Vocabulary

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diāo lit. a clay idol or wooden statue (idiom); fig. a person who is wooden, stiff, or expressionless Idiom ∼HSK 7
fàng guī shān lit. to let the tiger return to the mountain (idiom); fig. to release a dangerous foe, inviting future trouble Idiom ∼HSK 7
shí céng lit. the eighteen levels of hell (idiom); fig. the deepest depths of hell; utter torment Idiom ∼HSK 7
luò píng yáng lit. a tiger fallen onto the open plain (idiom); fig. a powerful person who has lost their power and is now bullied Idiom ∼HSK 7
tóng xīn wèi mǐn (idiom) to retain a childlike heart; young at heart; still innocent and playful Idiom ∼HSK 7
huāng huāng zhāng zhāng (idiom) flustered and panicky; in a frantic, hurried state Idiom ∼HSK 7
qiān jūn wàn magnificent army with thousands of men and horses (idiom); impressive display of manpower; all the King's horses and all the King's men Idiom HSK 7
jiā xiǎo understood by everyone (idiom); well known; a household name Idiom HSK 7
xuě shàng jiā shuāng (idiom) to make matters even worse; to add insult to injury Idiom HSK 7
xiāng bìng lùn to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with; (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y) Idiom HSK 7
nài have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈 Xiehouyu HSK 7
zǎi to slaughter; to butcher; to kill (animals etc); (coll.) to fleece; to rip off; to overcharge; (bound form) to govern; to rule; (bound form) (a title for certain government officials in ancient China) Colloquialism HSK 7
niáng mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate Colloquialism HSK 7
jiǔ wedding feast; liquor drunk at a wedding feast HSK 7
shāo hòu to wait a moment HSK 7
biān jiāng border area; borderland; frontier; frontier region HSK 7
yàn gorgeous; garish and beautiful HSK 7
yán fable HSK 7
xiáng kindly; benevolent (often of older person) HSK 7
ráo shù to forgive; to pardon; to spare 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
chū rèn to take up a post; to start in a new job HSK 7
běn fèn (to play) one's part; one's role; one's duty; (to stay within) one's bounds; dutiful; keeping to one's role HSK 7
zhé twists and turns HSK 7
lián lotus seed HSK 7
zào to benefit (e.g. the people) HSK 7
ǎi kindly; nice; amiable HSK 7
Bodhisattva (Buddhism) HSK 7
chóu rén foe; one's personal enemy HSK 7
tuán yuán to have a reunion HSK 7
gào to say goodbye; to take one's leave HSK 7
jīng dòng to alarm; to startle; to disturb HSK 7
cān jiàn to refer to; see also; compare (cf.); to pay respect to HSK 7
xiào to tease; to make fun of HSK 7
sūn offspring; posterity HSK 7
hǎo zài luckily; fortunately HSK 7
rén benevolent; charitable; kind; kindly; kindness; merciful HSK 7
wèi miǎn unavoidably; can't help; really; rather HSK 7
běn original idea; real intention; etymon HSK 7
yāo guài monster; devil HSK 7
shǒu craftmanship; workmanship; handicraft; trade HSK 7
huáng gōng imperial palace HSK 7
shēng opportunity to live; to reprieve from death; life force; vitality HSK 7
zhuāng yán solemn; dignified; stately HSK 7
lǐng to understand; to comprehend HSK 7
qīn shēn personal; oneself HSK 7
ēn yuàn gratitude and grudges; resentment; grudges; grievances HSK 7
biǎo zhāng to honor; to commend; to cite (in dispatches) HSK 7
zūn guì respected; respectable; honorable HSK 7
cán kuì ashamed HSK 7