Journey to the West

Episode review

Visiting the Abyss for Four Times

S1E22 · 四探无底洞 sì tàn wúdǐdòng

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4.84 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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单丝不成线 單絲不成線 dān sī bù chéng xiàn lit. a single thread cannot make a strand (idiom); fig. one person alone cannot accomplish much; there is strength in numbers Idiom ∼HSK 7
福地洞天 福地洞天 fú dì dòng tiān a blessed spot and a grotto-heaven (idiom); a paradise; an idyllic place of Daoist immortals 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
胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng to indulge in flights of fancy (idiom); to let one's imagination run wild Idiom HSK 7
窟窿 窟窿 kū long hole; pocket; cavity; loophole; debt Xiehouyu HSK 7
巴不得 巴不得 bā bu de (coll.) to be eager for; to long for; to look forward to Xiehouyu HSK 7
休想 休想 xiū xiǎng don't think (that); don't imagine (that) Xiehouyu HSK 7
无家可归 無家可歸 wú jiā kě guī homeless Xiehouyu HSK 7
邪 衺 xié old variant of 邪 HSK 7
俊俏 俊俏 jùn qiào attractive and intelligent; charming; elegant HSK 7
须知 須知 xū zhī key information; instructions; it must be borne in mind HSK 7
扫墓 掃墓 sǎo mù to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person) HSK 7
驮 馱 tuó variant of 驮 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
松绑 鬆綁 sōng bǎng to untie; (fig.) to ease restrictions HSK 7
告状 告狀 gào zhuàng to tell on sb; to complain (to a teacher, a superior etc); to bring a lawsuit HSK 7
喜事 喜事 xǐ shì happy occasion; wedding HSK 7
何苦 何苦 hé kǔ why bother?; is it worth the trouble? HSK 7
受惊 受驚 shòu jīng startled HSK 7
和气 和氣 hé qi friendly; polite; amiable HSK 7
扫除 掃除 sǎo chú to sweep; to clean with a brush; to sweep away (often fig.) HSK 7
菩萨 菩薩 Pú sà Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
呼救 呼救 hū jiù to call for help HSK 7
放肆 放肆 fàng sì wanton; unbridled; presumptuous; impudent HSK 7
路途 路途 lù tú (lit. and fig.) road; path HSK 7
倘若 倘若 tǎng ruò if; supposing; in case HSK 7
劳累 勞累 láo lèi tired; exhausted; worn out; to toil HSK 7
守候 守候 shǒu hòu to wait for; to expect; to keep watch; to watch over; to nurse HSK 7
惦记 惦記 diàn jì to think of; to keep thinking about; to be concerned about HSK 7
得手 得手 dé shǒu to go smoothly; to come off; to succeed HSK 7
断定 斷定 duàn dìng to conclude; to determine; to come to a judgment HSK 7
妖怪 妖怪 yāo guài monster; devil HSK 7
神仙 神仙 shén xiān Daoist immortal; supernatural entity; (in modern fiction) fairy, elf, leprechaun etc; fig. lighthearted person HSK 7
帮手 幫手 bāng shǒu helper; assistant HSK 7
古人 古人 gǔ rén people of ancient times; the ancients; extinct human species such as Homo erectus or Homo neanderthalensis; (literary) deceased person HSK 7
唠叨 嘮叨 láo dao to prattle; to chatter away; to nag; garrulous; nagging HSK 7
胡说 胡說 hú shuō to talk nonsense; drivel HSK 7
分明 分明 fēn míng clear; distinct; evidently; clearly HSK 7
遇难 遇難 yù nàn to perish; to be killed HSK 7
蒸 蒸 zhēng to evaporate; (of cooking) to steam; torch made from hemp stalks or bamboo (old); finely chopped firewood (old) HSK 7
捆 捆 kǔn a bunch; to tie together; bundle HSK 7
一头 一頭 yī tóu one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously HSK 7
饥饿 飢餓 jī è hunger; starvation; famine HSK 7
惯 慣 guàn accustomed to; used to; indulge; to spoil (a child) HSK 7
住处 住處 zhù chù residence; dwelling HSK 7
非得 非得 fēi děi (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must HSK 7
早日 早日 zǎo rì soon; at an early date; the early days; the past HSK 7
和尚 和尚 hé shang Buddhist monk HSK 7
饶 饒 Ráo surname Rao HSK 7
耽误 耽誤 dān wu to delay; to hold up; to waste time; to interfere with HSK 7