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The Postal Stations

S1E3 · 驿站 yìzhàn

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6.4 Advanced

Vocabulary

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驾崩 駕崩 jià bēng (of an emperor) to pass away ∼HSK 6
熟识 熟識 shú shi to be well acquainted with; to know well ∼HSK 6
出嫁 出嫁 chū jià to get married (of woman) ∼HSK 6
不凡 不凡 bù fán extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional ∼HSK 6
西端 西端 xī duān western extremity ∼HSK 6
紧闭 緊閉 jǐn bì to close securely; tightly closed; secure ∼HSK 6
精兵 精兵 jīng bīng elite troops ∼HSK 6
辞别 辭別 cí bié to bid farewell (to); to say goodbye (to) ∼HSK 6
远征军 遠征軍 yuǎn zhēng jūn expeditionary force; army on a distant expedition ∼HSK 6
无功而返 無功而返 wú gōng ér fǎn to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs ∼HSK 6
征伐 征伐 zhēng fá to go on or send a punitive expedition ∼HSK 6
临行 臨行 lín xíng on leaving; on the point of departure ∼HSK 6
偷袭 偷襲 tōu xí to mount a sneak attack; to raid ∼HSK 6
征调 徵調 zhēng diào to conscript; to second (personnel); to requisition (supplies etc) ∼HSK 6
开荒 開荒 kāi huāng to open up land (for agriculture) ∼HSK 6
扬起 揚起 yáng qǐ to raise one's head; to perk up ∼HSK 6
打理 打理 dǎ lǐ to take care of; to sort out; to manage; to put in order ∼HSK 6
足球场 足球場 zú qiú chǎng football field; soccer field ∼HSK 6
怂恿 慫恿 sǒng yǒng to instigate; to incite; to urge; to encourage ∼HSK 6
今非昔比 今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐ (idiom) things are very different now; times have changed ∼HSK 6
盟国 盟國 méng guó allies; united countries ∼HSK 6
事端 事端 shì duān disturbance; incident ∼HSK 6
精锐 精銳 jīng ruì elite (e.g. troops); crack; best quality personnel ∼HSK 6
顺道 順道 shùn dào on the way ∼HSK 6
胆识 膽識 dǎn shí courage and insight ∼HSK 6
违抗 違抗 wéi kàng to disobey ∼HSK 6
馈赠 饋贈 kuì zèng to present (a gift) to (sb) ∼HSK 6
主动权 主動權 zhǔ dòng quán initiative (as in "seize the initiative"); advantageous position that allows one to call the shots ∼HSK 6
驻军 駐軍 zhù jūn to station or garrison troops; garrison ∼HSK 6
不绝 不絕 bù jué unending; uninterrupted ∼HSK 6
余年 餘年 yú nián one's remaining years ∼HSK 6
锐意 銳意 ruì yì acute determination; dauntless ∼HSK 6
斡旋 斡旋 wò xuán to mediate (a conflict etc) ∼HSK 6
出征 出征 chū zhēng to go into battle; to campaign (military) ∼HSK 6
方策 方策 fāng cè strategy; policy; general plan; variant of ∼HSK 6
病逝 病逝 bìng shì to die of illness ∼HSK 6
回望 回望 huí wàng to return sb's gaze; to meet sb's eyes; to look back (to one's rear); (fig.) to look back at (the past); to reflect on ∼HSK 6
业已 業已 yè yǐ already ∼HSK 6
地缘政治 地緣政治 dì yuán zhèng zhì geopolitics; geopolitical ∼HSK 6
不料 不料 bù liào unexpectedly; to one's surprise HSK 6
霞 霞 xiá rose-tinted sky or clouds at sunrise or sunset HSK 6
中外 中外 zhōng wài Sino-foreign; Chinese-foreign; home and abroad HSK 6
无边 無邊 wú biān without boundary; not bordered HSK 6
新兴 新興 Xīn xīng Xinxing county in Yunfu 云浮, Guangdong; Xinxing or Hsinhsing district of Kaohsiung city 市, south Taiwan HSK 6
两侧 兩側 liǎng cè two sides; both sides HSK 6
内地 內地 Nèi dì mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan); Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization) HSK 6
为首 為首 wéi shǒu head; be headed by HSK 6
更是 更是 gèng shì even more (so) HSK 6
空闲 空閒 kòng xián idle; free time; leisure; unused (place) HSK 6
畅通 暢通 chàng tōng unimpeded; free-flowing; straight path; unclogged; move without obstruction HSK 6