Episode review

The Road Ahead

S1E40 · 世间再无李相夷 shìjiān zài wú lǐ xiāng yí

HSK 1

4.7 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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刑堂刑堂 xíng táng	torture chamber	∼HSK 6
恶徒惡徒 è tú	hoodlum; bad guy	∼HSK 6
誓死誓死 shì sǐ	to pledge one's life	∼HSK 6
苟活苟活 gǒu huó	to live without dignity; to barely sustain oneself	∼HSK 6
查清查清 chá qīng	to find out; to ascertain; to get to the bottom of; to clarify	∼HSK 6
罩门罩門 zhào mén	Achilles' heel; chink in the armor	∼HSK 6
但凡但凡 dàn fán	every single; as long as	∼HSK 6
主因主因 zhǔ yīn	main reason	∼HSK 6
罪过罪過 zuì guo	sin; offense	∼HSK 6
剧毒劇毒 jù dú	highly toxic; extremely poisonous	∼HSK 6
攻心攻心 gōng xīn	to mount a psychological attack; to try to demoralize; to try to win over; to try to persuade; (TCM) to fall into a coma or stupor due to an excess of emotion	∼HSK 6
绝迹絕跡 jué jì	to be eradicated; to vanish; extinct; to break off relations	∼HSK 6
暗桩暗樁 àn zhuāng	submerged piles installed to prevent the passage of boats; (fig.) informer; spy	∼HSK 6
黄泉之下黃泉之下 huáng quán zhī xià	down in the Yellow Springs (idiom); in the underworld; in the world of the dead	∼HSK 6
有何面目有何面目 yǒu hé miàn mù	with what face (can one face others)? (idiom); how can one show one's face for shame?	∼HSK 6
正经事正經事 zhèng jīng shì	an important matter (sth work-related or productive etc)	∼HSK 6
无援無援 wú yuán	without support; helpless	∼HSK 6
惨状慘狀 cǎn zhuàng	devastation; miserable condition	∼HSK 6
赐死賜死 cì sǐ	(of a ruler) to order sb to commit suicide (in lieu of execution)	∼HSK 6
无人不晓無人不曉 wú rén bù xiǎo	known to everyone	∼HSK 6
赎回贖回 shú huí	to redeem	∼HSK 6
当铺當鋪 dàng pù	pawnshop	∼HSK 6
贫瘠貧瘠 pín jí	barren; infertile; poor	∼HSK 6
何物何物 hé wù	what thing	∼HSK 6
功名功名 gōng míng	scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory	∼HSK 6
娶妻娶妻 qǔ qī	to take a wife; to get married (man)	∼HSK 6
芥蒂芥蒂 jiè dì	an obstruction; barrier; ill-feeling; grudge	∼HSK 6
忌惮忌憚 jì dàn	to be afraid of the consequences; restraining fear	∼HSK 6
尔雅爾雅 Ěr yǎ	"Erya" or "The Ready Guide", first extant Chinese dictionary, c. 3rd century BC, with glossaries on classical texts	∼HSK 6
大侠大俠 dà xiá	knight; swordsman; noble warrior; chivalrous hero	∼HSK 6
便桥便橋 biàn qiáo	temporary bridge	∼HSK 6
剑法劍法 jiàn fǎ	fencing; sword-play	∼HSK 6
狡辩狡辯 jiǎo biàn	to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story; to make excuses	∼HSK 6
决一死战決一死戰 jué yī sǐ zhàn	to fight to the death; a decisive last-ditch battle (idiom)	∼HSK 6
识见識見 shí jiàn	knowledge and experience	∼HSK 6
不负不負 bù fù	to live up to	∼HSK 6
楼主樓主 lóu zhǔ	original poster (in an online forum); landlord of a building (traditional)	∼HSK 6
蛰伏蟄伏 zhé fú	hibernation; living in seclusion	∼HSK 6
剑指劍指 jiàn zhǐ	(fig.) to target; to set one's sights on (a goal, problem etc)	∼HSK 6
客官客官 kè guān	honored customer (sir)	∼HSK 6
余生餘生 yú shēng	the remaining years of one's life; survival (after a disaster)	∼HSK 6
沉疴难起沉痾難起 chén kē nán qǐ	bedridden with a serious chronic illness from which it is hard to recover (idiom)	∼HSK 6
感念感念 gǎn niàn	to recall fondly; to remember with emotion	∼HSK 6
上佳上佳 shàng jiā	excellent; outstanding; great	∼HSK 6
逐鹿逐鹿 zhú lù	to pursue deer; fig. to vie for supremacy	∼HSK 6
好端端好端端 hǎo duān duān	perfectly all right; without rhyme or reason	∼HSK 6
岂不豈不 qǐ bù	how couldn't...?; wouldn't it...?	∼HSK 6
在望在望 zài wàng	within view; visible; (fig.) in the offing; around the corner; soon to materialize	∼HSK 6
未及未及 wèi jí	to not have had time; to have not yet; not to touch upon	∼HSK 6
舟舟 zhōu	boat	HSK 6