Vocabulary

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ēn (idiom) great kindness and benevolence; deep debt of gratitude Idiom ∼HSK 7
退 退 liú yǒng tuì lit. to retire bravely from the rapids (idiom); fig. to withdraw at the height of success while still ahead Idiom ∼HSK 7
shuǐ lái yǎn lit. when floods come, dam them with earth (idiom); fig. to counter each threat with a fitting measure as it arises Idiom ∼HSK 7
fēng làng lit. great winds and high waves (idiom); fig. severe trials and hardships; stormy times Idiom ∼HSK 7
àn jiàn nán fáng (idiom) a hidden arrow is hard to guard against; fig. secret schemes are hard to defend against Idiom ∼HSK 7
zuì gāi wàn (idiom) the crime deserves ten thousand deaths; a thoroughly heinous, unforgivable offense Idiom ∼HSK 7
bēi (idiom) great mercy and compassion; infinitely merciful (esp. of Buddhist deities) Idiom ∼HSK 7
yǒu how can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd Idiom HSK 7
xiǎng tiān kāi to imagine the wildest thing; to indulge in fantasy Idiom HSK 7
xiù shǒu páng guān to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger Idiom HSK 7
nài have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈 Xiehouyu HSK 7
zhào liào to tend; to take care of sb Xiehouyu HSK 7
xiǎo rén person of low social status (old); I, me (used to refer humbly to oneself); nasty person; vile character Xiehouyu HSK 7
qíng pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless Xiehouyu HSK 7
guī ˙nu: maiden; unmarried woman; (coll.) daughter Colloquialism HSK 7
dǎi (coll.) to catch; to seize Colloquialism HSK 7
chě to pull; to tear; (of cloth, thread etc) to buy; to chat; to gossip; (coll.) (Tw) ridiculous; hokey Colloquialism HSK 7
niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
yuè twelfth lunar month HSK 7
guò jiǎng to overpraise; to flatter HSK 7
chà interruption; to interrupt (esp. talk); to change the subject HSK 7
láo jià excuse me HSK 7
guān bureaucrat; official HSK 7
shāo hòu to wait a moment HSK 7
shāng merchant HSK 7
tuī to decline (an appointment, invitation etc) HSK 7
wàn wàn absolutely; wholly HSK 7
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
shēng shū unfamiliar; strange; out of practice; not accustomed HSK 7
to make an exception HSK 7
còu qiǎo fortuitously; luckily; as chance has it HSK 7
méng to instruct the young; to initiate; to awake sb from ignorance; to free sb from prejudice or superstition; primer; enlightened; the Enlightenment; Western learning from the late Qing dynasty HSK 7
shèn incautious; inattentive HSK 7
mǎng hot-headed; impulsive; reckless HSK 7
wēi fēng might; awe-inspiring authority; impressive HSK 7
guà niàn concerned HSK 7
gào shi announcement HSK 7
xiǎn illustrious; celebrated HSK 7
yuān yuán origin; source; relationship HSK 7
退 退 tuì to dismiss; to discharge; to fire HSK 7
Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
zuò duì to set oneself against; to oppose; to make a pair HSK 7
kǒu lìng oral command; a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts); password (used by sentry) HSK 7
yuán lǎo senior figure; elder; doyen HSK 7
plain and simple; unadorned; simple living; not frivolous HSK 7
yǎn jiè ken; scope HSK 7
jìng gǎn to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to HSK 7
gào to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
jiāo qing friendship; friendly relations HSK 7
rán admittedly (it's true that...) HSK 7