Meteor Garden

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Season 1 — Meteor Garden

流星花园 liúxīng huāyuán

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Vocabulary

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倒背如流 倒背如流 dào bèi rú liú to know by heart (so well that you can recite it backwards) Idiom ∼HSK 6
一本万利 一本萬利 yī běn wàn lì small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out Idiom ∼HSK 6
没精打采 沒精打采 méi jīng dǎ cǎi listless; dispirited; washed out; also written Idiom ∼HSK 6
痛心疾首 痛心疾首 tòng xīn jí shǒu bitter and hateful (idiom); to grieve and lament (over sth) Idiom ∼HSK 6
宽宏大量 寬宏大量 kuān hóng dà liàng magnanimous (idiom); generous Idiom ∼HSK 6
焦头烂额 焦頭爛額 jiāo tóu làn é lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom); fig. hard-pressed; under pressure (from a heavy workload, creditors etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
暴殄天物 暴殄天物 bào tiǎn tiān wù to waste natural resources recklessly; not to know how to use things sparingly Idiom ∼HSK 6
干净利落 乾淨利落 gān jìng lì luo squeaky clean; neat and tidy; efficient Idiom ∼HSK 6
战战兢兢 戰戰兢兢 zhàn zhàn jīng jīng trembling with fear; with fear and trepidation Idiom ∼HSK 6
掩人耳目 掩人耳目 yǎn rén ěr mù to fool people (idiom); to pull the wool over people's eyes Idiom ∼HSK 6
千锤百炼 千錘百鍊 qiān chuí bǎi liàn after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom); the vicissitudes of life Idiom ∼HSK 6
天造地设 天造地設 tiān zào dì shè lit. made by Heaven and arranged by Earth(idiom); ideal; perfect; (of a match) made in heaven; to be made for one another Idiom ∼HSK 6
居心不良 居心不良 jū xīn bù liáng to harbor evil intentions (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
迷魂汤 迷魂湯 mí hún tāng potion given to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life (aka); magic potion; (fig.) bewitching words or actions Idiom ∼HSK 6
后悔莫及 後悔莫及 hòu huǐ mò jí too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event. Idiom ∼HSK 6
自投罗网 自投羅網 zì tóu luó wǎng to walk right into the trap Idiom ∼HSK 6
脱胎换骨 脫胎換骨 tuō tāi huàn gǔ to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist; to turn over a new leaf; fig. to change wholly; to create from other material (story, artwork etc) Idiom ∼HSK 6
灰飞烟灭 灰飛煙滅 huī fēi yān miè lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom); fig. to be annihilated; to vanish in a puff of smoke Idiom ∼HSK 6
临阵脱逃 臨陣脫逃 lín zhèn tuō táo to shrink back as the time for battle approaches (idiom); to get cold feet Idiom ∼HSK 6
逍遥自在 逍遙自在 xiāo yáo zì zai free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered; outside the reach of the law (of criminal); at large Idiom ∼HSK 6
堂堂正正 堂堂正正 táng táng zhèng zhèng displaying strength and discipline; impressive; upright and frank; square Idiom ∼HSK 6
背道而驰 背道而馳 bèi dào ér chí to run in the opposite direction (idiom); to run counter to Idiom ∼HSK 6
易如反掌 易如反掌 yì rú fǎn zhǎng easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy; no effort at all Idiom ∼HSK 6
绰绰有余 綽綽有餘 chuò chuò - yǒu yú (idiom) more than enough Idiom ∼HSK 6
以防万一 以防萬一 yǐ fáng wàn yī to guard against the unexpected (idiom); just in case; prepared for any eventualities Idiom ∼HSK 6
功亏一篑 功虧一簣 gōng kuī yī kuì lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful; to fail through lack of a final effort; to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
打退堂鼓 打退堂鼓 dǎ tuì táng gǔ lit. to beat the return drum (idiom); fig. to give up; to turn tail Idiom ∼HSK 6
百折不挠 百折不撓 bǎi zhé bù náo to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom); to be undaunted by repeated setbacks; to be indomitable Idiom ∼HSK 6
做贼心虚 做賊心虛 zuò zéi xīn xū to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience Idiom ∼HSK 6
梦寐以求 夢寐以求 mèng mèi yǐ qiú lit. to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom); fig. to deeply long for; to covet Idiom ∼HSK 6
尔虞我诈 爾虞我詐 ěr yú wǒ zhà lit. you hoodwink me and I cheat you (idiom); fig. each tries to outwit the other; deceit and treachery Idiom ∼HSK 6
礼尚往来 禮尚往來 lǐ shàng wǎng lái lit. proper behavior is based on reciprocity (idiom); fig. to return politeness for politeness Idiom ∼HSK 6
起早贪黑 起早貪黑 qǐ zǎo tān hēi to be industrious, rising early and going to bed late Idiom ∼HSK 6
命中注定 命中註定 mìng zhōng zhù dìng decreed by fate (idiom); destined; fated Idiom ∼HSK 6
感情用事 感情用事 gǎn qíng yòng shì to act impetuously (idiom); on an impulse Idiom ∼HSK 6
忘恩负义 忘恩負義 wàng ēn fù yì to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend; to kick a benefactor in the teeth Idiom ∼HSK 6
神魂颠倒 神魂顛倒 shén hún diān dǎo lit. spirit and soul upside down (idiom); infatuated and head over heels in love; fascinated; captivated Idiom ∼HSK 6
先斩后奏 先斬後奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom); fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities Idiom ∼HSK 6
比翼双飞 比翼雙飛 bǐ yì shuāng fēi lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom); fig. two hearts beating as one; name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish Idiom ∼HSK 6
同心协力 同心協力 tóng xīn xié lì to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one Idiom ∼HSK 6
轻举妄动 輕舉妄動 qīng jǔ wàng dòng to act blindly without thinking (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
仗势欺人 仗勢欺人 zhàng shì qī rén to take advantage of one's position to bully people (idiom); to kick people around Idiom ∼HSK 6
拉拉扯扯 拉拉扯扯 lā lā chě chě to tug at; to pull at sb aggressively; to take sb's hand or arm in a too familiar way; (derog.) to hobnob; to consort Idiom ∼HSK 6
眉清目秀 眉清目秀 méi qīng mù xiù pretty; with delicate features Idiom ∼HSK 6
魂不守舍 魂不守舍 hún bù shǒu shè to be preoccupied (idiom); to be inattentive; to be frightened out of one's mind Idiom ∼HSK 6
赶尽杀绝 趕盡殺絕 gǎn jìn shā jué to kill to the last one (idiom); to exterminate; to eradicate; ruthless Idiom ∼HSK 6
心满意足 心滿意足 xīn mǎn yì zú perfectly contented (idiom); perfectly satisfied Idiom ∼HSK 6
拐弯抹角 拐彎抹角 guǎi wān mò jiǎo lit. going round the curves and skirting the corners (idiom); fig. to speak in a roundabout way; to equivocate; to beat about the bush Idiom ∼HSK 6
语无伦次 語無倫次 yǔ wú lún cì incoherent speech; to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 6
甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words; sweet talk; cajolery Idiom ∼HSK 6