Vocabulary

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zhī (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it HSK 7
duì liú able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer Idiom ∼HSK 6
chī xīn wàng xiǎng to be carried away by one's wishful thinking (idiom); to labor under a delusion; wishful thinking Idiom ∼HSK 6
cǎo jīng shé lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom); fig. to inadvertently alert an enemy; to punish sb as a warning to others Idiom ∼HSK 6
yóu zuǐ huá shé glib; oily-mouthed and smooth talking Idiom ∼HSK 6
qián hòu one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades; advancing wave upon wave Idiom ∼HSK 6
guī xīn jiàn with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
wèi néng miǎn unable to break the custom (idiom); bound by conventions Idiom ∼HSK 6
jìn xīn jìn making an all-out effort (idiom); to try one's heart out; to do one's utmost Idiom ∼HSK 6
fèi jìn xīn to rack one's brains for schemes (idiom); to beat one's brains out Idiom ∼HSK 6
guǐ xīn qiào to be obsessed; to be possessed Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
xīn lacking in confidence; diffident; to have a guilty conscience Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
used in 吽; (Tw) (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 6
jìn gōng to enter the emperor's palace; (slang) to go to jail ∼HSK 6
niáng (dialect) form of address for one's wife; polite form of address for a woman ∼HSK 6
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
shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
zūn jià lit. your honored carriage; your highness; honored Sir (also sarcastic); you ∼HSK 6
xiè ēn thank for grace ∼HSK 6
gōng palace maid; CL:個|个[ge4],名[ming2],位[wei4] ∼HSK 6
āi jiā I, me (self-referring by a widowed empress etc, used in historical novels and operas) ∼HSK 6
chén qiè (literary) I, your servant (self-appellation of a lower-rank female); (archaic) male and female slaves; subjects (of a ruler) ∼HSK 6
chuí wēi close to death; life-threatening (illness) ∼HSK 6
chāo to surpass; to transcend; to perform religious ceremonies to help the soul find peace ∼HSK 6
jiě mèn to relieve boredom or melancholy; a diversion ∼HSK 6
xùn to break in a horse; a trained saddle horse ∼HSK 6
zhǔ tuō to entrust a task to sb else ∼HSK 6
zhù chí to administer a monastery Buddhist or Daoist; abbot; head monk ∼HSK 6
wáng líng departed spirit ∼HSK 6
fēi pín imperial concubine ∼HSK 6
zhì medical treatment ∼HSK 6
rén xiōng (honorific written address) My dear friend ∼HSK 6
xiàn jīn nowadays; now ∼HSK 6
dǒu dǎn (courteous) to be so bold as to ∼HSK 6
zhǔ zi Master (term used by servant); Your Majesty; operator (of machine) ∼HSK 6
how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
fèng tiān chéng yùn 奉: offer; receive; serve; respect · 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 承: inherit, receive; succeed · 运: run; simplified form of ∼HSK 6
qiān to move in (to new lodging) ∼HSK 6
máng tōu xián 忙: busy, pressed for time; hustling · 里: unit of distance; village; lane · 偷: to steal, burglar, thief · 闲: fence, guard; defend; idle time ∼HSK 6
wēi jiàn humble; lowly ∼HSK 6
殿 殿 piān diàn side palace hall; side chamber ∼HSK 6
jǐn reserved; overcautious ∼HSK 6
máng busy with ∼HSK 6
insolent; boorish; rough (in actions) ∼HSK 6
chǒng to be a favorite; favor ∼HSK 6
xià jiàn humble; lowly; depraved; contemptible ∼HSK 6
xīn huī lěng discouraged; downhearted ∼HSK 6
bēi jiàn lowly; mean and low ∼HSK 6
slave servant ∼HSK 6
bào to abandon oneself to despair; to give up and stop bothering ∼HSK 6