭到老 bái tóu dào lǎo (to live together until the) white hairs of old age (idiom); to live to a ripe old age in conjugal bliss; until death do us part Idiom ∼HSK 2
风吹草动 風吹草動 fēng chuī - cǎo dòng lit. grass stirring in the wind (idiom); fig. the slightest whiff of trouble Idiom ∼HSK 2
网开一面 網開一面 wǎng kāi yī miàn open the net on one side (idiom); let the caged bird fly; to give one's opponent a way out; lenient treatment Idiom ∼HSK 2
信口开河 信口開河 xìn kǒu kāi hé to speak without thinking (idiom); to blurt sth out Idiom ∼HSK 2
事在人为 事在人為 shì zài rén wéi the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort; With effort, one can achieve anything. Idiom ∼HSK 2
人山人海 人山人海 rén shān rén hǎi (idiom) multitude; vast crowd Idiom ∼HSK 2
千难万难 千難萬難 qiān nán wàn nán extremely difficult Idiom ∼HSK 2
天下太平 天下太平 tiān xià tài píng the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity Idiom ∼HSK 2
有数 有數 yǒu shù to have kept count; to know how many; (fig.) to know exactly how things stand; to know the score; not many; only a few Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
毛手毛脚 毛手毛腳 máo shǒu máo jiǎo carelessly and haphazardly; to paw; to grope; to get fresh Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
头一回 頭一回 tóu yī huí the first time; for the first time Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
说不得 說不得 shuō bu de to be unmentionable; be unspeakable; must; cannot but Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
见不得人 見不得人 jiàn bu dé rén shameful Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
红人 紅人 hóng rén a favorite of sb in power; a celebrity; American Indian Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
难当 難當 nán dāng hard to endure (hot weather, itchiness etc) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
差不离 差不離 chà bù lí not much different; similar; ordinary; nearly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
三长两短 三長兩短 sān cháng liǎng duǎn unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
草包 草包 cǎo bāo bag made of woven straw; bag filled with straw; (fig.) a good-for-nothing; clumsy oaf Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
完事 完事 wán shì to be finished (with sth) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
油嘴 油嘴 yóu zuǐ eloquent and cunning; silver tongued Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
靠不住 靠不住 kào bu zhù unreliable Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
近在眼前 近在眼前 jìn zài yǎn qián right under one's nose; right in front of one's eyes; close at hand; imminent Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
天不怕地不怕 天不怕地不怕 tiān bù pà dì bù pà fearing nothing in Heaven or Earth (idiom); fearless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 2
难看 難看 nán kàn ugly; unsightly Xiehouyu HSK 2
难受 難受 nán shòu to feel unwell; to suffer pain; to be difficult to bear Xiehouyu HSK 2
难过 難過 nán guò to feel sad; to feel unwell; (of life) to be difficult Xiehouyu HSK 2
正好 正好 zhèng hǎo just (in time); just right; just enough; to happen to; to chance to; by chance; it just so happens that Xiehouyu HSK 2
开心 開心 kāi xīn to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb Xiehouyu HSK 2
姐夫 姐夫 jiě fu (coll.) older sister's husband Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
带子 帶子 dài zi belt; band; ribbon; strap; girdle; (coll.) audio or video tape; Farrer's scallop (Chlamys farreri); comb pen shell (Atrina pectinata) Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
丫头片子 丫頭片子 yā tou piàn zi (coll.) silly girl; little girl Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
套子 套子 tào zi sheath; case; cover; conventional method; cliché; trick; (coll.) condom Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
老头子 老頭子 lǎo tóu zi (coll.) old man; (said of an aging husband) my old man Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
老丈人 老丈人 lǎo zhàng ren (coll.) father-in-law (wife's father) Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
动手脚 動手腳 dòng shǒu jiǎo (coll.) to tamper with; to mess around with Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
好气 好氣 hǎo qì (coll.) good mood (usu. used in the negative); angry (usu. used in combination with) Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
见红 見紅 jiàn hóng (coll.) to bleed (esp. vaginal bleeding); to suffer a financial loss Colloquialism ∼HSK 2
够 夠 gòu enough (sufficient); enough (too much); (coll.) (before adj.) really; (coll.) to reach by stretching out Colloquialism HSK 2
猫 貓 māo cat; (dialect) to hide oneself; (coll.) modem Colloquialism HSK 2