Journey to the West

Episode review

Getting the Palm-leaf Fan for Three Times

S1E17 · 三调芭蕉扇 sān diào bājiāoshàn

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4.32 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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法力无边 法力無邊 fǎ lì wú biān boundless supernatural powers; limitless magical might (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 7
留神 留神 liú shén to take care; to be careful Xiehouyu HSK 7
无情 無情 wú qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless Xiehouyu HSK 7
嫂子 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife; sister-in-law Colloquialism HSK 7
出神 出神 chū shén spellbound; entranced; lost in thought HSK 7
海量 海量 hǎi liàng huge volume 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
敢情 敢情 gǎn qing actually; as it turns out; indeed; of course HSK 7
拜见 拜見 bài jiàn to pay a formal visit; to call to pay respects; to meet one's senior or superior HSK 7
孝敬 孝敬 xiào jìng to show filial respect; to give presents (to one's elders or superiors); to support one's aged parents HSK 7
不难 不難 bù nán Not difficult 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
受惊 受驚 shòu jīng startled HSK 7
诀窍 訣竅 jué qiào secret; trick; knack; key HSK 7
鲁莽 魯莽 lǔ mǎng hot-headed; impulsive; reckless HSK 7
昼夜 晝夜 zhòu yè day and night; period of 24 hours; continuously, without stop HSK 7
菩萨 菩薩 Pú sà Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
倘若 倘若 tǎng ruò if; supposing; in case HSK 7
庄稼 莊稼 zhuāng jia farm crop HSK 7
炎热 炎熱 yán rè blistering hot; sizzling hot (weather) HSK 7
无理 無理 wú lǐ irrational; unreasonable HSK 7
胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble HSK 7
身躯 身軀 shēn qū body HSK 7
兴致 興致 xìng zhì mood; spirits; interest HSK 7
开辟 開闢 kāi pì to open up; to set up; to establish HSK 7
惦记 惦記 diàn jì to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about HSK 7
宽恕 寬恕 kuān shù to forgive; forgiveness HSK 7
脱身 脫身 tuō shēn to get away; to escape (from obligations); to free oneself; to disengage HSK 7
交付 交付 jiāo fù to hand over; to deliver HSK 7
好歹 好歹 hǎo dǎi good and bad; most unfortunate occurrence; in any case; whatever HSK 7
四季 四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬 HSK 7
神仙 神仙 shén xiān Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person HSK 7
风采 風采 fēng cǎi svelte; elegant manner; graceful bearing HSK 7
君子 君子 jūn zǐ nobleman; person of noble character HSK 7
不肯 不肯 bù kěn Refuse HSK 7
贪 貪 tān to have a voracious desire for; to covet; greedy; corrupt HSK 7
帮手 幫手 bāng shǒu helper; assistant HSK 7
追赶 追趕 zhuī gǎn to pursue; to chase after; to accelerate; to catch up with; to overtake HSK 7
了结 了結 liǎo jié to settle; to finish; to conclude; to wind up HSK 7
玩耍 玩耍 wán shuǎ to play (as children do); to amuse oneself HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
礼品 禮品 lǐ pǐn gift; present HSK 7
安宁 安寧 Ān níng Anning District of Lanzhou City 兰州市, Gansu; Anning City, to the west of Kunming 明, Yunnan HSK 7
扛 扛 gāng to raise aloft with both hands; (of two or more people) to carry sth together HSK 7
和尚 和尚 hé shang Buddhist monk HSK 7
饶 饒 Ráo surname Rao HSK 7
天地 天地 tiān dì heaven and earth; world; scope; field of activity HSK 7
非凡 非凡 fēi fán out of the ordinary; unusually (good, talented etc) HSK 7
当真 當真 dàng zhēn to take seriously; serious; No joking, really! HSK 7
旺 旺 wàng prosperous; flourishing; (of flowers) blooming; (of fire) roaring HSK 7