Joy of Life

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Season 1 — Joy of Life

庆余年 qìng yúnián

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Vocabulary

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下注 下注 xià zhù to pour; to pour down (of rain); to lay a bet ∼HSK 6
歇业 歇業 xiē yè to close down (temporarily or permanently); to go out of business ∼HSK 6
无端 無端 wú duān for no reason at all ∼HSK 6
招来 招來 zhāo lái to attract; to incur ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
驱散 驅散 qū sàn to disperse (a crowd etc); (fig.) to dispel (misgivings etc) ∼HSK 6
为伍 為伍 wéi wǔ to associate with; to keep company with ∼HSK 6
不觉 不覺 bù jué unconsciously ∼HSK 6
跋涉 跋涉 bá shè to trudge; to trek ∼HSK 6
善事 善事 shàn shì good deeds ∼HSK 6
添麻烦 添麻煩 tiān má fan to cause trouble for sb; to inconvenience ∼HSK 6
庇佑 庇佑 bì yòu to bless; to protect; protection (esp. divine) ∼HSK 6
不端 不端 bù duān improper; dishonorable ∼HSK 6
浮云 浮雲 fú yún floating clouds; fleeting; transient ∼HSK 6
斗殴 鬥毆 dòu ōu to brawl; to scuffle ∼HSK 6
死罪 死罪 sǐ zuì capital offense; crime punishable by death; my deepest apologies ∼HSK 6
恩师 恩師 ēn shī (greatly respected) teacher ∼HSK 6
自尽 自盡 zì jìn to kill oneself; suicide ∼HSK 6
雷击 雷擊 léi jī lightning strike; thunderbolt ∼HSK 6
射箭 射箭 shè jiàn archery; to shoot an arrow ∼HSK 6
恶事 惡事 è shì malicious deed; misdeed; disaster; catastrophe ∼HSK 6
商铺 商鋪 shāng pù shop; store ∼HSK 6
岔子 岔子 chà zi branch road; setback; accident; hiccup ∼HSK 6
烧炭 燒炭 shāo tàn to manufacture charcoal; to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning) ∼HSK 6
梧桐 梧桐 wú tóng wutong (Firmiana platanifolia); Chinese parasol tree ∼HSK 6
蹲下 蹲下 dūn xià to squat down; to crouch ∼HSK 6
惹事 惹事 rě shì to cause trouble ∼HSK 6
岂不 豈不 qǐ bù how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...? ∼HSK 6
嚷嚷 嚷嚷 rāng rang to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach ∼HSK 6
惹麻烦 惹麻煩 rě má fan to create difficulties; to be troublesome; to invite trouble ∼HSK 6
佣人 傭人 yōng rén servant ∼HSK 6
到此为止 到此為止 dào cǐ wéi zhǐ to stop at this point; to end here; to call it a day ∼HSK 6
还债 還債 huán zhài to settle a debt ∼HSK 6
嫌疑犯 嫌疑犯 xián yí fàn a suspect ∼HSK 6
挥之不去 揮之不去 huī zhī bù qù impossible to get rid of ∼HSK 6
不堪设想 不堪設想 bù kān shè xiǎng too horrible to contemplate; unthinkable; inconceivable ∼HSK 6
刀剑 刀劍 dāo jiàn sword ∼HSK 6
卧床不起 臥床不起 wò chuáng bù qǐ to be bedridden; confined to bed by illness (idiom) ∼HSK 6
巍峨 巍峨 wēi é lofty; towering; majestic ∼HSK 6
有良心 有良心 yǒu liáng xīn conscientious ∼HSK 6
剑指 劍指 jiàn zhǐ (fig.) to target; to set one's sights on (a goal, problem etc) ∼HSK 6
真假难辨 真假難辨 zhēn jiǎ nán biàn hard to distinguish real from imitation ∼HSK 6
贩卖人口 販賣人口 fàn mài rén kǒu trafficking in human beings ∼HSK 6
市集 市集 shì jí fair; market (in a public place); small town ∼HSK 6
肺结核 肺結核 fèi jié hé tuberculosis; TB ∼HSK 6
无与伦比 無與倫比 wú yǔ lún bǐ incomparable ∼HSK 6
恶霸 惡霸 è bà evil tyrant ∼HSK 6
劫富济贫 劫富濟貧 jié fù jì pín to rob the rich to help the poor ∼HSK 6
抢劫罪 搶劫罪 qiǎng jié zuì robbery ∼HSK 6
发家致富 發家致富 fā jiā zhì fù to build up a family fortune and become wealthy (idiom); to prosper and grow rich ∼HSK 6