Journey to the West

Episode review

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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丢 丟 diū to lose; to put aside; to throw HSK 5
颗 顆 kē classifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc HSK 5
待 待 dāi to stay HSK 5
抢 搶 qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage); opposite in direction; contrary HSK 5
至 至 zhì to arrive; most; to; until HSK 5
神 神 Shén God; abbr. for 舟 HSK 5
令 令 líng used in 令; used in 狐 (Taiwan pr. [lìng]) HSK 5
杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
如此 如此 rú cǐ like this; so; such 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
无用 無用 wú yòng useless; worthless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
苦 苦 kǔ bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
烧 燒 shāo to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head Colloquialism HSK 4
八戒 八戒 Bājiè Zhu Bajie (Pigsy) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
悟空 悟空 Wùkōng Sun Wukong (Monkey King) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
猴儿 猴兒 hóu'ér monkey (affectionate) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐朝 唐朝 Tángcháo Tang dynasty Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
齐天大圣 齊天大聖 Qí tiān Dà shèng Great Sage the Equal of Heaven, self-proclaimed title of the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sun1 Wu4 kong1] in the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
佛门 佛門 Fó mén Buddhism Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
大唐 大唐 Dà Táng Great Tang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
灵宝 靈寶 Líng bǎo see 靈寶市|灵宝市[Ling2bao3 Shi4] Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
太上老君 太上老君 tài shǎng lǎo jūn Supreme Lord Lao Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
老君 老君 Lǎojūn Laojun (Daoist deity Lao Tzu) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
永寿 永壽 Yǒng shòu Yongshou County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
东土大唐 東土大唐 dōng tǔ dà táng Tang of the eastern lands Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
雷公 雷公 Léi gōng Lei Gong or Duke of Thunder, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythology Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
唐僧 唐僧 Tángsēng Tang Sanzang (Monk Tang) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
回事儿 回事兒 huí shì rén what's the matter ∼HSK 4
仙 仙 xiān immortal ∼HSK 4
轮回 輪回 lún huí variant of 輪迴|轮回[lun2 hui2] ∼HSK 4
丹 丹 dān cinnabar (native HgS); vermilion (artificial HgS used as pigment) ∼HSK 4
隔板 隔板 gé bǎn divider; partition ∼HSK 4
真怪 真怪 zhēn guài odd; unusual; I can't believe that ... ∼HSK 4
好象 好象 hǎo xiàng variant of 好像 ∼HSK 4
败兴 敗興 bài xìng disappointed ∼HSK 4
若是 若是 ruò shì if ∼HSK 4
自有 自有 zì yǒu (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc); one's own (apartment, brand etc) ∼HSK 4
道观 道觀 dào guàn Daoist temple ∼HSK 4
何不 何不 hé bù why not?; why not do (sth)? ∼HSK 4
降雨 降雨 jiàng yǔ precipitation; rainfall ∼HSK 4
作法 作法 zuò fǎ course of action; method of doing sth; practice; modus operandi ∼HSK 4
智 智 zhì wisdom, knowledge, intelligence ∼HSK 4
老家伙 老傢伙 lǎo jiā huo variant of 老家伙[lao3 jia1 huo5] ∼HSK 4
何为 何為 hé wéi what is; (old) what for; (in a rhetorical question) it's no use ∼HSK 4
赏钱 賞錢 shǎng qian tip; gratuity; monetary reward; bonus ∼HSK 4
法号 法號 fǎ hào name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) ∼HSK 4
谢 謝 Xiè thank ∼HSK 4
苦工 苦工 kǔ gōng hard labor (in penal code); coolie ∼HSK 4
无名指 無名指 wú míng zhǐ ring finger ∼HSK 4