Empresses in the Palace

Episode review

Episode 9

S1E9 · 第09集 dì 09 jí

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5.34 Advanced

Vocabulary

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赏罚分明 賞罰分明 shǎng fá fēn míng to reward and punish with clear discernment (idiom); to be fair and impartial in dispensing rewards and penalties Idiom ∼HSK 7
得不偿失 得不償失 dé bù cháng shī the gains do not make up for the losses (idiom) Idiom HSK 7
成千上万 成千上萬 chéng qiān shàng wàn lit. by the thousands and tens of thousands (idiom); untold numbers; innumerable; thousands upon thousands Idiom HSK 7
冷落 冷落 lěng luò desolate; unfrequented; to treat sb coldly; to snub; to cold shoulder Xiehouyu HSK 7
冤枉 冤枉 yuān wang to accuse wrongly; to treat unjustly; injustice; wronged; not worthwhile Xiehouyu HSK 7
衣裳 衣裳 yī shang (coll.) clothes Colloquialism HSK 7
愣 愣 lèng to look distracted; to stare blankly; distracted; blank; (coll.) unexpectedly; rash; rashly Colloquialism HSK 7
娘 娘 niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
赐教 賜教 cì jiào (honorific) to impart one's wisdom; to enlighten HSK 7
撤换 撤換 chè huàn to dismiss and replace (sb); to replace (sb or sth) HSK 7
纵然 縱然 zòng rán even if; even though HSK 7
表率 表率 biǎo shuài example; model HSK 7
操劳 操勞 cāo láo to work hard; to look after HSK 7
揣测 揣測 chuǎi cè to guess; to conjecture HSK 7
不了了之 不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled; to end up with nothing definite HSK 7
万万 萬萬 wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
乖巧 乖巧 guāi qiǎo clever (child); smart; lovable; cute HSK 7
节俭 節儉 jié jiǎn frugal; economical HSK 7
怨气 怨氣 yuàn qì grievance; resentment; complaint HSK 7
受惊 受驚 shòu jīng startled HSK 7
闲话 閒話 xián huà casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind) HSK 7
出息 出息 chū xī to yield interest, profit etc; to exhale (Buddhism) HSK 7
生怕 生怕 shēng pà to fear; afraid; extremely nervous; for fear that; to avoid; so as not to HSK 7
担子 擔子 dàn zi carrying pole and the loads on it; burden; task; responsibility HSK 7
威风 威風 wēi fēng might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive HSK 7
字迹 字跡 zì jì handwriting HSK 7
挂念 掛念 guà niàn concerned HSK 7
争气 爭氣 zhēng qì to work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short HSK 7
祥和 祥和 xiáng hé auspicious and peaceful HSK 7
孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial; dutiful; devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc); to show filial piety towards (an older family member); filial piety HSK 7
放肆 放肆 fàng sì wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
气色 氣色 qì sè complexion HSK 7
竟敢 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
管教 管教 guǎn jiào to discipline; to teach; to guarantee HSK 7
抗衡 抗衡 kàng héng to compete with; to vie with; to counter HSK 7
情谊 情誼 qíng yì friendship; camaraderie HSK 7
半路 半路 bàn lù halfway; midway; on the way HSK 7
劳累 勞累 láo lèi tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil HSK 7
与其 與其 yǔ qí rather than...; 与其 A 如 B (rather than A, better to B) HSK 7
得力 得力 dé lì able; capable; competent; efficient HSK 7
开销 開銷 kāi xiāo to pay (expenses); expenses; (old) to dismiss (an employee) HSK 7
算计 算計 suàn ji to reckon; to calculate; to plan; to expect; to scheme HSK 7
坚硬 堅硬 jiān yìng hard; solid HSK 7
宠爱 寵愛 chǒng ài to dote on sb HSK 7
未免 未免 wèi miǎn unavoidably; can't help; really; rather HSK 7
越发 越發 yuè fā increasingly; more and more; ever more; all the more HSK 7
惦记 惦記 diàn jì to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about HSK 7
宽恕 寬恕 kuān shù to forgive; forgiveness HSK 7
雕刻 雕刻 diāo kè to carve; to engrave; carving HSK 7
好歹 好歹 hǎo dǎi good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever HSK 7