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Xu Xian Fights to Protect His Wife

S1E15 · 许仙力争护娘子 xǔ xiān lìzhēng hù niángzǐ

HSK 1

5.26 Advanced

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夜长梦多夜長夢多 yè cháng mèng duō	lit. a long night is full of dreams (idiom); fig. delay invites trouble; the longer the wait the more can go wrong	Idiom ∼HSK 7
巧取豪夺巧取豪奪 qiǎo qǔ háo duó	(idiom) to seize by trickery and force; to plunder by both cunning and violence	Idiom ∼HSK 7
十年寒窗十年寒窗 shí nián hán chuāng	lit. ten years studying by a cold window (idiom); long years of hard study (toward the imperial exams)	Idiom ∼HSK 7
壮志凌云壯志凌雲 zhuàng zhì líng yún	(idiom) lofty ambitions; soaring aspirations	Idiom ∼HSK 7
慌慌张张慌慌張張 huāng huāng zhāng zhāng	(idiom) flustered and panicky; in a frantic, hurried state	Idiom ∼HSK 7
劳师动众勞師動眾 láo shī dòng zhòng	to mobilize troops and stir up the masses (idiom); fig. to make a big fuss over a trivial matter; to go to great lengths	Idiom ∼HSK 7
措手不及措手不及 cuò shǒu bù jí	no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared	Idiom HSK 7
公道公道 gōng dào	justice; fairness; public highway	Xiehouyu HSK 7
娘娘 niáng	mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate	Colloquialism HSK 7
家伙傢伙 jiā huo	household dish, implement or furniture; domestic animal; (coll.) guy; chap; weapon	Colloquialism HSK 7
不服气不服氣 bù fú qì	unwilling to concede; defiant; indignant; to find it galling	HSK 7
敦厚敦厚 dūn hòu	genuine; honest and sincere	HSK 7
夺魁奪魁 duó kuí	to seize; to win	HSK 7
劳驾勞駕 láo jià	excuse me	HSK 7
药材藥材 yào cái	medicinal ingredient	HSK 7
不服不服 bù fú	not to accept sth; to want to have sth overruled or changed; to refuse to obey or comply; to refuse to accept as final; to remain unconvinced by; not to give in to	HSK 7
推敲推敲 tuī qiāo	to think over	HSK 7
盛情盛情 shèng qíng	great kindness; magnificent hospitality	HSK 7
污蔑污衊 wū miè	to slander; to smear; to tarnish	HSK 7
状元狀元 zhuàng yuán	top scorer in the palace examination (highest rank of the Imperial examination system); see 眼 and 花; top scorer in college entrance examination 考; (fig.) the most brilliantly talented person in the field; leading light	HSK 7
怨气怨氣 yuàn qì	grievance; resentment; complaint	HSK 7
恩惠恩惠 ēn huì	favor; grace	HSK 7
逞强逞強 chěng qiáng	to show off; to try to be brave	HSK 7
乡亲鄉親 xiāng qīn	fellow countryman (from the same village); local people; villager; the folks back home	HSK 7
诬陷誣陷 wū xiàn	to entrap; to frame; to plant false evidence against sb	HSK 7
考量考量 kǎo liáng	to consider; to give serious consideration to sth; consideration	HSK 7
作对作對 zuò duì	to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair	HSK 7
竟敢竟敢 jìng gǎn	to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to	HSK 7
英明英明 yīng míng	wise; brilliant	HSK 7
深信深信 shēn xìn	to believe firmly	HSK 7
恳求懇求 kěn qiú	to beg; to beseech; to entreat; entreaty	HSK 7
参见參見 cān jiàn	to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to	HSK 7
平日平日 píng rì	ordinary day; everyday; ordinarily; usually	HSK 7
嫌弃嫌棄 xián qì	to regard with disdain; to shun	HSK 7
简陋簡陋 jiǎn lòu	simple and crude	HSK 7
动身動身 dòng shēn	to go on a journey; to leave	HSK 7
提防提防 dī fang	to guard against; to be vigilant; watch you don't (slip); Taiwan pr. [tí fáng]	HSK 7
半路半路 bàn lù	halfway; midway; on the way	HSK 7
功力功力 gōng lì	merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power	HSK 7
阻拦阻攔 zǔ lán	to stop; to obstruct	HSK 7
由衷由衷 yóu zhōng	heartfelt; sincere; unfeigned	HSK 7
冒犯冒犯 mào fàn	to offend	HSK 7
妥当妥當 tuǒ dang	appropriate; proper; ready	HSK 7
掀掀 xiān	to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse	HSK 7
接见接見 jiē jiàn	to receive sb; to grant an interview	HSK 7
无缘無緣 wú yuán	to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance; no connection; not placed (in a competition); (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc	HSK 7
未免未免 wèi miǎn	unavoidably; can't help; really; rather	HSK 7
本意本意 běn yì	original idea; real intention; etymon	HSK 7
混淆混淆 hùn xiáo	to obscure; to confuse; to mix up; to blur; to mislead	HSK 7
执着執著 zhí zhuó	to be strongly attached to; to be dedicated; to cling to; (Buddhism) attachment	HSK 7