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Fortune and Misfortune

S1E32 · 李莲花重验单孤刀尸身 lǐ liánhuā chóng yàn shàn gū dāo shīshēn

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4.86 Intermediate

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决绝 決絕 jué jué to sever all relations with sb; determined; decisive ∼HSK 6
无望 無望 wú wàng without hope; hopeless; without prospects ∼HSK 6
心灰意冷 心灰意冷 xīn huī yì lěng discouraged; downhearted ∼HSK 6
混迹 混跡 hùn jì mixed in as part of a community; hiding one's identity; occupying a position while not deserving it ∼HSK 6
名堂 名堂 míng tang item (in a program of entertainments); trick (act of mischief); worthwhile result; accomplishment; sth significant but not immediately apparent; sth more than meets the eye ∼HSK 6
招惹 招惹 zhāo rě to court (trouble); to attract (attention); to provoke (sb) ∼HSK 6
卖乖 賣乖 mài guāi to show off one's cleverness; (of sb who has received beneficial treatment) to profess to have been hard done by ∼HSK 6
皇恩 皇恩 huáng ēn imperial kindness; benevolence from the emperor ∼HSK 6
浩荡 浩蕩 hào dàng vast and mighty (of river or ocean); broad and powerful ∼HSK 6
顽劣 頑劣 wán liè stubborn and obstreperous; naughty and mischievous ∼HSK 6
喜帖 喜帖 xǐ tiě wedding invitation ∼HSK 6
时辰 時辰 shíchen two-hour period ∼HSK 6
一眨眼 一眨眼 yī zhǎ yǎn in a wink ∼HSK 6
有劳 有勞 yǒu láo thank you for the trouble ∼HSK 6
搭理 搭理 dā li variant of ∼HSK 6
楼主 樓主 lóu zhǔ original poster (in an online forum); landlord of a building (traditional) ∼HSK 6
出岔子 出岔子 chū chà zi to go wrong; to take a wrong turning ∼HSK 6
相救 相救 xiāng jiù rescue ∼HSK 6
素来 素來 sù lái consistently; always (in the past and now) ∼HSK 6
几样 幾樣 jǐ yàng several kinds ∼HSK 6
诸君 諸君 zhū jūn Gentlemen! (start of a speech); Ladies and Gentlemen! ∼HSK 6
夺目 奪目 duó mù to dazzle the eyes ∼HSK 6
机缘 機緣 jī yuán chance; opportunity; destiny ∼HSK 6
覆灭 覆滅 fù miè destruction ∼HSK 6
钱庄 錢莊 qián zhuāng old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949); (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal ∼HSK 6
异样 異樣 yì yàng difference; peculiar ∼HSK 6
花哨 花哨 huā shao garish; gaudy ∼HSK 6
浪迹 浪跡 làng jì to roam about; to wander without a home ∼HSK 6
何人 何人 hé rén who ∼HSK 6
跌打损伤 跌打損傷 diē dǎ sǔn shāng injury such as contusion, sprain or fracture from falling, blow etc ∼HSK 6
愿赌服输 願賭服輸 yuàn dǔ fú shū lit. if you agree to bet you must accept to lose; fig. you bet, you pay ∼HSK 6
炫技 炫技 xuàn jì to show off one's skills; to put on a dazzling display of one's talents ∼HSK 6
攀谈 攀談 pān tán to chat ∼HSK 6
紧盯 緊盯 jǐn dīng to gaze; to stare fixedly ∼HSK 6
琴棋书画 琴棋書畫 qín - qí - shū - huà (idiom) the four arts of the Chinese scholar (guqin, Go, calligraphy and painting); (by extension) the accomplishments of a well-educated person ∼HSK 6
忤逆 忤逆 wǔ nì disobedient to parents ∼HSK 6
岂非 豈非 qǐ fēi wouldn't it be... ? ∼HSK 6
姻缘 姻緣 yīn yuán a marriage predestined by fate ∼HSK 6
枉死 枉死 wǎng sǐ to die in tragic circumstances ∼HSK 6
夫君 夫君 fū jūn my husband ∼HSK 6
打斗 打鬥 dǎ dòu to fight ∼HSK 6
峭壁 峭壁 qiào bì cliff; steep; precipice ∼HSK 6
气概 氣概 qì gài lofty quality; mettle; spirit HSK 6
用处 用處 yòng chu usefulness HSK 6
傍晚 傍晚 bàng wǎn in the evening; when night falls; towards evening; at night fall; at dusk HSK 6
此前 此前 cǐ qián before this; before then; previously HSK 6
照样 照樣 zhào yàng as before; (same) as usual; in the same manner; still; nevertheless HSK 6
诸位 諸位 zhū wèi (pron) everyone; Ladies and Gentlemen; Sirs HSK 6
来往 來往 lái wǎng to come and go; to have dealings with; to be in relation with HSK 6
不怎么 不怎麼 bù zěn me not very; not particularly HSK 6