Vocabulary

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之 之 zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
不知所以 不知所以 bù zhī - suǒ yǐ (idiom) to not know the reason; (idiom) to not know what to do Idiom ∼HSK 6
言听计从 言聽計從 yán tīng jì cóng to see, hear and obey (idiom); to take advice; to take sb at his word Idiom ∼HSK 6
尽人皆知 盡人皆知 jìn rén jiē zhī known by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name Idiom ∼HSK 6
牵一发而动全身 牽一髮而動全身 qiān yī fà ér dòng quán shēn lit. pulling a single hair makes the whole body move (idiom); fig. a small change in one part can affect the whole system Idiom ∼HSK 6
大错特错 大錯特錯 dà cuò tè cuò to be gravely mistaken (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
涂脂抹粉 塗脂抹粉 tú zhī - mǒ fěn (idiom) to put on makeup; (idiom) to prettify Idiom ∼HSK 6
尽心尽力 盡心盡力 jìn xīn jìn lì making an all-out effort (idiom); to try one's heart out; to do one's utmost Idiom ∼HSK 6
贱人 賤人 jiàn rén slut; cheap person Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
就算 就算 jiù suàn (coll.) even if Colloquialism HSK 6
嘛 嘛 má used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism 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
臣妾 臣妾 chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female); (archaic) male and female slaves; subjects (of a ruler) ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
微臣 微臣 wēi chén this small official; humble servant ∼HSK 6
哀家 哀家 āi jiā I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas) ∼HSK 6
六宫 六宮 liù gōng empress and imperial concubines or their residence ∼HSK 6
嫔妃 嬪妃 pín fēi imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
奴婢 奴婢 nú bì slave servant ∼HSK 6
服软 服軟 fú ruǎn to admit defeat; to give in; to acknowledge a mistake; to apologize; to be amenable to persuasion ∼HSK 6
福晋 福晉 fú jìn in Qing dynasty, Manchurian word for wife ∼HSK 6
协理 協理 xié lǐ assistant manager; to assist in managing ∼HSK 6
侍奉 侍奉 shì fèng to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs ∼HSK 6
凡事 凡事 fán shì everything ∼HSK 6
銮驾 鑾駕 luán jià imperial chariot ∼HSK 6
下跪 下跪 xià guì to kneel; to go down on one's knees ∼HSK 6
暴晒 暴曬 bào shài (of the sun) to scorch; to expose to a scorching sun ∼HSK 6
狠毒 狠毒 hěn dú vicious; malicious; savage ∼HSK 6
气盛 氣盛 qì shèng red-blooded; full of vim; impetuous ∼HSK 6
泄恨 洩恨 xiè hèn to give vent to anger ∼HSK 6
失礼 失禮 shī lǐ discourteous ∼HSK 6
躲懒 躲懶 duǒ lǎn to shy away from work; to get by without attending duty ∼HSK 6
肚兜 肚兜 dù dōu undergarment covering the chest and abdomen ∼HSK 6
老朽 老朽 lǎo xiǔ decrepit and behind the times; old; useless; (humble) I; me (used by the elderly) ∼HSK 6
息怒 息怒 xī nù to calm down; to quell one's anger ∼HSK 6
惹怒 惹怒 rě nù to provoke anger ∼HSK 6
怒气 怒氣 nù qì anger ∼HSK 6
大怒 大怒 dà nù to become furious; to explode in anger ∼HSK 6
意料之中 意料之中 yì liào zhī zhōng to come as no surprise; as expected ∼HSK 6
定夺 定奪 dìng duó to make a decision; to determine ∼HSK 6
人祸 人禍 rén huò man-made disaster ∼HSK 6
盛夏 盛夏 shèng xià midsummer; the height of summer ∼HSK 6
母体 母體 mǔ tǐ (zoology, medicine) mother's body; (chemistry etc) parent; matrix; (statistics) population; parent population ∼HSK 6
不妥 不妥 bù tuǒ not proper; inappropriate ∼HSK 6
不敬 不敬 bù jìng disrespect; irreverent; rude; insufficiently respectful (to a superior) ∼HSK 6
难产 難產 nán chǎn difficult birth; (fig.) difficult to achieve ∼HSK 6
血崩 血崩 xuè bēng metrorrhagia (vaginal bleeding outside the expected menstrual period) ∼HSK 6
进宫 進宮 jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
凌辱 凌辱 líng rǔ to insult; to humiliate; to bully ∼HSK 6
枉费 枉費 wǎng fèi to waste (one's breath, one's energy etc); to try in vain ∼HSK 6