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Bao'an Hall Familiar Yet Changed

S1E14 · 保安堂物是人非 bǎo'ān táng wùshì-rénfēi

HSK 1

5.19 Advanced

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而而 ér	and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)	HSK 4
深更半夜深更半夜 shēn gēng bàn yè	in the dead of night (idiom)	Idiom ∼HSK 3
手忙脚乱手忙腳亂 shǒu máng - jiǎo luàn	(idiom) to act with confusion or in a disorderly manner; flustered	Idiom ∼HSK 3
死路一条死路一條 sǐ lù yī tiáo	(idiom) dead end; road to ruin	Xiehouyu ∼HSK 3
毛病毛病 máo bìng	fault; defect; shortcomings; ailment	Xiehouyu HSK 3
痛苦痛苦 tòng kǔ	pain; suffering; painful	Xiehouyu HSK 3
亲親 qīn	parent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative; related; marriage; bride; close; intimate; in person; first-hand; in favor of; pro-; to kiss; (Internet slang) dear	Xiehouyu HSK 3
死人死人 sǐ rén	dead person; (coll.) to die; (of a death) to happen	Colloquialism ∼HSK 3
要是要是 yào shi	(coll.) if	Colloquialism HSK 3
血血 xuè	blood; colloquial pr. [xiě]	Colloquialism HSK 3
管筦 guǎn	variant of 管	HSK 3
春蚕春蠶 Chūn cán	Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun 茅盾[Mao2 Dun4]	Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
城门城門 chéng mén	city gate	Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
金钟金鐘 jīn zhōng	Admiralty, Hong Kong	Proper Noun ∼HSK 3
金钵金缽 jīn bō	(gold) alms bowl (of a Buddhist monk)	∼HSK 3
张嘴張嘴 zhāng zuǐ	to open one's mouth (to speak, esp. to make a request); to gape	∼HSK 3
士士 Shì	scholar, gentleman; soldier	∼HSK 3
恩㤙 ēn	kindness, mercy, charity	∼HSK 3
银子銀子 yín zi	money; silver	∼HSK 3
到时候到時候 dào shí hòu	when the moment comes; at that time	∼HSK 3
绝不絕不 jué bù	in no way; not in the least; absolutely not	∼HSK 3
发糕發糕 fā gāo	fa gao, a type of steamed sponge cake, usu. sweetened, commonly consumed at Chinese New Year	∼HSK 3
眼皮眼皮 yǎn pí	eyelid	∼HSK 3
造化造化 zào huà	(literary) Nature; the Creator	∼HSK 3
修行修行 xiū xíng	to devote oneself to spiritual development (esp. Buddhism or Daoism); to devote oneself to perfecting one's art or craft	∼HSK 3
生性生性 shēng xìng	natural disposition	∼HSK 3
修道修道 xiū dào	to practice Daoism	∼HSK 3
乐见樂見 lè jiàn	to be pleased to see (a circumstance, occurrence etc); to look favorably on	∼HSK 3
由不得由不得 yóu bu de	cannot help; to be beyond control of	∼HSK 3
要死要死 yào sǐ	extremely; awfully	∼HSK 3
赶走趕走 gǎn zǒu	to drive out; to turn back	∼HSK 3
耳耳 ěr	ear; merely, only; handle	∼HSK 3
眼跳眼跳 yǎn tiào	twitching of eye	∼HSK 3
空空空空 kōng kōng	empty; vacuous; nothing; vacant; in vain; all for nothing; air-to-air (missile)	∼HSK 3
出世出世 chū shì	to be born; to come into being; to withdraw from worldly affairs	∼HSK 3
有心有心 yǒu xīn	to have a mind to; to intend to; deliberately; considerate	∼HSK 3
一声一聲 yī shēng	first tone in Mandarin (high, level tone)	∼HSK 3
沙沙 Shā	sand, gravel, pebbles; granulated	∼HSK 3
春雨春雨 chūn yǔ	spring rain; gift from above	∼HSK 3
相会相會 xiāng huì	to meet together	∼HSK 3
鸡汤雞湯 jī tāng	chicken stock; chicken soup; (fig.) chicken soup for the soul – i.e. feel-good motivational stories (often used disparagingly because the stories don't really effect change in people's lives)	∼HSK 3
打死打死 dǎ sǐ	to kill; to beat to death	∼HSK 3
耶耶 yē	used in transliteration	∼HSK 3
味味 wèi	taste, smell, odor; delicacy	∼HSK 3
刀口刀口 dāo kǒu	the edge of a knife; cut; incision	∼HSK 3
游山玩水遊山玩水 yóu shān wán shuǐ	to go on a scenic tour	∼HSK 3
不实不實 bù shí	untruthful; untrue	∼HSK 3
有种有種 yǒu zhǒng	to have guts; to have courage; to be brave	∼HSK 3
世间世間 shì jiān	world; earth	∼HSK 3
会死會死 huì sǐ	mortal	∼HSK 3