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S1E4 · 根脉 gēn mài

HSK 1

6.58 Advanced

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烟消云散煙消雲散 yān xiāo - yún sàn	(idiom) to vanish like smoke in thin air; to disappear	Idiom ∼HSK 6
同行同行 tóng háng	person of the same profession; of the same trade, occupation or industry	Xiehouyu HSK 6
却是卻是 què shì	nevertheless; actually; the fact is ...	HSK 6
指着指著 zhǐzhe	Poke	HSK 6
大族大族 dà zú	large and influential family; clan	∼HSK 6
隐居隱居 yǐn jū	to live in seclusion	∼HSK 6
开凿開鑿 kāi záo	to cut (a canal, tunnel, well etc)	∼HSK 6
混战混戰 hùn zhàn	chaotic warfare; confused fighting; melee; to join in such fighting	∼HSK 6
蜿蜒蜿蜒 wān yán	(of a snake) to wriggle along; (of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to wind	∼HSK 6
请辞請辭 qǐng cí	to ask sb to resign from a post	∼HSK 6
先祖先祖 xiān zǔ	(literary) my deceased grandfather; (literary) ancestors	∼HSK 6
未然未然 wèi rán	in advance; before it happens (cf preventative measures); forestalling	∼HSK 6
莫属莫屬 mò shǔ	(the 3rd part of a 3-part construction: + (noun) + 莫屬\|莫属, meaning "to be none other than (noun); would have to be (noun)") (this construction comes after a description of a person or thing that has a certain attribute)	∼HSK 6
相助相助 xiāng zhù	help	∼HSK 6
割据割據 gē jù	to set up an independent regime; to secede; segmentation; division; fragmentation	∼HSK 6
墓葬墓葬 mù zàng	(archeology) grave; tomb	∼HSK 6
深谷深谷 shēn gǔ	deep valley; ravine	∼HSK 6
嘈杂声嘈雜聲 cáo zá shēng	noise; din	∼HSK 6
惊扰驚擾 jīng rǎo	to alarm; to agitate	∼HSK 6
尽收眼底盡收眼底 jìn shōu yǎn dǐ	to take in the whole scene at once; to have a panoramic view	∼HSK 6
剧痛劇痛 jù tòng	acute pain; sharp pain; twinge; stab; pang	∼HSK 6
攻破攻破 gōng pò	to make a breakthrough; to break through; to breach (military)	∼HSK 6
锐减銳減 ruì jiǎn	steep decline	∼HSK 6
蒙受蒙受 méng shòu	to suffer; to sustain (loss)	∼HSK 6
名门望族名門望族 míng mén wàng zú	offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding; blue blood	∼HSK 6
农耕農耕 nóng gēng	farming; agriculture	∼HSK 6
麒麟麒麟 qí lín	(Chinese mythology) qilin; (old) giraffe	∼HSK 6
奇景奇景 qí jǐng	wonderful scenery; amazing sight; (fig.) marvel	∼HSK 6
美誉美譽 měi yù	good name; good reputation	∼HSK 6
专攻專攻 zhuān gōng	to specialize in; to major in	∼HSK 6
征聘徵聘 zhēng pìn	to invite job applications; to recruit	∼HSK 6
歌谣歌謠 gē yáo	folksong; ballad; nursery rhyme	∼HSK 6
家业家業 jiā yè	family property	∼HSK 6
望族望族 wàng zú	distinguished or prominent family; influential clan (old)	∼HSK 6
喜讯喜訊 xǐ xùn	good news; glad tidings	∼HSK 6
悟性悟性 wù xìng	perception; wits; power of understanding; comprehension	∼HSK 6
祭酒祭酒 jì jiǔ	to offer a libation; person who performs the libation before a banquet; senior member of a profession; important government post in imperial China	∼HSK 6
家训家訓 jiā xùn	instructions to one's children; family precepts	∼HSK 6
割据一方割據一方 gē jù yī fāng	to carve out and hold a territory (idiom); to set up a regional regime as a warlord	∼HSK 6
尊崇尊崇 zūn chóng	to revere; to admire; to honor; to venerate	∼HSK 6
王宫王宮 wáng gōng	imperial palace	∼HSK 6
刻苦钻研刻苦鑽研 kè kǔ zuān yán	to study diligently	∼HSK 6
堪比堪比 kān bǐ	to be comparable to	∼HSK 6
规制規制 guī zhì	to regulate; rules and regulations; regulatory; style and structure (esp. of building)	∼HSK 6
融会贯通融會貫通 róng huì guàn tōng	to master the subject via a comprehensive study of surrounding areas	∼HSK 6
覆灭覆滅 fù miè	destruction	∼HSK 6
建筑群建築群 jiàn zhù qún	building complex; cluster of buildings	∼HSK 6
繁衍繁衍 fán yǎn	to multiply; to reproduce; to increase gradually in number or quantity	∼HSK 6
文风文風 wén fēng	writing style; (used with) cultural activity	∼HSK 6
延绵延綿 yán mián	to extend continuously	∼HSK 6