Journey to the West

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Monkey King Becomes the Body Guard of Monk Tang

S1E5 · 猴王保唐僧 hóuwáng bǎo tángsēng

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不在话下 不在話下 bù zài huà xià to be nothing difficult; to be a cinch Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
不快 不快 bù kuài unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp Xiehouyu ∼HSK 1
好看 好看 hǎo kàn good-looking; nice-looking; good (of a movie, book, TV show etc); embarrassed; humiliated Xiehouyu HSK 1
干 乹 gān old variant of 干 Xiehouyu HSK 1
看看 看看 kàn kan to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
真是 真是 zhēn shi indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) 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
这不 這不 zhè bu (coll.) As a matter of fact, ... (used to introduce evidence for what one has just asserted) Colloquialism ∼HSK 1
爷爷 爺爺 yé ye (coll.) father's father; paternal grandfather Colloquialism HSK 1
山 山 shān mountain; hill; (coll.) small bundle of straw for silkworms to spin cocoons on Colloquialism HSK 1
花 花 Huā surname Hua HSK 1
吗 嗎 má (coll.) what? Colloquialism HSK 1
那 那 Nā surname Na HSK 1
山下 山下 Shān xià Yamashita (Japanese surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
花果山 花果山 Huā guǒ Shān Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4], tourist destination; (also the name of mountains in other parts of China) Proper Noun ∼HSK 1
这是 這是 zhè shì this is; this is the ... ∼HSK 1
百年 百年 bǎi nián hundred years; century; lifetime ∼HSK 1
不是 不是 bù shì no; is not; not ∼HSK 1
不能 不能 bù néng cannot; must not; should not ∼HSK 1
一个 一個 yīge a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) ∼HSK 1
几个 幾個 jǐ ge a few; several; how many ∼HSK 1
上路 上路 shàng lù to start on a journey; to be on one's way ∼HSK 1
上山 上山 shàng shān to climb a hill; to go to the mountains; (of silkworms) to go up bundles of straw (to spin cocoons); to pass away; (of the sun or moon) to rise ∼HSK 1
在那儿 在那兒 zài na r (adverbial expression indicating that the attention of the subject of the verb is focused on what they are doing, not distracted by anything else); just ...ing (and nothing else) ∼HSK 1
五行 五行 wǔ xíng five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水 ∼HSK 1
我去 我去 wǒ qù (slang) what the ...!; oh my god!; that's insane! ∼HSK 1
开门 開門 kāi mén to open a door (lit. and fig.); to open for business ∼HSK 1
去你的 去你的 qù nǐ de Get along with you! ∼HSK 1
这就 這就 zhè jiù immediately; at once ∼HSK 1
三次 三次 sān cì third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) ∼HSK 1
儿 兒 rén son, child; KangXi radical 10 ∼HSK 1
小白 小白 xiǎo bái (slang) novice; greenhorn; (old) (slang) fool; idiot; abbr. for 小白臉|小白脸[xiao3 bai2 lian3], pretty boy ∼HSK 1
天子 天子 tiān zǐ the (rightful) emperor; "Son of Heaven" (traditional English translation) ∼HSK 1
中的 中的 zhòng dì to hit the target; (fig.) to hit the nail on the head ∼HSK 1
他国 他國 tā guó another country ∼HSK 1
这个 這個 zhège (pronoun) this; (adjective) this ∼HSK 1
有点 有點 yǒu diǎn a little ∼HSK 1
我这儿 我這兒 wǒ zhe r where I am; my place ∼HSK 1
不见了 不見了 bù jiàn le to have disappeared; to be missing; nowhere to be found ∼HSK 1
大要 大要 dà yào abstract; gist; main points ∼HSK 1
八十 八十 bā shí eighty; 80 ∼HSK 1
体 體 tī body; group, class, body, unit; inferior ∼HSK 1
不住 不住 bù zhù (verb complement) unable to firmly or securely (grasp, recall etc); repeatedly; continuously; constantly ∼HSK 1
小小 小小 xiǎo xiǎo very small; very few; very minor ∼HSK 1
住手 住手 zhù shǒu to desist; to stop; to stay one's hand ∼HSK 1
出家人 出家人 chū jiā rén monk; nun (Buddhist or Daoist) ∼HSK 1
过多 過多 guò duō too many; excessive ∼HSK 1
人从 人從 rén cóng retinue; hangers-on ∼HSK 1
正要 正要 zhèng yào to be just about to; to be on the point of ∼HSK 1
不想 不想 bù xiǎng unexpectedly; to one's surprise ∼HSK 1