New Legend of Madame White Snake

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The Shopkeeper's Daughter Offers Friendship

S1E4 · 掌柜女儿投情谊 zhǎngguì nǚ'ér tóu qíngyì

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4.07 Intermediate

Vocabulary

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孤男寡女 孤男寡女 gū nán guǎ nǚ a single man and a single woman; bachelors; a man and a woman together (typically in a secluded setting) ∼HSK 6
传扬 傳揚 chuán yáng to spread (by word of mouth) ∼HSK 6
火烛 火燭 huǒ zhú fire and candles; household things that burn ∼HSK 6
相貌 相貌 xiàng mào appearance ∼HSK 6
侄媳妇 姪媳婦 zhí xí fù brother's son's wife; nephew's wife ∼HSK 6
贤慧 賢慧 xián huì (of a wife) wise and kind; perfect in her traditional roles ∼HSK 6
一臂之力 一臂之力 yī bì zhī lì lit. the strength of one arm (idiom); a helping hand; to lend assistance ∼HSK 6
在理 在理 zài lǐ reasonable; sensible ∼HSK 6
赌鬼 賭鬼 dǔ guǐ gambling addict ∼HSK 6
斗嘴 鬥嘴 dòu zuǐ to quarrel; to bicker; glib repartee ∼HSK 6
被窝 被窩 bèi wō (traditional bedding) quilt wrapped around the body as a tube; (contemporary) bedding; bed cover ∼HSK 6
栽赃 栽贓 zāi zāng to frame sb (by planting sth on them) ∼HSK 6
歹毒 歹毒 dǎi dú vicious; ruthless; malevolent ∼HSK 6
披枷戴锁 披枷戴鎖 pī jiā dài suǒ to be shackled in cangue and chains (idiom); bound in fetters as a prisoner ∼HSK 6
离乡背井 離鄉背井 lí xiāng bèi jǐng to leave one's homeplace (to find work, flee disaster etc) ∼HSK 6
良人 良人 liáng rén husband (arch.) ∼HSK 6
坦荡 坦蕩 tǎn dàng magnanimous; broad and level ∼HSK 6
避嫌 避嫌 bì xián to avoid arousing suspicion ∼HSK 6
不欺暗室 不欺暗室 bù qī àn shì not to deceive even in a dark room (idiom); to remain honest when unobserved; upright in private ∼HSK 6
公堂 公堂 gōng táng law court; hall (in castle) ∼HSK 6
伙计 伙計 huǒ ji partner; fellow; mate; waiter; servant; shop assistant ∼HSK 6
泻肚子 瀉肚子 xiè dù zi to have diarrhea ∼HSK 6
明理 明理 míng lǐ sensible; reasonable; an obvious reason, truth or fact; to understand the reason or reasoning ∼HSK 6
唯利是图 唯利是圖 wéi lì shì tú (idiom) to be bent solely on profit; to put profit before everything else ∼HSK 6
罗嗦 羅嗦 luō suo erroneous variant of ∼HSK 6
懒鬼 懶鬼 lǎn guǐ lazybones; idle bum ∼HSK 6
作坊 作坊 zuō fang workshop (of artisan) ∼HSK 6
巧计 巧計 qiǎo jì maneuver; scheme ∼HSK 6
灵药 靈藥 líng yào legendary magic potion of immortals; panacea; fig. wonder solution to a problem ∼HSK 6
救苦救难 救苦救難 jiù kǔ jiù nàn to relieve the suffering and save those in distress (idiom); to be a savior to the afflicted (esp. of Guanyin) ∼HSK 6
待会儿 待會兒 dāi huì r in a moment; later; also pr. [dāi huǐ r] or [dāi hui r] HSK 6
看管 看管 kān guǎn to look after HSK 6
一行 一行 yī xíng party; delegation HSK 6
治病 治病 zhì bìng to treat an illness HSK 6
强盗 強盜 qiáng dào to rob (with force); bandit; robber HSK 6
眼看 眼看 yǎn kàn soon; in a moment; to look on as sth happens HSK 6
不便 不便 bù biàn inconvenient; inappropriate; unsuitable; short of cash HSK 6
要不然 要不然 yào bù rán otherwise; or else; or HSK 6
歌唱 歌唱 gē chàng to sing HSK 6
官司 官司 guān si lawsuit HSK 6
渡 渡 dù to cross; to pass through; to ferry HSK 6
变形 變形 biàn xíng to become deformed; to change shape; to morph HSK 6
嫌 嫌 xián to dislike; suspicion; resentment; enmity; abbr. for 犯, criminal suspect HSK 6
用心 用心 yòng xīn motive; intention; to be diligent or attentive; careful HSK 6
扁 扁 piān small boat HSK 6
磨 磨 mó to rub; to grind; to polish; to sharpen; to wear down; to die out; to waste time; to pester; to insist HSK 6
铺 鋪 pū to spread; to display; to set up; (old) holder for door-knocker HSK 6
天下 天下 tiān xià land under heaven; the whole world; the whole of China; realm; rule HSK 6
牵 牽 qiān to lead along; to pull (an animal on a tether); (bound form) to involve; to draw in HSK 6
算了 算了 suàn le let it be; let it pass; forget about it HSK 6