Journey to the West

Episode review

Facing Three Adversities during the Rough Journey

S1E8 · 坎途逢三难 kǎn tú féng sān nán

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4.62 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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甚 甚 shèn what (literary, = 什么) ∼HSK 5
蝇 蠅 yíng flies ∼HSK 5
卷帘 捲簾 juǎn lián roller shutter; a blind ∼HSK 5
大将 大將 dà jiàng a general or admiral ∼HSK 5
打碎 打碎 dǎ suì to shatter; to smash; to break into pieces ∼HSK 5
怎能 怎能 zěn néng how can ∼HSK 5
葫芦 葫蘆 húlu gourd ∼HSK 5
戒行 戒行 jiè xíng (Buddhism) to adhere strictly to the ethical precepts; asceticism ∼HSK 5
池 池 Chí pool, pond; moat; cistern ∼HSK 5
莲花 蓮花 lián huā lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others); water-lily ∼HSK 5
菩 菩 pú herb, aromatic plant ∼HSK 5
贤 賢 xián virtuous, worthy ∼HSK 5
遵 遵 zūn obey, comply with, follow; honor ∼HSK 5
渎 瀆 dú ditch, sluice, gutter, drain ∼HSK 5
瑶 瑤 Yáo precious jade ∼HSK 5
心智 心智 xīn zhì wisdom ∼HSK 5
禅 禪 chán Chan/Zen ∼HSK 5
贵府 貴府 guì fǔ your home (honorific) ∼HSK 5
一宿 一宿 yīxiǔ one night's stay ∼HSK 5
尊 尊 zūn honored ∼HSK 5
莫 莫 mò do not (literary) ∼HSK 5
顷 頃 qīng a moment; a measure of area equal to 100 mu or 6.7 hectares; to lean ∼HSK 5
绫 綾 líng thin silk, damask silk ∼HSK 5
发愿 發願 fā yuàn to vow ∼HSK 5
大师兄 大師兄 dà shī xiōng eldest senior brother ∼HSK 5
劝化 勸化 quàn huà to exhort (sb) to live a virtuous life (Buddhism); to beg for alms ∼HSK 5
灶 灶 zào kitchen stove, cooking stove ∼HSK 5
奉 奉 fèng respectfully offer ∼HSK 5
有违 有違 yǒu wéi to run counter to ∼HSK 5
君 君 jūn lord, sir ∼HSK 5
姑爷 姑爺 gū ye son-in-law (used by wife's family); uncle (husband of father's sister) ∼HSK 5
笑纳 笑納 xiào nà to kindly accept (an offering) ∼HSK 5
谦让 謙讓 qiān ràng to modestly decline ∼HSK 5
可怜巴巴 可憐巴巴 kě lián bā bā pathetic; pitiful ∼HSK 5
只见 只見 zhǐ jiàn to see (the same thing) over and over again; to see, to one's surprise, (sth happen suddenly) HSK 5
齐全 齊全 qí quán complete; comprehensive HSK 5
不曾 不曾 bù céng hasn't yet; hasn't ever HSK 5
珍珠 珍珠 zhēn zhū pearl HSK 5
歇 歇 xiē to rest; to take a break; to stop; to halt; (dialect) to sleep; a moment; a short while HSK 5
岸 㟁 àn variant of 岸 HSK 5
再也 再也 zài yě (not) any more HSK 5
猴 猴 hóu monkey HSK 5
等候 等候 děng hòu to wait; to wait for HSK 5
愁 愁 chóu to worry about HSK 5
猴子 猴子 hóu zi monkey HSK 5
朵 朵 duǒ flower; earlobe; fig. item on both sides; classifier for flowers, clouds etc HSK 5
师傅 師傅 shī fu master; qualified worker; respectful form of address for older men HSK 5
决不 決不 jué bù not at all; simply (can) not HSK 5
也好 也好 yě hǎo that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... HSK 5
倒是 倒是 dào shi contrary to what one might expect; actually; contrariwise; why don't you HSK 5