Vocabulary

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uncertain ∼HSK 5
qīng huā blue and white (porcelain) ∼HSK 5
zāo filthy; unhygienic; squalid; gross ∼HSK 5
nuǎn pleasantly warm (weather) ∼HSK 5
mén dùn jiǎ ancient Chinese divination tradition (still in use today) ∼HSK 5
jiē low level ∼HSK 5
píng jiè to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on; also written ∼HSK 5
zhèng ideological and political education (state-directed education in China aimed at promoting Marxism, patriotism and socialist values, particularly in schools and universities – also, more broa ∼HSK 5
nán shí xiàn hard to accomplish; difficult to achieve ∼HSK 5
zhēng qiǎng to fight over; to scramble for ∼HSK 5
jìn to approximate; to be similar ∼HSK 5
yǒu dǎn liàng courageous ∼HSK 5
bèi (literary) we; us ∼HSK 5
wizard, sorcerer, witch, shaman ∼HSK 5
jīn pén shǒu lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom); fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw ∼HSK 5
rào wān zi lit. to go on a long detour; fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the point; to beat about the bush ∼HSK 5
Miǎn distant, remote; think of ∼HSK 5
kuì offer food superior; send gift ∼HSK 5
jiù yuàn old grievance; former complaint ∼HSK 5
jiā suǒ stocks and chain; in fetters ∼HSK 5
Gěng bright, shining; have guts ∼HSK 5
jiàn chéng to look favorably on sth; would be glad see it happen ∼HSK 5
yǒu chu beneficial ∼HSK 5
do not; not; surname; rad. 80 ∼HSK 5
yīng xióng jiù měi heroic rescue of a damsel in distress ∼HSK 5
zhàn bài to lose a war ∼HSK 5
shǒu xiào to observe mourning for one's parents ∼HSK 5
bǎo lǎn to look intensively; to feast one's eyes on ∼HSK 5
zāi calamity; catastrophe ∼HSK 5
shēn míng to have a high notion of one's duty; to be highly principled ∼HSK 5
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item ∼HSK 5
to be equal to; to be well-matched; rival ∼HSK 5
yán to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables); to expound one's theory ∼HSK 5
shēng liàn (Internet slang) nothing left to live for ∼HSK 5
tài shǐ lìng grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han) ∼HSK 5
zhèng to stand straight; attention! (order to troops) ∼HSK 5
使 使 shǐ jìn to exert all one's strength ∼HSK 5
zhàn to fight with all one's might ∼HSK 5
zhǎng duò to steer (a ship) ∼HSK 5
huā tīng reception pavilion (generally part of a large residence, and often built in a garden) ∼HSK 5
nián xiōng lit. older brother; fig. fellow students who are successful in the imperial examinations ∼HSK 5
shēng shuō to narrate ∼HSK 5
jǐn not only that, but... ∼HSK 5
绿 qīng lush green; dark green; turquoise ∼HSK 5
Mǐn fujian province; a river; a tribe ∼HSK 5
guó to found a country ∼HSK 5
jià framework; skeleton ∼HSK 5
shǒu to strongly defend one's position; to be entrenched; to cling to ∼HSK 5
zài (fig.) to hold in one's hands; to be within grasp ∼HSK 5
escort, retinue; insolent ∼HSK 5