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The Postal Stations

S1E3 · 驿站 yìzhàn

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6.4 Advanced

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剑拔弩张 劍拔弩張 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn Idiom ∼HSK 6
生死存亡 生死存亡 shēng sǐ cún wáng matter of life and death Idiom ∼HSK 6
波澜起伏 波瀾起伏 bō lán qǐ fú one climax follows another (of thrilling story) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 6
却是 卻是 què shì nevertheless; actually; the fact is ... HSK 6
士族 士族 shì zú land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties ∼HSK 6
迎娶 迎娶 yíng qǔ (of a groom) to fetch one's bride from her parents' home to escort her to the wedding ceremony; (fig.) to take as one's wife; to marry (a woman) ∼HSK 6
都护 都護 dū hù (old) highest administrative post in border areas; governor of a march ∼HSK 6
延展 延展 yán zhǎn to extend; to stretch out ∼HSK 6
征战 征戰 zhēng zhàn campaign; expedition ∼HSK 6
强盛 強盛 qiáng shèng rich and powerful ∼HSK 6
征讨 征討 zhēng tǎo to go on a punitive expedition ∼HSK 6
五帝 五帝 wǔ dì the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor, Zhuanxu, Di Ku, Tang Yao and Yu Shun ∼HSK 6
麒麟 麒麟 qí lín (Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe ∼HSK 6
侍郎 侍郎 shì láng (Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards; (also an official title in earlier dynasties) ∼HSK 6
聘礼 聘禮 pìn lǐ betrothal gift ∼HSK 6
国策 國策 guó cè a national policy ∼HSK 6
一族 一族 yī zú social group; subculture; family; clan; see also ∼HSK 6
轮廓线 輪廓線 lún kuò xiàn outline; silhouette ∼HSK 6
若隐若现 若隱若現 ruò yǐn - ruò xiàn (idiom) faint; indistinct ∼HSK 6
端的 端的 duān dì really; after all; details; particulars ∼HSK 6
荒漠 荒漠 huāng mò desert; desolate wilderness; barren wasteland; vast and desolate ∼HSK 6
绝迹 絕跡 jué jì to be eradicated; to vanish; extinct; to break off relations ∼HSK 6
方形 方形 fāng xíng square; square-shaped ∼HSK 6
瞭望 瞭望 liào wàng to watch from a height or distance; to keep a lookout ∼HSK 6
取得胜利 取得勝利 qǔ dé shèng lì to prevail; to achieve victory; to be victorious ∼HSK 6
防御工事 防禦工事 fáng yù gōng shì fortification; defensive structure ∼HSK 6
彩绘 彩繪 cǎi huì painted; colored painted-on designs ∼HSK 6
持平 持平 chí píng to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc); fair; unbiased ∼HSK 6
公务人员 公務人員 gōng wù rén yuán government functionary ∼HSK 6
重镇 重鎮 zhòng zhèn (military) strategic town; (fig.) major center (for commerce, culture or tourism etc) ∼HSK 6
归附 歸附 guī fù to realign one's allegiance (to another religion, ruler etc); to submit ∼HSK 6
奴婢 奴婢 nú bì slave servant ∼HSK 6
决策者 決策者 jué cè zhě policymaker ∼HSK 6
辞世 辭世 cí shì to die; to depart this life (euphemism); same as 去世 ∼HSK 6
狭长 狹長 xiá cháng long and narrow ∼HSK 6
串联 串聯 chuàn lián to establish ties; to contact; (electricity) to connect (components) in series ∼HSK 6
飞驰 飛馳 fēi chí to speed; to rush ∼HSK 6
自告奋勇 自告奮勇 zì gào fèn yǒng to volunteer for; to offer to undertake ∼HSK 6
途经 途經 tú jīng to pass through; via; by way of ∼HSK 6
肉汁 肉汁 ròu zhī meat stock ∼HSK 6
必经之路 必經之路 bì jīng zhī lù (idiom) the road one must follow; the only way ∼HSK 6
富饶 富饒 fù ráo fertile; richly provided ∼HSK 6
缓冲 緩衝 huǎn chōng buffer; to cushion; to adjust to sharp changes ∼HSK 6
侵扰 侵擾 qīn rǎo to invade and harass ∼HSK 6
臂膀 臂膀 bì bǎng arm ∼HSK 6
触手可及 觸手可及 chù shǒu kě jí within reach ∼HSK 6
皇族 皇族 huáng zú the imperial family; royal kin ∼HSK 6
远嫁 遠嫁 yuǎn jià to marry a man who lives in a distant place ∼HSK 6
流逝 流逝 liú shì (of time) to pass; to elapse ∼HSK 6
惹恼 惹惱 rě nǎo to offend ∼HSK 6