Vocabulary

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shā mào black gauze hat (worn by an imperial official as a sign of his position); (fig.) official post ∼HSK 6
wén ruò shū shēng (idiom) frail scholar ∼HSK 6
chōng liàng at most; at best ∼HSK 6
servant ∼HSK 6
shāng traveling merchant ∼HSK 6
shuǎ zuǐ zi to talk glibly; to talk big; to be all talk ∼HSK 6
to make one's bed on the floor ∼HSK 6
luo variant of 利落[li4luo5] ∼HSK 6
hào military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose"); flag signal; semaphore ∼HSK 6
zhāo yáo to rock back and forth; (fig.) to act ostentatiously; to brag; to show off ∼HSK 6
qiú duō 自: self, private, personal; from · 求: seek; demand, request; beseech · 多: much, many; more than, over · 福: happiness, good fortune, blessing ∼HSK 6
hǎo hurray!; hurrah!; yippee! ∼HSK 6
shì jǐng marketplace; town; the street (urban milieu); the haunts of the common people ∼HSK 6
tiān xíng dào 替: change, replace, substitute for · 天: sky, heaven; god, celestial · 行: go; walk; move, travel; circulate · 道: path, road, street; method, way ∼HSK 6
huó mìng life; to survive; to save a life; to scrape a living ∼HSK 6
yuán xíng original shape; true appearance (under the disguise); true character ∼HSK 6
dīng diǎn tiny bit ∼HSK 6
sǔn bīng zhé jiàng 损: diminish; impair; injure · 兵: soldier, troops · 折: break off, snap; bend · 将: will, going to, future; general ∼HSK 6
hěn vicious; malicious; savage ∼HSK 6
zhèng zhí 正: right, proper, correct · 直: straight, erect, vertical · 无: negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71 · 私: private, personal; secret ∼HSK 6
cái bái 财: wealth, valuables, riches · 不: no, not; un-; negative prefix · 露: dew; bare, open, exposed · 白: white; pure, unblemished; bright ∼HSK 6
pín zuǐ talkative; garrulous; loquacious; flippant; jocular ∼HSK 6
kuài bailiff responsible for catching criminals (in imperial China) ∼HSK 6
ái bǎn zi to suffer beating; fig. to be severely criticized; to take a hammering ∼HSK 6
lào yìn to brand (cattle etc); brand; (fig.) to leave a lasting mark; to stigmatize; mark; stamp; stigma ∼HSK 6
liáng mín good people; ordinary people (i.e. not the lowest class) ∼HSK 6
yōu hòu generous, liberal (pay, compensation) ∼HSK 6
quán quán full powers; total authority; plenipotentiary powers ∼HSK 6
shùn dào on the way ∼HSK 6
zhuō to arrest; to catch a criminal ∼HSK 6
dān dài to pardon; please excuse (me); to take responsibility ∼HSK 6
niǎo lóng birdcage ∼HSK 6
殿 殿 jīn luán diàn throne room ∼HSK 6
shuō fèi huà to talk nonsense; to bullshit ∼HSK 6
zhī 一: one; a, an; alone · 己: self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem · 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 私: private, personal; secret ∼HSK 6
yào fàn major criminal ∼HSK 6
tiān qiǎn the wrath of Heaven; imperial displeasure ∼HSK 6
yǎn zhēng zhēng to stare blankly; to look on helplessly; to look on unfeelingly ∼HSK 6
xíng to act recklessly ∼HSK 6
tǒng xiá to govern; to have complete control over; to be in command of ∼HSK 6
zuì zhuàng charges or facts about a crime; the nature of the offense ∼HSK 6
xiè yīn yáng 燮: harmonize, blend; adjust · 理: reason, logic; manage ∼HSK 6
huǐ dàn (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve) ∼HSK 6
zhī ēn 之: marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to · 恩: kindness, mercy, charity ∼HSK 6
seven floor pagoda ∼HSK 6
zuò niè to sin ∼HSK 6
zuò niè to bring disaster on oneself ∼HSK 6
xíng zōng whereabouts; (lose) track (of) ∼HSK 6
shēn cáng to be deeply hidden; to lie deep (in some place) ∼HSK 6
líng to bully and humiliate ∼HSK 6