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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称兄道弟 稱兄道弟 chēng xiōng dào dì to address each other as brothers (idiom); to be on intimate, sworn-brother terms Idiom ∼HSK 7
大发慈悲 大發慈悲 dà fā cí bēi to show great mercy; to take pity and be merciful (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
电闪雷鸣 電閃雷鳴 diàn shǎn léi míng lightning flashes and thunder roars (idiom); a violent thunderstorm Idiom ∼HSK 7
呼风唤雨 呼風喚雨 hū fēng huàn yǔ to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers; fig. to stir up troubles Idiom HSK 7
自由自在 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely Idiom HSK 7
荒凉 荒涼 huāng liáng desolate Xiehouyu HSK 7
丢人 丟人 diū rén to lose face Xiehouyu HSK 7
改日 改日 gǎi rì another day; some other day HSK 7
刮风 颳風 guā fēng to be windy HSK 7
取经 取經 qǔ jīng to journey to India on a quest for the Buddhist scriptures; to learn by studying another's experience HSK 7
苦力 苦力 kǔ lì bitter work; hard toil; (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times HSK 7
比试 比試 bǐ shì to have a competition; to measure with one's hand or arm; to make a gesture of measuring HSK 7
打搅 打攪 dǎ jiǎo to disturb; to trouble; to bother HSK 7
跟上 跟上 gēn shàng to catch up with; to keep pace with HSK 7
僧人 僧人 sēng rén monk HSK 7
暗地里 暗地裡 àn dì li secretly; inwardly; on the sly HSK 7
鲁莽 魯莽 lǔ mǎng hot-headed; impulsive; reckless HSK 7
冲撞 衝撞 chōng zhuàng to collide; jerking motion; to impinge; to offend; to provoke HSK 7
败坏 敗壞 bài huài to ruin; to corrupt; to undermine HSK 7
敬重 敬重 jìng zhòng to respect deeply; to revere; to esteem HSK 7
甘心 甘心 gān xīn to be willing to; to resign oneself to HSK 7
坛 壇 tán platform; rostrum; altar HSK 7
竟敢 竟敢 jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
倘若 倘若 tǎng ruò if; supposing; in case HSK 7
行家 行家 háng jiā connoisseur; expert; veteran HSK 7
荒 荒 huāng desolate; shortage; scarce; out of practice; absurd; uncultivated; to neglect HSK 7
寺庙 寺廟 sì miào temple; monastery; shrine HSK 7
胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble HSK 7
棍子 棍子 gùn zi stick; rod HSK 7
偷懒 偷懶 tōu lǎn to goof off; to be lazy HSK 7
来历 來歷 lái lì history; antecedents; origin HSK 7
弟子 弟子 dì zǐ disciple; follower HSK 7
妖怪 妖怪 yāo guài monster; devil HSK 7
风雨 風雨 fēng yǔ wind and rain; the elements; (fig.) trials and hardships HSK 7
安稳 安穩 ān wěn steady; stable; sedate; calm; (of sleep) sound; (of a transition) smooth HSK 7
多亏 多虧 duō kuī thanks to; luckily HSK 7
神仙 神仙 shén xiān Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person HSK 7
序 序 xù (bound form) order; sequence; (bound form) introductory; initial; preface HSK 7
莫非 莫非 mò fēi can it be possible that; could it be HSK 7
委屈 委屈 wěi qu to feel wronged; to cause sb to feel wronged; grievance HSK 7
泄 洩 xiè variant of 泄 HSK 7
患有 患有 huàn yǒu to contract (an illness); to be afflicted with; to suffer from HSK 7
皇上 皇上 huáng shang the emperor; Your majesty the emperor; His imperial majesty HSK 7
炼 煉 liàn to refine; to smelt HSK 7
要紧 要緊 yào jǐn important; urgent HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
功劳 功勞 gōng láo contribution; meritorious service; credit HSK 7
分明 分明 fēn míng clear; distinct; evidently; clearly HSK 7
好说 好說 hǎo shuō easy to deal with; not a problem; (polite answer) you flatter me HSK 7
观赏 觀賞 guān shǎng to look at sth with pleasure; to watch (sth marvelous); ornamental HSK 7