Mysterious Lotus Casebook

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Season 1 — Mysterious Lotus Casebook

莲花楼 liánhuā lóu

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Vocabulary

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忌日 忌日 jì rì anniversary of a death; inauspicious day ∼HSK 6
奉劝 奉勸 fèng quàn may I offer a bit of advice ∼HSK 6
续弦 續弦 xù xián (literary) (of a widower) to remarry ∼HSK 6
过招 過招 guò zhāo to fight; to exchange blows ∼HSK 6
临了 臨了 lín liǎo at the last moment; right at the end ∼HSK 6
赎回 贖回 shú huí to redeem ∼HSK 6
临走 臨走 lín zǒu before leaving; on departure ∼HSK 6
费尽心思 費盡心思 fèi jìn xīn si to rack one's brains (idiom); to take great pains to think sth through ∼HSK 6
猝不及防 猝不及防 cù bù jí fáng to be caught off guard; without warning ∼HSK 6
做功 做功 zuò gōng (physics) to do work; non-vocal acting (in traditional Chinese opera) ∼HSK 6
还债 還債 huán zhài to settle a debt ∼HSK 6
一面之缘 一面之緣 yī miàn zhī yuán the fate of having met once (idiom); a fleeting acquaintance; to have met sb just once ∼HSK 6
庸医 庸醫 yōng yī quack; charlatan ∼HSK 6
一般见识 一般見識 yī bān - jiàn shi (idiom) to lower oneself to (sb's) level ∼HSK 6
等不及 等不及 děng bù jí can't wait ∼HSK 6
惨叫 慘叫 cǎn jiào to scream; blood-curdling screech; miserable shriek ∼HSK 6
不堪设想 不堪設想 bù kān shè xiǎng too horrible to contemplate; unthinkable; inconceivable ∼HSK 6
大费周章 大費周章 dà fèi zhōu zhāng to take great pains; to go to a lot of trouble ∼HSK 6
刀剑 刀劍 dāo jiàn sword ∼HSK 6
百会穴 百會穴 bǎi huì xué (TCM) acupuncture point GV-20, located at the top of the head ∼HSK 6
葬身 葬身 zàng shēn to bury a corpse; to be buried; (fig.) to die (at sea, in a fire etc) ∼HSK 6
一走了之 一走了之 yī zǒu liǎo zhī to avoid a problem by walking away from it; to quit ∼HSK 6
一见如故 一見如故 yī jiàn rú gù familiarity at first sight ∼HSK 6
吃里扒外 吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài to eat from one bowl while helping the other side (idiom); to betray one's own people for outsiders ∼HSK 6
懿旨 懿旨 yì zhǐ an imperial decree ∼HSK 6
嚼舌根 嚼舌根 jiáo shé gēn to gossip; to argue unnecessarily ∼HSK 6
些许 些許 xiē xǔ a few; a little; a bit ∼HSK 6
威震 威震 wēi zhèn to inspire awe ∼HSK 6
今非昔比 今非昔比 jīn fēi xī bǐ (idiom) things are very different now; times have changed ∼HSK 6
两样东西 兩樣東西 liǎng yàng dōng xi two distinct things ∼HSK 6
臣服 臣服 chén fú to acknowledge allegiance to (some regime); to serve ∼HSK 6
泱泱 泱泱 yāng yāng grand; magnificent; vast ∼HSK 6
惜命 惜命 xī mìng to be mindful of one's health and safety ∼HSK 6
素有 素有 sù yǒu to have; to have always had ∼HSK 6
混饭 混飯 hùn fàn to work for a living ∼HSK 6
半死不活 半死不活 bàn sǐ bù huó half-dead; barely alive (idiom); listless and lifeless ∼HSK 6
胎记 胎記 tāi jì birthmark ∼HSK 6
君子动口不动手 君子動口不動手 jūn zǐ dòng kǒu bù dòng shǒu a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist ∼HSK 6
昏沉 昏沉 hūn chén murky; dazed; befuddled; dizzy ∼HSK 6
胜之不武 勝之不武 shèng zhī bù wǔ (fig.) to fight a one-sided battle; to have an unfair advantage in a contest ∼HSK 6
霸业 霸業 bà yè the task of establishing and maintaining hegemony ∼HSK 6
大不相同 大不相同 dà bù xiāng tóng not at all the same; substantially different ∼HSK 6
误打误撞 誤打誤撞 wù dǎ wù zhuàng accidentally; to act before thinking ∼HSK 6
在所不惜 在所不惜 zài suǒ bù xī to spare no sacrifice; to be willing to do whatever it takes (idiom) ∼HSK 6
誓死 誓死 shì sǐ to pledge one's life ∼HSK 6
渡口 渡口 dù kǒu ferry crossing ∼HSK 6
刀枪不入 刀槍不入 dāo qiāng bù rù lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom); fig. invulnerable; untouchable; thick-skinned; impervious to criticism ∼HSK 6
凶器 兇器 xiōng qì lethal weapon; murder weapon ∼HSK 6
聘礼 聘禮 pìn lǐ betrothal gift ∼HSK 6
畜牲 畜牲 chù shēng variant of ∼HSK 6