Empresses in the Palace

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甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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功高震主 功高震主 gōng gāo zhèn zhǔ so meritorious as to overshadow one's lord (idiom); a subject whose great deeds threaten the ruler ∼HSK 6
娇贵 嬌貴 jiāo guì pampered; fragile; finicky ∼HSK 6
碍于 礙於 ài yú to be constrained by; due to (a constraining factor) ∼HSK 6
劳碌 勞碌 láo lù to work hard; to toil ∼HSK 6
螽斯 螽斯 zhōng sī katydid or long-horned grasshopper (family Tettigoniidae) ∼HSK 6
早产 早產 zǎo chǎn to have a premature birth ∼HSK 6
瑟瑟 瑟瑟 sè sè trembling; rustling ∼HSK 6
猛兽 猛獸 měng shòu ferocious beast; fierce animal ∼HSK 6
积年 積年 jī nián for a long time; over many years; old; advanced in age ∼HSK 6
细作 細作 xì zuò (old) spy; secret agent ∼HSK 6
腹痛 腹痛 fù tòng bellyache; stomach pain ∼HSK 6
消暑 消暑 xiāo shǔ to spend a summer holiday; to beat the summer heat ∼HSK 6
龙凤胎 龍鳳胎 lóng fèng tāi twins of mixed sex ∼HSK 6
轻盈 輕盈 qīng yíng graceful; lithe; light and graceful; lighthearted; relaxed ∼HSK 6
产下 產下 chǎn xià to bear (give birth) ∼HSK 6
血崩 血崩 xuè bēng metrorrhagia (vaginal bleeding outside the expected menstrual period) ∼HSK 6
凌驾 凌駕 líng jià to be above; to place above ∼HSK 6
开蒙 開蒙 kāi méng (old) (of a child) to begin schooling ∼HSK 6
念叨 唸叨 niàn dao to talk about often; to reminisce about; to keep repeating; to keep harping on; to discuss ∼HSK 6
脾胃 脾胃 pí wèi spleen and stomach (digestive organs in TCM); preferences; one's taste (e.g. in literature) ∼HSK 6
婶母 嬸母 shěn mǔ wife of father's younger brother; aunt ∼HSK 6
主打 主打 zhǔ dǎ principal; main; flagship (product); title (track); to specialize in; to take as one's priority; to primarily focus on ∼HSK 6
原来如此 原來如此 yuán lái rú cǐ (idiom) so that's how it is; I see ∼HSK 6
效犬马之劳 效犬馬之勞 xiào quǎn mǎ zhī láo to render one's humble services; to be at sb's beck and call ∼HSK 6
饶过 饒過 ráo guò to pardon; to excuse; to forgive ∼HSK 6
嚷嚷 嚷嚷 rāng rang to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach ∼HSK 6
床铺 床鋪 chuáng pù bed ∼HSK 6
莫不 莫不 mò bù none doesn't; there is none who isn't; everyone ∼HSK 6
识得 識得 shí de to know ∼HSK 6
躲懒 躲懶 duǒ lǎn to shy away from work; to get by without attending duty ∼HSK 6
爽约 爽約 shuǎng yuē to miss an appointment ∼HSK 6
好自为之 好自為之 hǎo zì wéi zhī to do one's best; to shape up; to fend for oneself; you're on your own ∼HSK 6
宵夜 宵夜 xiāo yè midnight snack; late-night snack ∼HSK 6
善解人意 善解人意 shàn jiě rén yì to be good at understanding others (idiom) ∼HSK 6
到此为止 到此為止 dào cǐ wéi zhǐ to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day ∼HSK 6
看不惯 看不慣 kàn bu guàn cannot bear to see; to hate; to dislike; to disapprove ∼HSK 6
从轻发落 從輕發落 cóng qīng fā luò to deal with leniently (idiom); to give a light sentence; to punish mildly ∼HSK 6
一般见识 一般見識 yī bān - jiàn shi (idiom) to lower oneself to (sb's) level ∼HSK 6
神志不清 神志不清 shén zhì bù qīng to be delirious; to be mentally confused ∼HSK 6
话虽如此 話雖如此 huà suī rú cǐ be that as it may ∼HSK 6
含冤 含冤 hán yuān wronged; to suffer false accusations ∼HSK 6
娶亲 娶親 qǔ qīn to take a wife ∼HSK 6
账簿 賬簿 zhàng bù an account book; a ledger ∼HSK 6
忌恨 忌恨 jì hèn hate (due to envy etc) ∼HSK 6
蠢笨 蠢笨 chǔn bèn stupid ∼HSK 6
分内之事 分內之事 fèn nèi zhī shì one's duty; a matter within one's own responsibility (idiom) ∼HSK 6
日久见人心 日久見人心 rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn time reveals a person's true heart (idiom); only over time do you know what someone is really like ∼HSK 6
意料之中 意料之中 yì liào zhī zhōng to come as no surprise; as expected ∼HSK 6
颇多 頗多 pō duō (quite) a lot; many ∼HSK 6
一切如旧 一切如舊 yī qiè rú jiù everything as before ∼HSK 6