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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吃的 吃的 chī de (coll.) food Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
有本事 有本事 yǒu běn shi to have what it takes; (coll.) (often followed by 就[jiu4]) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc; Example: 有本事就打我[you3 ben3 shi5 jiu4 da3 wo3] Hit me if you dare! Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
不会 不會 bù huì improbable; unlikely; will not (act, happen etc); not able; not having learned to do sth; (coll.) (Tw) don't mention it; not at all Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
一块 一塊 yī kuài a piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) (typically preceded by a specifier such as 這|这[zhe4]) aspect; area; dimension (Example: 情感這一塊|情感这一块[qing2gan3 zhe4 yi1kuai4] "the emotional aspect (of it)"); (coll.) one yuan; a dollar; together; in the same Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
爷爷 爺爺 yé ye (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather Colloquialism HSK 1
山 山 Shān surname Shan HSK 1
吗 嗎 má (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
那 那 Nā surname Na HSK 1
百里 百里 Bǎi lǐ two-character surname Baili Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì this is; this is the ... ∼HSK 1
小弟 小弟 xiǎo dì little brother; I, your little brother (humble) ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
那个 那個 nàge that one; that thing; that (as opposed to this); (used before a verb or adjective for emphasis); (used to humorously or indirectly refer to sth embarrassing, funny etc, or when one can't think of the right word); (used in speech as a filler ∼HSK 1
儿 兒 rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
不了 不了 bù le no thanks (used to politely but informally decline) ∼HSK 1
怎么了 怎麼了 zěn me le What's up?; What's going on?; What happened? ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
不谢 不謝 bù xiè don't mention it; not at all ∼HSK 1
看在 看在 kàn zài (in the expression 看在[kan4 zai4] + ... + 的份上[de5 fen4 shang5]) for the sake of ...; considering ... ∼HSK 1
拿来 拿來 ná lái to bring; to fetch; to get ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
到手 到手 dào shǒu to take possession of; to get hold of ∼HSK 1
太子 太子 tài zǐ crown prince ∼HSK 1
老到 老到 lǎo dao experienced and careful ∼HSK 1
是以 是以 shì yǐ therefore; thus; so ∼HSK 1
没有什么 沒有什麼 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing; there's nothing ... about it ∼HSK 1
有为 有為 yǒu wéi promising; to show promise ∼HSK 1
哪个 哪個 nǎ ge which; who ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
说说 說說 shuō shuo to say sth ∼HSK 1
说着玩 說著玩 shuō zhe wán to say sth for fun; to be kidding; to joke around ∼HSK 1
不到 不到 bù dào not to arrive; not reaching; insufficient; less than ∼HSK 1
喝茶 喝茶 hē chá to drink tea; to get engaged; to have a serious conversation; (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly") ∼HSK 1
好话 好話 hǎo huà friendly advice; words spoken on sb's behalf; a good word; kind words; words that sound fine but are not followed up with actions ∼HSK 1
一会 一會 yī huì a moment; a while; in a moment; also pr. [yi1 hui3] ∼HSK 1
正要 正要 zhèng yào to be just about to; to be on the point of ∼HSK 1
用饭 用飯 yòng fàn to eat; to have a meal ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1
百年 百年 bǎi nián hundred years; century; lifetime ∼HSK 1
慢说 慢說 màn shuō not to mention ... (i.e. in addition to sth) ∼HSK 1
新欢 新歡 xīn huān new flame; new lover ∼HSK 1
不在 不在 bù zài not to be present; to be out; (euphemism) to pass away; to be deceased ∼HSK 1
再不 再不 zài bù or else; alternatively ∼HSK 1
小小 小小 xiǎo xiǎo very small; very few; very minor ∼HSK 1
欢 歡 huān happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy ∼HSK 1
不下 不下 bù xià to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc) ∼HSK 1
年年 年年 nián nián year after year; yearly; every year; annually ∼HSK 1
没了 沒了 méi le to be dead; not to be, or cease to exist ∼HSK 1