New Legend of Madame White Snake

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Season 1 — New Legend of Madame White Snake

新白娘子传奇 xīn báiniángzǐ chuánqí

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烹煮 烹煮 pēng zhǔ to cook; to boil ∼HSK 6
专横 專橫 zhuān hèng imperious; peremptory ∼HSK 6
每逢佳节倍思亲 每逢佳節倍思親 měi féng jiā jié bèi sī qīn doubly homesick for our dear ones at each festive day (from a poem by Wang Wei) ∼HSK 6
小不忍则乱大谋 小不忍則亂大謀 xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience ∼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
四海之内皆兄弟 四海之內皆兄弟 sì hǎi zhī nèi jiē xiōng dì all men are brothers ∼HSK 6
尽信书不如无书 盡信書不如無書 jìn xìn shū bù rú wú shū better to have no books than to believe everything in them (idiom, from Mencius); don't accept everything you read uncritically ∼HSK 6
和善 和善 hé shàn good-natured ∼HSK 6
置疑 置疑 zhì yí to doubt ∼HSK 6
卧房 臥房 wò fáng bedroom; a sleeping compartment (on a train) ∼HSK 6
窝藏 窩藏 wō cáng to harbor; to shelter ∼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
伪证 偽證 wěi zhèng perjury ∼HSK 6
一息尚存 一息尚存 yī xī shàng cún as long as one still draws breath; while there is still life left (idiom) ∼HSK 6
侄女 姪女 zhí nǚ brother's daughter; niece ∼HSK 6
清正 清正 qīng zhèng upright and honorable ∼HSK 6
结伴 結伴 jié bàn to go with sb; to form companionships ∼HSK 6
托生 託生 tuō shēng to be reincarnated; to be reborn ∼HSK 6
一官半职 一官半職 yī guān bàn zhí a minor official post; a petty government position (idiom) ∼HSK 6
看惯 看慣 kàn guàn to be used to the sight of ∼HSK 6
精辟 精闢 jīng pì clear and penetrating (e.g. analysis); incisive; insightful ∼HSK 6
螃蟹 螃蟹 páng xiè crab ∼HSK 6
师母 師母 shī mǔ term of respect for a teacher's wife ∼HSK 6
大智若愚 大智若愚 dà zhì - ruò yú (idiom) great intelligence may appear to be stupidity ∼HSK 6
绝配 絕配 jué pèi perfect match ∼HSK 6
独霸 獨霸 dú bà to dominate (a market etc); to monopolize ∼HSK 6
非你莫属 非你莫屬 fēi nǐ mò shǔ it's yours exclusively (idiom); you are the one; only you deserve it; only you can do it ∼HSK 6
便服 便服 biàn fú everyday clothes; informal dress; civilian clothes ∼HSK 6
散尽 散盡 sàn jìn to be totally dispersed (crowd) ∼HSK 6
班主 班主 bān zhǔ leader of a theatrical troupe ∼HSK 6
荒郊 荒郊 huāng jiāo desolate area outside a town ∼HSK 6
赶集 趕集 gǎn jí to go to market; to go to a fair ∼HSK 6
清炒 清炒 qīng chǎo to stir-fry; to saute ∼HSK 6
害人精 害人精 hài rén jīng goblin that kills or harms people; fig. wicked scoundrel; terrible pest ∼HSK 6
开悟 開悟 kāi wù to become enlightened (Buddhism) ∼HSK 6
稀薄 稀薄 xī bó thin; rarefied ∼HSK 6
摆地摊 擺地攤 bǎi dì tān to run a street stall ∼HSK 6
永垂不朽 永垂不朽 yǒng chuí bù xiǔ eternal glory; will never be forgotten ∼HSK 6
情有独钟 情有獨鍾 qíng yǒu dú zhōng to have a special fondness (for sth) ∼HSK 6
尽速 盡速 jìn sù as quick as possible ∼HSK 6
赴考 赴考 fù kǎo to go and sit an examination ∼HSK 6
监考 監考 jiān kǎo to proctor (an exam); to invigilate ∼HSK 6
探监 探監 tàn jiān to visit a prisoner (usu. a relative or friend) ∼HSK 6
朝圣 朝聖 cháo shèng to make a pilgrimage ∼HSK 6
俗套 俗套 sú tào conventional patterns; cliché ∼HSK 6
羊入虎口 羊入虎口 yáng rù hǔ kǒu lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom); fig. to tread dangerous ground ∼HSK 6
和蔼可亲 和藹可親 hé ǎi kě qīn affable; genial ∼HSK 6
芝麻绿豆 芝麻綠豆 zhī ma lǜ dòu trivial; minute (size) ∼HSK 6
清官 清官 qīng guān honest and upright official (traditional) ∼HSK 6
目无王法 目無王法 mù wú wáng fǎ to flout the law; to act with utter disregard for the law (idiom) ∼HSK 6