HeXi Corridor

Episode review

The Postal Stations

S1E3 · 驿站 yìzhàn

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Vocabulary

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组织 組織 zǔ zhī to organize; organization; (biology) tissue; (textiles) weave HSK 5
声 聲 shēng sound; voice; tone; noise; reputation; classifier for sounds HSK 5
控制 控制 kòng zhì to control HSK 5
其 其 qí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
将 將 jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
挺身而出 挺身而出 tǐng shēn ér chū to step forward bravely Idiom ∼HSK 4
大获全胜 大獲全勝 dà huò quán shèng to seize total victory (idiom); an overwhelming victory; to win by a landslide (in election) Idiom ∼HSK 4
兵不血刃 兵不血刃 bīng bù xuè rèn lit. no blood on the men's swords (idiom); fig. an effortless victory Idiom ∼HSK 4
化干戈为玉帛 化干戈為玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom); fig. to turn hostility into friendship Idiom ∼HSK 4
落叶归根 落葉歸根 Luò yè guī gēn Getting Home, 2007 PRC comedy-drama film directed by, starring Idiom ∼HSK 4
来不及 來不及 lái bu jí there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) Xiehouyu HSK 4
高潮 高潮 gāo cháo high tide; high water; upsurge; peak of activity; climax (of a story, a competition etc); to have an orgasm Xiehouyu HSK 4
轻松 輕鬆 qīng sōng light; gentle; relaxed; effortless; uncomplicated; to relax; to take things less seriously Xiehouyu HSK 4
无法 無法 wú fǎ unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
西域 西域 Xī yù Western Regions (Han Dynasty term for regions beyond Yumen Pass) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
孙 孫 Sūn Sun (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
河西走廊 河西走廊 Hé xī Zǒu láng Hexi Corridor (or Gansu Corridor), a string of oases running the length of Gansu, forming part of the Northern Silk Road Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
匈奴 匈奴 Xiōng nú Xiongnu, a people of the Eastern Steppe who created an empire that flourished around the time of the Qin and Han dynasties Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
长安 長安 Cháng ān Chang'an (ancient name of Xi'an) capital of China during Tang Dynasty; now, a district of Xi'an Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中原 中原 Zhōng yuán Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
汉宣帝 漢宣帝 Hàn Xuān dì Emperor Xuan (91-48 BC) of the Former Han Dynasty, reigned 74-48 BC Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
敦煌 敦煌 Dūn huáng Dunhuang, county-level city in Jiuquan, Gansu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
汉武帝 漢武帝 Hàn Wǔ dì Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty (141-87 BC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
乌孙国 烏孫國 Wū sūn guó Wusun kingdom of central Asia (c. 300 BC-300 AD) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
魏晋 魏晉 Wèi Jìn Wei (220-265) and Jin (265-420) dynasties Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
武威 武威 Wǔ wēi Wuwei, prefecture-level city in Gansu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
苏武 蘇武 Sū Wǔ Su Wu (140-60 BC), Han Dynasty diplomat and statesman, regarded as a model of courage and faithful service Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
伊犁 伊犁 Yī lí Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region; Ili River in central Asia; the Yili basin around Urumqi in Xinjiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
轮台 輪台 Lún tái Bügür nahiyisi or Luntai county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, Xinjiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
丝绸之路 絲綢之路 Sī chóu zhī Lù the Silk Road Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
兴业 興業 Xīng yè Xingye county in Yulin, Guangxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
甘肃省 甘肅省 Gān sù Shěng Gansu Province, capital Lanzhou Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
春秋战国时代 春秋戰國時代 Chūn qiū Zhàn guó Shí dài the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods; Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
县级 縣級 xiàn jí county level Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
太守 太守 tài shǒu governor of a province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
令和 令和 Lìng hé Reiwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (2019-) of emperor Naruhito Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
中亚 中亞 Zhōng Yà Central Asia Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
西晋 西晉 Xī Jìn Western Jin dynasty (265-316) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
惠能 惠能 Huì néng variant of Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
高达 高達 Gāo dá Gundam, Japanese animation franchise; (Tw) Gouda (cheese) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
戈壁滩 戈壁灘 Gē bì tān Gobi desert Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
新城乡 新城鄉 Xīn chéng xiāng Xincheng or Hsincheng township in Hualien County, east Taiwan Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
军区 軍區 jūn qū geographical area of command; (PLA) military district Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
北林 北林 Běi lín Beilin District of Suihua City, Heilongjiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
玉门关 玉門關 Yù mén Guān Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate, western frontier post on the Silk Road in the Han Dynasty, west of Dunhuang, in Gansu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
路德 路德 Lù dé Luther (name); Martin Luther (1483-1546), reformation protestant minister Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
轮台县 輪台縣 Lún tái xiàn Bügür nahiyisi or Luntai county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, Xinjiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
和政 和政 Hé zhèng Hezheng County in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐王 唐王 táng wáng King of Tang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4