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Episode 8

S1E8 · 第08集 dì 08 jí

HSK 1

5.43 Advanced

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即即 jí	namely; that is; i.e.; prompt; at once; at present; even if; prompted (by the occasion); to approach; to come into contact; to assume (office); to draw near	HSK 7
不知不知 bù zhī	not to know; unaware; unknowingly; fig. not to admit (defeat, hardships, tiredness etc)	HSK 7
而已而已 ér yǐ	that's all; nothing more	HSK 7
德德 Dé	Germany; German; abbr. for 德国	HSK 7
情情 qíng	feeling; emotion; passion; situation	HSK 7
主主 zhǔ	owner; master; host; individual or party concerned; God; Lord; main; to indicate or signify; trump card (in card games)	HSK 7
以㕥 yǐ	old variant of 以	HSK 7
之之 zhī	(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it	HSK 7
望尘莫及望塵莫及 wàng chén mò jí	lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom); to be far inferior	Idiom ∼HSK 6
伶牙俐齿伶牙俐齒 líng yá lì chǐ	clever and eloquent (idiom); fluent; having the gift of the gab	Idiom ∼HSK 6
好事多磨好事多磨 hǎo shì duō mó	the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom)	Idiom ∼HSK 6
万死不辞萬死不辭 wàn sǐ bù cí	ten thousand deaths will not prevent me (idiom); ready to risk life and limb to help out	Idiom ∼HSK 6
趋炎附势趨炎附勢 qū yán fù shì	to curry favor (idiom); playing up to those in power; social climbing	Idiom ∼HSK 6
见异思迁見異思遷 jiàn yì sī qiān	to change at once on seeing sth different (idiom); loving fads and novelty; never satisfied with what one has	Idiom ∼HSK 6
明争暗斗明爭暗鬥 míng zhēng àn dòu	(idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly	Idiom ∼HSK 6
以卵击石以卵擊石 yǐ luǎn jī shí	lit. to strike a stone with egg (idiom); to attempt the impossible; to invite disaster by overreaching oneself	Idiom ∼HSK 6
险象环生險象環生 xiǎn xiàng huán shēng	dangers spring up all around (idiom); surrounded by perils	Idiom ∼HSK 6
贱人賤人 jiàn rén	slut; cheap person	Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
讨人嫌討人嫌 tǎo rén xián	unpleasant; disagreeable	Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
泡汤泡湯 pào tāng	(coll.) to fizzle out; to come to nothing; to dawdle; to stall; (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring bath	Colloquialism ∼HSK 6
有没有有沒有 yǒu méi yǒu	(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?; (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?; Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)?	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
侍奉侍奉 shì fèng	to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs	∼HSK 6
御花园御花園 yù huā yuán	imperial garden	∼HSK 6
行宫行宮 xíng gōng	temporary imperial residence	∼HSK 6
嫔妃嬪妃 pín fēi	imperial concubine	∼HSK 6
旨意旨意 zhǐ yì	decree	∼HSK 6
得宠得寵 dé chǒng	to be a favorite; favor	∼HSK 6
红烛紅燭 hóng zhú	red candle (used during birthdays and other celebrations)	∼HSK 6
夫君夫君 fū jūn	my husband	∼HSK 6
生母生母 shēng mǔ	natural mother; birth mother	∼HSK 6
宠幸寵幸 chǒng xìng	(old) (esp. of the Emperor) to show special favor towards	∼HSK 6
嫁娶嫁娶 jià qǔ	marriage	∼HSK 6
花烛花燭 huā zhú	wedding candles; a pair of large, red, ornately decorated candles placed in the bridal chamber during a traditional Chinese wedding night, symbolizing the union of the couple; (botany) anthurium	∼HSK 6
皇子皇子 huáng zǐ	prince	∼HSK 6
不舒服不舒服 bù shū fu	unwell; feeling ill; to feel uncomfortable; uneasy	∼HSK 6
恕罪恕罪 shù zuì	please forgive me	∼HSK 6
岂非豈非 qǐ fēi	wouldn't it be ... ?	∼HSK 6
笔墨筆墨 bǐ mò	pen and ink; words; writing	∼HSK 6
安寝安寢 ān qǐn	to sleep peacefully	∼HSK 6
恩泽恩澤 ēn zé	favor from an emperor or high official	∼HSK 6
训斥訓斥 xùn chì	to reprimand; to rebuke; to berate; stern criticism	∼HSK 6
之恩之恩 zhī ēn	之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 恩: kindness, mercy, charity	∼HSK 6
吃醋吃醋 chī cù	to feel jealous	∼HSK 6
孤身孤身 gū shēn	alone; lonely	∼HSK 6
卑贱卑賤 bēi jiàn	lowly; mean and low	∼HSK 6
清闲清閒 qīng xián	idle; leisurely	∼HSK 6
不枉不枉 bù wǎng	not in vain	∼HSK 6
奴婢奴婢 nú bì	slave servant	∼HSK 6