Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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Season 1 — Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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唯一 唯一 wéi yī only; sole HSK 5
搞 搞 gǎo to do; to make; to go in for; to set up; to get hold of; to take care of HSK 5
将 將 jiāng will; shall; to use; to take; to checkmate; just a short while ago; (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把) HSK 5
可 可 kě (prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit; (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very HSK 5
平安无事 平安無事 píng ān wú shì safe and sound (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
里应外合 裡應外合 lǐ yìng wài hé to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom); (fig.) to act together Idiom ∼HSK 4
近在咫尺 近在咫尺 jìn zài zhǐ chǐ (idiom) very close; almost within reach; close at hand Idiom ∼HSK 4
千真万确 千真萬確 qiān zhēn wàn què absolutely true (idiom); manifold; true from many points of view Idiom ∼HSK 4
怜香惜玉 憐香惜玉 lián xiāng xī yù to have tender, protective feelings for the fairer sex (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
引火烧身 引火燒身 yǐn huǒ shāo shēn to invite trouble Idiom ∼HSK 4
安然无恙 安然無恙 ān rán wú yàng safe and sound (idiom); to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness) Idiom ∼HSK 4
慕名而来 慕名而來 mù míng ér lái to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location Idiom ∼HSK 4
煞费苦心 煞費苦心 shà fèi kǔ xīn to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking; at the cost of a lot of effort Idiom ∼HSK 4
千辛万苦 千辛萬苦 qiān xīn wàn kǔ to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations; with difficulty; after some effort Idiom ∼HSK 4
心怀叵测 心懷叵測 xīn huái pǒ cè harboring unfathomable motives (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
十拿九稳 十拿九穩 shí ná - jiǔ wěn (idiom) to be a cinch; in the bag; (idiom) (of a person) confident of success Idiom ∼HSK 4
冰雪聪明 冰雪聰明 bīng xuě - cōng ming (idiom) exceptionally intelligent Idiom ∼HSK 4
芝兰玉树 芝蘭玉樹 zhī lán yù shù lit. orchids and jade trees (idiom); fig. a child with splendid future prospects Idiom ∼HSK 4
一言为定 一言為定 yī yán wéi dìng (idiom) it's a deal; that's settled then Idiom ∼HSK 4
不共戴天 不共戴天 bù gòng - dài tiān (idiom) (of enemies) cannot live under the same sky; absolutely irreconcilable Idiom ∼HSK 4
阴阳怪气 陰陽怪氣 yīn yáng guài qì eccentric; peculiar; mystifying Idiom ∼HSK 4
改过自新 改過自新 gǎi guò zì xīn to reform and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf Idiom ∼HSK 4
暗无天日 暗無天日 àn wú tiān rì all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice Idiom ∼HSK 4
风流云散 風流雲散 fēng liú yún sàn lit. dispersed by wind and scattered like clouds (idiom); fig. scattered far and wide (of friends and relatives) Idiom ∼HSK 4
治病救人 治病救人 zhì bìng jiù rén to treat the disease to save the patient; to criticize a person in order to help him Idiom ∼HSK 4
沉默寡言 沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán habitually silent (idiom); reticent; uncommunicative Idiom ∼HSK 4
兵戎相见 兵戎相見 bīng róng xiāng jiàn to meet on the battlefield (idiom) Idiom ∼HSK 4
摇身一变 搖身一變 yáo shēn yī biàn to change shape in a single shake; fig. to take on a new lease of life Idiom ∼HSK 4
风吹日晒 風吹日曬 fēng chuī rì shài (idiom) to be exposed to the elements Idiom ∼HSK 4
固若金汤 固若金湯 gù ruò jīn tāng lit. secure as a city protected by a wall of metal and a moat of boiling water (idiom); fig. well fortified; invulnerable to attack Idiom ∼HSK 4
铩羽而归 鎩羽而歸 shā yǔ ér guī (idiom) to return in low spirits following a defeat or failure to achieve one's ambitions Idiom ∼HSK 4
死而复生 死而復生 sǐ ér fù shēng (idiom) to come back to life (after death) Idiom ∼HSK 4
悔过自新 悔過自新 huǐ guò zì xīn to repent and start afresh (idiom); to turn over a new leaf Idiom ∼HSK 4
人才济济 人才濟濟 rén cái jǐ jǐ a galaxy of talent (idiom); a great number of competent people Idiom ∼HSK 4
无心 無心 wú xīn unintentionally; not in the mood to Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
怪事 怪事 guài shì strange thing; curious occurrence Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
落空 落空 là kòng to omit; to neglect (to do sth); to miss a chance; to let an opportunity slip by Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
王八 王八 wáng ba softshell turtle; cuckold; (old) male owner of a brothel Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
无用 無用 wú yòng useless; worthless Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
好色 好色 hào sè to want sex; given to lust; lecherous; lascivious; horny Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
错怪 錯怪 cuò guài to blame sb wrongly Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
贴心 貼心 tiē xīn intimate; close; considerate Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
梦话 夢話 mèng huà talking in one's sleep; words spoken during sleep; fig. speech bearing no relation to reality; delusions Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
出尔反尔 出爾反爾 chū ěr fǎn ěr old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius); modern: to go back on one's word; to blow hot and cold; to contradict oneself; inconsistent Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
皆大欢喜 皆大歡喜 Jiē dà huān xǐ As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
视而不见 視而不見 shì ér bù jiàn (idiom) to turn a blind eye to; to ignore Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
一无所获 一無所獲 yī wú suǒ huò to gain nothing; to end up empty-handed Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
脸上贴金 臉上貼金 liǎn shàng - tiē jīn lit. to apply gold leaf to the face of a statue (idiom); fig. to talk up; to extol the virtues of (oneself or sb else) Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
互不相让 互不相讓 hù bù xiāng ràng neither giving way to the other Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
热闹 熱鬧 rè nao bustling with noise and excitement; lively Xiehouyu HSK 4