Episode review

The Cruel Truth

S1E31 · 方多病对李莲花愧疚万分 fāng duō bìng duì lǐ liánhuā kuìjiù wànfēn

HSK 1

4.64 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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师娘師娘 shī niáng	term of respect for a teacher's wife; sorceress	∼HSK 6
闭关閉關 bì guān	to close the passes; to seal off the country; seclusion (monastic practice, e.g. of Chan Buddhists)	∼HSK 6
除掉除掉 chú diào	to eliminate	∼HSK 6
四顾四顧 sì gù	to look around	∼HSK 6
徒儿徒兒 tú rén	disciple (address)	∼HSK 6
糊弄糊弄 hù nong	to fool; to deceive; to go through the motions	∼HSK 6
护法護法 hù fǎ	to keep the law; to protect Buddha's teachings; protector of Buddhist law (i.e. temple donor)	∼HSK 6
覆灭覆滅 fù miè	destruction	∼HSK 6
霸主霸主 bà zhǔ	a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC); overlord; hegemon	∼HSK 6
招式招式 zhāo shì	(martial arts) formalized move	∼HSK 6
擅闯擅闖 shàn chuǎng	to enter without permission; to trespass	∼HSK 6
临了臨了 lín liǎo	at the last moment; right at the end	∼HSK 6
师母師母 shī mǔ	term of respect for a teacher's wife	∼HSK 6
师祖師祖 shī zǔ	grand-master	∼HSK 6
炼制煉製 liàn zhì	(chemistry) to refine	∼HSK 6
磕头磕頭 kē tóu	to kowtow (traditional greeting, esp. to a superior, involving kneeling and pressing one's forehead to the ground)	∼HSK 6
赖账賴賬 lài zhàng	to renege on a debt	∼HSK 6
庸医庸醫 yōng yī	quack; charlatan	∼HSK 6
玄妙玄妙 xuán miào	mysterious; profound; abstruse	∼HSK 6
皇族皇族 huáng zú	the imperial family; royal kin	∼HSK 6
扒皮扒皮 bā pí	to flay; to skin; (fig.) to exploit; to take advantage of	∼HSK 6
蛊惑蠱惑 gǔ huò	to entice; to lead astray	∼HSK 6
吃里扒外吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài	吃: eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear · 里: unit of distance; village; lane · 扒: scratch; dig up; crawl; crouch · 外: out, outside, external; foreign	∼HSK 6
密谋密謀 mì móu	conspiracy; secret plan; to conspire	∼HSK 6
莫不是莫不是 mò bù shì	probably; perhaps; could it be that...?	∼HSK 6
讨债討債 tǎo zhài	to demand repayment	∼HSK 6
废人廢人 fèi rén	handicapped person; useless person	∼HSK 6
坠海墜海 zhuì hǎi	to fall into the ocean; to crash into the ocean	∼HSK 6
偏要偏要 piān yào	to insist on doing sth; must do it, despite everything	∼HSK 6
圣药聖藥 shèng yào	panacea	∼HSK 6
领情領情 lǐng qíng	to feel grateful to sb; to appreciate the kindness	∼HSK 6
这般這般 zhè bān	in this way	∼HSK 6
情意情意 qíng yì	friendly regard; affection	∼HSK 6
消受消受 xiāo shòu	to bear; to enjoy (usually in negative combination, meaning unable to enjoy)	∼HSK 6
肃清肅清 sù qīng	to purge	∼HSK 6
伏罪伏罪 fú zuì	variant of	∼HSK 6
嚷嚷嚷嚷 rāng rang	to argue noisily; to shout; to make widely known; to reproach	∼HSK 6
烂漫爛漫 làn màn	unaffected; unpretentious; (literary) brightly colored; vibrant	∼HSK 6
剑法劍法 jiàn fǎ	fencing; sword-play	∼HSK 6
时辰時辰 shíchen	two-hour period	∼HSK 6
破损破損 pò sǔn	to become damaged	∼HSK 6
手足手足 shǒu zú	hands and feet; (fig.) brothers; retinue, henchmen, accomplices	∼HSK 6
护着護著 hù zhe	to protect; to guard; to shield	∼HSK 6
罚跪罰跪 fá guì	to punish by protracted kneeling	∼HSK 6
挨罚挨罰 ái fá	to be punished; to be fined	∼HSK 6
何故何故 hé gù	what for?; what's the reason?	∼HSK 6
心高气傲心高氣傲 xīn gāo qì ào	proud and arrogant	∼HSK 6
浮华浮華 fú huá	ostentatious; pretentious; showy	∼HSK 6
尽兴盡興 jìn xìng	to enjoy oneself to the full; to one's heart's content	∼HSK 6
推杯换盏推杯換盞 tuī bēi - huàn zhǎn	(idiom) to drink together in a convivial atmosphere	∼HSK 6