Journey to the West

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Defeating the Three Monsters with Magic

S1E15 · 斗法降三怪 dǒu fǎ jiàng sān guài

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Vocabulary

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不可 不可 bù kě cannot; should not; must not ∼HSK 1
坐好 坐好 zuò hǎo to sit properly; to sit up straight ∼HSK 1
师 師 Shī teacher, master, specialist ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
坐禅 坐禪 zuò chán to sit in meditation; to meditate ∼HSK 1
在那儿 在那兒 zài na r (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else); just ...ing (and nothing else) ∼HSK 1
出家人 出家人 chū jiā rén monk; nun (Buddhist or Daoist) ∼HSK 1
工 工 gōng labor, work; worker, laborer ∼HSK 1
二十 二十 èr shí twenty; 20 ∼HSK 1
不好 不好 bù hǎo no good ∼HSK 1
做工 做工 zuò gōng to work with one's hands; manual work; workmanship ∼HSK 1
放风 放風 fàng fēng to allow in fresh air; to allow a prisoner out for exercise; to give out information ∼HSK 1
大国 大國 dà guó a power (i.e. a dominant country) ∼HSK 1
一个人 一個人 yī gè rén by oneself (without assistance); alone (without company) ∼HSK 1
找不到 找不到 zhǎo bu dào can't find ∼HSK 1
偌大 偌大 ruò dà so big; such a big ∼HSK 1
好几 好幾 hǎo jǐ several; quite a few ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
影 影 yǐng shadow; image, reflection; photograph ∼HSK 1
老东西 老東西 lǎo dōng xi (derog.) old fool; old bastard ∼HSK 1
这位 這位 zhè wèi this (person) ∼HSK 1
汉 漢 Hàn Chinese people; Chinese language ∼HSK 1
每天 每天 měi tiān every day ∼HSK 1
点水 點水 diǎn shuǐ to skim; lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水); skin-deep ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
果 果 guǒ fruit; result ∼HSK 1
六十 六十 liù shí sixty; 60 ∼HSK 1
说说 說說 shuō shuo to say sth ∼HSK 1
去你的 去你的 qù nǐ de Get along with you! ∼HSK 1
着呢 著呢 zhe ne comes at the end of the sentence to indicate a strong degree; quite; rather ∼HSK 1
天机 天機 tiān jī mystery known only to heaven (archaic); inscrutable twist of fate; fig. top secret ∼HSK 1
好喝 好喝 hǎo hē tasty (drinks) ∼HSK 1
候 候 hòu wait; expect; visit; greet ∼HSK 1
贵国 貴國 guì guó your distinguished country ∼HSK 1
到了 到了 dào liǎo at last; finally; in the end ∼HSK 1
你等 你等 nǐ děng (archaic) you all ∼HSK 1
你我 你我 nǐ wǒ you and I; everyone; all of us (in society); we (people in general) ∼HSK 1
不明 不明 bù míng not clear; unknown; to fail to understand ∼HSK 1
好不 好不 hǎo bù not at all ...; how very ... ∼HSK 1
机 機 Jī desk; machine; moment ∼HSK 1
从来没有 從來沒有 cóng lái méi yǒu there has never been; has never had; (before a verb) has never ∼HSK 1
正要 正要 zhèng yào to be just about to; to be on the point of ∼HSK 1
一二 一二 yī èr one or two; a few; a little; just a bit ∼HSK 1
怎么回事 怎麼回事 zěn me huí shì what's the matter?; what's going on?; how could that be?; how did that come about?; what's it all about? ∼HSK 1
不住 不住 bù zhù (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly ∼HSK 1
慢走 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care! ∼HSK 1
一口 一口 yī kǒu readily; flatly (deny, admit and so on); a mouthful; a bite ∼HSK 1
拿下 拿下 ná xià to arrest; to capture; to seize; to win (a set, a game etc) ∼HSK 1
真有你的 真有你的 zhēn yǒu nǐ de You're really quite something!; You're just amazing! ∼HSK 1
就口 就口 jiù kǒu (of a bowl, a cup etc) to be brought up to one's mouth ∼HSK 1