Journey to the West

Episode review

The Funny Advantage in the Women Nation

S1E16 · 趣经女儿国 qù jīng nǚ rén guó

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4.89 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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歹意 歹意 dǎi yì evil intent ∼HSK 6
睁开 睜開 zhēng kāi to open (one's eyes) ∼HSK 6
探听 探聽 tàn tīng to make inquiries; to try to find out; to pry ∼HSK 6
琵琶 琵琶 pí pa pipa, Chinese lute, with 4 strings, a large pear-shaped body and a fretted fingerboard ∼HSK 6
贵客 貴客 guì kè honored guest ∼HSK 6
腹痛 腹痛 fù tòng bellyache; stomach pain ∼HSK 6
师哥 師哥 shī gē older martial brother ∼HSK 6
大徒弟 大徒弟 dà tú dì first disciple ∼HSK 6
侄儿 侄兒 zhír nephew ∼HSK 6
良缘 良緣 liáng yuán good karma; opportune connection with marriage partner ∼HSK 6
贪图 貪圖 tān tú to covet; to seek (riches, fame) ∼HSK 6
睁眼 睜眼 zhēng yǎn to open one's eyes ∼HSK 6
有缘 有緣 yǒu yuán related; brought together by fate ∼HSK 6
相助 相助 xiāng zhù help ∼HSK 6
多情 多情 duō qíng affectionate; passionate; emotional; sentimental ∼HSK 6
放情 放情 fàng qíng to do sth to one's heart's content ∼HSK 6
平身 平身 píng shēn rise (to subjects bowing) ∼HSK 6
弹奏 彈奏 tán zòu to play (musical instrument, esp. string) ∼HSK 6
启奏 啟奏 qǐ zòu report to the emperor ∼HSK 6
徒儿 徒兒 tú rén disciple (address) ∼HSK 6
俗家 俗家 sú jiā layman; layperson; original home of a monk ∼HSK 6
高徒 高徒 gāo tú esteemed disciple ∼HSK 6
机缘 機緣 jī yuán chance; opportunity; destiny ∼HSK 6
有失远迎 有失遠迎 yǒu shī yuǎn yíng (polite) excuse me for not going out to meet you ∼HSK 6
不尽 不盡 bù jìn not completely; endlessly ∼HSK 6
莫慌 莫慌 mò huāng don't panic ∼HSK 6
结仇 結仇 jié chóu to start a feud; to become enemies ∼HSK 6
善财 善財 shàn cái to cherish wealth ∼HSK 6
怎比 怎比 zěn bǐ how compares to ∼HSK 6
孤男寡女 孤男寡女 gū nán guǎ nǚ a single man and a single woman; bachelors; a man and a woman together (typically in a secluded setting) ∼HSK 6
怨女旷夫 怨女曠夫 yuàn nǚ kuàng fū resentful women and lonely men (idiom); unmarried people longing for a spouse ∼HSK 6
奉命 奉命 fèng mìng by order ∼HSK 6
招赘 招贅 zhāo zhuì to have the groom move into the bride's house after marriage ∼HSK 6
速速 速速 sù sù quickly ∼HSK 6
还俗 還俗 huán sú to return to normal life (leaving a monastic order) ∼HSK 6
良机 良機 liáng jī a good chance; a golden opportunity ∼HSK 6
罗汉 羅漢 luó hàn (Buddhism) arhat (abbr. for 阿羅漢|阿罗汉[a1luo2han4]) ∼HSK 6
钦差 欽差 qīn chāi imperial envoy ∼HSK 6
簸箕 簸箕 bò jī wicker or bamboo winnowing basket; dustpan ∼HSK 6
凡事 凡事 fán shì everything ∼HSK 6
做绝 做絕 zuò jué to go to extremes; to leave no room for maneuver ∼HSK 6
招亲 招親 zhāo qīn select a spouse ∼HSK 6
师娘 師娘 shī niáng term of respect for a teacher's wife; sorceress ∼HSK 6
酒席 酒席 jiǔ xí feast; banquet ∼HSK 6
有何 有何 yǒu hé what is there ∼HSK 6
休得 休得 xiū dé must not ∼HSK 6
善心 善心 shàn xīn kindness; benevolence; philanthropy; virtuous intentions ∼HSK 6
脂粉 脂粉 zhī fěn cosmetics ∼HSK 6
妙计 妙計 miào jì excellent plan; brilliant scheme ∼HSK 6
馊主意 餿主意 sōu zhǔ yi rotten idea ∼HSK 6