Empresses in the Palace

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甄嬛传 zhēnhuán chuán

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腾出手 騰出手 téng chū shǒu to get one's hands free (to do sth else) ∼HSK 6
荒芜 荒蕪 huāng wú left to return to unchecked growth; overgrown; grown wild ∼HSK 6
破败不堪 破敗不堪 pò bài bù kān crushed; utterly defeated ∼HSK 6
心神不定 心神不定 xīn shén bù dìng restless and uneasy in mind (idiom); agitated, unable to settle ∼HSK 6
阻塞 阻塞 zǔ sè to block; to clog ∼HSK 6
提督 提督 tí dū the local commander; provincial governor (in Qing and Ming times) ∼HSK 6
招权纳贿 招權納賄 zhāo quán nà huì to abuse power and take bribes (idiom); to grasp authority and accept graft ∼HSK 6
侵吞 侵吞 qīn tūn to annex; to swallow (up); to embezzle ∼HSK 6
从缓 從緩 cóng huǎn not to hurry; to procrastinate; to postpone ∼HSK 6
挺而走险 挺而走險 tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn variant of ∼HSK 6
悠闲自在 悠閒自在 yōu xián zì zài leisurely and carefree (idiom); relaxed and at ease ∼HSK 6
何患无辞 何患無辭 hé huàn wú cí why worry about lacking a pretext (idiom); one can always find an excuse (esp. to accuse someone) ∼HSK 6
观望不前 觀望不前 guān wàng bù qián to hold back and wait (idiom); to hesitate and not move forward ∼HSK 6
迁延观望 遷延觀望 qiān yán guān wàng to procrastinate and wait (idiom); to delay while hesitating to act ∼HSK 6
形迹可疑 形跡可疑 xíng jì kě yí behaving suspiciously; of suspicious appearance (idiom) ∼HSK 6
招摇过市 招搖過市 zhāo yáo - guò shì (idiom) to parade oneself ostentatiously about town ∼HSK 6
极刑 極刑 jí xíng supreme penalty; execution ∼HSK 6
等闲之辈 等閒之輩 děng xián zhī bèi (in the negative) (not) to be trifled with ∼HSK 6
千叮万嘱 千叮萬囑 qiān dīng wàn zhǔ repeatedly urging; imploring over and over again ∼HSK 6
闹脾气 鬧脾氣 nào pí qi to get angry ∼HSK 6
哑谜 啞謎 yǎ mí puzzle; mystery ∼HSK 6
置喙 置喙 zhì huì to offer an opinion; to comment (on the issue); to have a say (in the matter) ∼HSK 6
因缘 因緣 yīn yuán chance; opportunity; predestined relationship; (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes; chain of cause and effect ∼HSK 6
絮絮 絮絮 xù xu endless prattle; to chatter incessantly ∼HSK 6
牵涉到 牽涉到 qiān shè dào to involve; to drag in ∼HSK 6
哀戚 哀慼 āi qī sorrow; grief ∼HSK 6
少许 少許 shǎo xǔ a little; a few ∼HSK 6
小灶 小灶 xiǎo zào mess hall for high-ranking cadres; (fig.) special treatment; cf. ∼HSK 6
情何以堪 情何以堪 qíng hé yǐ kān how can this be endured! (idiom) ∼HSK 6
急痛攻心 急痛攻心 jí tòng gōng xīn to be seized by acute grief and pain (idiom); overcome with sudden anguish ∼HSK 6
今非昔比 今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐ (idiom) things are very different now; times have changed ∼HSK 6
笑纹 笑紋 xiào wén laugh lines (on the face) ∼HSK 6
抛却 拋卻 pāo què to discard ∼HSK 6
瞒上不瞒下 瞞上不瞞下 mán shàng bù mán xià lit. to deceive superiors but not subordinates (idiom); to keep something from the higher-ups ∼HSK 6
由此及彼 由此及彼 yóu cǐ jí bǐ to proceed from one thing to another (idiom); to reason by analogy ∼HSK 6
飘渺 飄渺 piāo miǎo faintly discernible; indistinct; misty ∼HSK 6
依傍 依傍 yī bàng to rely on; to depend on; to imitate (a model); to base a work (on some model) ∼HSK 6
两样东西 兩樣東西 liǎng yàng dōng xi two distinct things ∼HSK 6
徒劳 徒勞 tú láo futile ∼HSK 6
未亡人 未亡人 wèi wáng rén a widow (a widow's way of referring to herself in former times) ∼HSK 6
色欲 色慾 sè yù sexual desire; lust ∼HSK 6
有生以来 有生以來 yǒu shēng yǐ lái (idiom) since birth; for one's whole life ∼HSK 6
恩深义重 恩深義重 ēn shēn yì zhòng deep kindness and great devotion (idiom); profound gratitude and loyalty ∼HSK 6
狡兔死走狗烹 狡兔死走狗烹 jiǎo tù sǐ zǒu gǒu pēng lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose ∼HSK 6
孤老 孤老 gū lǎo solitary old man or woman; regular patron (at brothels) ∼HSK 6
惹人注目 惹人注目 rě rén zhù mù to attract attention; noticeable ∼HSK 6
讳莫如深 諱莫如深 huì mò rú shēn (idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject ∼HSK 6
闲雅 閑雅 xián yǎ elegant; graceful ∼HSK 6
疏狂 疏狂 shū kuáng uninhibited; unrestrained; unbridled ∼HSK 6
横纹 橫紋 héng wén horizontal stripe; striation ∼HSK 6