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The One Who Never Returned

S1E9 · 李莲花试少师剑 lǐ liánhuā shì shǎo shī jiàn

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4.48 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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杀 殺 shā to kill; to murder; to attack; to weaken or reduce; to smart (dialect); (used after a verb) extremely HSK 5
其 其 qí his; her; its; their; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) HSK 5
肯定 肯定 kěn dìng to be certain; to be positive; assuredly; definitely; to give recognition; to affirm; affirmative (answer) 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
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
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
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
无心 無心 wú xīn unintentionally; not in the mood to Xiehouyu ∼HSK 4
热闹 熱鬧 rè nao bustling with noise and excitement; lively Xiehouyu HSK 4
苦 苦 kǔ bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly Xiehouyu HSK 4
无法 無法 wú fǎ unable; incapable Xiehouyu HSK 4
不济 不濟 bù jì (coll.) no good; of no use Colloquialism ∼HSK 4
俩 倆 liǎ two (colloquial equivalent of 两个); both; some Colloquialism HSK 4
李 李 Lǐ Li (surname) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
方丈 方丈 Fāng zhang one of three fabled islands in Eastern sea, abode of immortals Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
一战 一戰 Yī zhàn World War I (1914-1918) Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
扬州 揚州 Yáng zhōu Yangzhou, prefecture-level city in Jiangsu Province Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
江山 江山 Jiāng shān Jiangshan, county-level city in Quzhou, Zhejiang Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
武功 武功 Wǔ gōng Wugong County in Xianyang, Shaanxi Proper Noun ∼HSK 4
没想到 沒想到 méi xiǎng dào didn't expect HSK 4
乔 喬 Qiáo tall, lofty; proud, stately ∼HSK 4
相 相 Xiāng mutually ∼HSK 4
肖 肖 Xiāo look like, resemble, be like ∼HSK 4
侠 俠 xiá chivalrous person; knight-errant ∼HSK 4
江湖 江湖 jiāng hú rivers and lakes; all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat; section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf.); ( ∼HSK 4
症 症 zhèng disease, illness, ailment ∼HSK 4
纪 紀 Jǐ record, annal, historical account ∼HSK 4
郎 郎 Láng gentleman, young man; husband ∼HSK 4
意 意 Yì meaning, intent ∼HSK 4
若是 若是 ruò shì if ∼HSK 4
知 知 zhī know ∼HSK 4
永 永 yǒng long, perpetual, eternal, forever ∼HSK 4
老友 老友 lǎo yǒu old friend ∼HSK 4
博 博 bó gamble, play games; wide, broad ∼HSK 4
引得 引得 yǐn dé index (loanword) ∼HSK 4
围观 圍觀 wéi guān to stand in a circle and watch ∼HSK 4
纯属 純屬 chún shǔ to be purely; pure and simple; sheer; outright ∼HSK 4
自来 自來 zì lái from the beginning; always; to come of one's own accord ∼HSK 4
面具 面具 miàn jù mask ∼HSK 4
投机取巧 投機取巧 tóu jī qǔ qiǎo to gain advantage by any means, fair or foul; to be opportunistic; to be full of tricks ∼HSK 4
公子 公子 gōng zǐ son of an official; son of nobility; your son (honorific) ∼HSK 4
纹 紋 wén line, streak, stripe; wrinkle ∼HSK 4
完美无缺 完美無缺 wán měi wú quē perfect and without blemish; flawless; to leave nothing to be desired ∼HSK 4
反手 反手 fǎn shǒu to turn a hand over; to put one's hand behind one's back; fig. easily done ∼HSK 4
此地 此地 cǐ dì here; this place ∼HSK 4
寄送 寄送 jì sòng to send; to transmit ∼HSK 4
厨子 廚子 chú zi cook ∼HSK 4
定能 定能 dìng néng to be definitely able (to do sth) ∼HSK 4